Who is Courtney Stodden, who just flushed a diamond ring down the toilet? The non-binary TV personality was married to a 51-year-old at 16, but has found new love with Hollywood producer Jared Safier

Jun 25 , 2024

Courtney Stodden has found love again with Jared Safier – and did a little “spring cleaning” recently. Photos: @jaredsafier, @courtneyastodden
/Instagram — Courtney Stodden has found love again with Jared Safier – and did a little “spring cleaning” recently. Photos: @jaredsafier, @courtneyastodden /Instagram

Reality TV personality Courtney Stodden just flushed a 5-carat diamond ring from ex-fiancé Chris Sheng down the toilet in a Titanic-inspired move to rid themselves of ‘remnants from the past’

Stodden is now happily engaged to Hollywood producer Jared Safier after speaking up about allegedly being ‘groomed’ and ‘verbally abused’ by actor Doug Hutchison as a teenager

Courtney Stodden is engaged again, after flushing a five-carat rock from their previous relationship with ex-fiancé Chris Sheng down the toilet, according to a new report from TMZ.

Courtney Stodden and fiancé Jared Safier. Photo: @courtneyastodden/Instagram

According to the source, Stodden’s new beau Jared Safier popped the question on June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and then got down on one knee to formalise the proposal when they got home. The news comes just one week after Stodden bid farewell to the other piece of jewellery.

“Just doing a little last-minute spring cleaning before summer,” they said in a video obtained by TMZ. “I guess diamonds aren’t always a girl’s best friend after all,” Stodden – who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns – continued as the clip shows them flushing the ring down the toilet.

They told TMZ that the move was inspired by a scene in James Cameron’s Titanic. “Like the little old lady who dropped it into the ocean in the end, I needed to rid myself of any remnants from the past that no longer had any hold on me. Rose’s character taught me something special – what a woman does with her diamonds is her prerogative,” Stodden explained to the publication.

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What is Courtney Stodden famous for?

Courtney Stodden was married to character actor Doug Hutchison when they were just 16. Photo: @courtneyastodden/Instagram

Stodden is most famously known for their controversial former relationship with actor Doug Hutchison, who they married when they were 16 and he was 51, per People. The former teen bride – who tied the knot with Hutchison in 2011 before divorcing him in 2020 – opened up about the challenges they’ve faced as a result of the relationship.