Courtney Stodden Called Out Bethenny Frankel For "Bullying" Her In A Resurfaced 2013 Interview

Courtney Stodden Called Out Bethenny Frankel For "Bullying" Her In A Resurfaced 2013 Interview

BuzzFeed-News·2025-06-22 05:04

Courtney Stodden is calling out Bethenny Frankel for the "criticism and bullying" she says she faced in a past interview.

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Courtney appeared on Bethenny in 2013 amid her split from Doug Hutchison, whom she'd controversially wed two years earlier when he was 51 and she was 16. Her rep had attributed the breakup to Courtney's age at the time, saying in a statement: "As you know, Courtney was married at a young age. Now, at 19, she's interested in exploring life as an unmarried single young adult—with the freedom to explore her independence."

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Bethenny asked Courtney about the split and her plans after divorce on the show. "You said earlier that you want to go back to being a 19-year-old," she said. "You come here, you have very blonde extensions. You have very large breasts. You have a short skirt. You come in looking like you could be a strip club." She also couldn't believe Courtney had turned down porn deals because of her "promiscuous" appearance.

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Courtney reshared the clip on TikTok this week, writing, "Bethenney, you broke my spirit just a little bit during this interview."

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🥀 I had to cancel my other interviews that day for a press tour in NYC because I couldn’t handle any more criticism and bullying 💔 @Bethenny Frankel #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #bethennyfrankel #explore #explorepage #courtneystodden #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness

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She also said, "🥀 I had to cancel my other interviews that day for a press tour in NYC because I couldn’t handle any more criticism and bullying 💔"

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Bethenny hasn't publicly respond to the clip, but she previously defended her behavior after Courtney called her out for making her feel "mocked" in 2022.

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"Perhaps unfortunately, how we present ourselves is part of our branding and marketing," she wrote in a message to Courtney, which Courtney then shared on Instagram. "You were certainly marketing yourself differently than you are now, which seems to be working for you."

She added, "I wish you luck in your endeavors. If something I said, upset or stuck with you, I'm sorry. Perhaps our conversation did contribute to the positive path that you embarked on."

People reacted to the clip in the comments, calling Bethenny's behavior "horrible" and downright disappointing.

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"wow. it's giving 'but what were you wearing,'" one person wrote. Another stated that's exactly why her "talk show tanked!! She's horrible at interviewing at hosting."

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"You didn't deserve that," said a third. "I'm so sorry. It's written all over your face that you were hurting. I hope you get a meaningful apology."

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"You were groomed and healing yourself at this point and she has this to say?" a fourth wrote in disbelief, adding, "Bethenny has always been a mean girl. If anyone said this to Bethenny, she'd rip them a new one. She's also always been a hypocrite."

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Someone else commented, "God forbid a girl love playboy aesthetic and still wants to be seen as a human being," while one more added, "I will NEVER forgive all the adults who failed you. It still makes me sick to this day. They should feel so ashamed for how they took advantage of a child who was clearly being exploited. I hope it haunts them forever. You deserved so much better."

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