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In recent years, Courtney Stodden has called out a lot of really effed up stuff that society put them through.
One of them was a mockery over their 2011 interview.
Somehow, viewers came away making fun of the child bride and not the grown adult 51-year-old man.
Now, Courtney is coming forward with a diagnosis. Their “odd” faces at 16 were from Tourette syndrome.
Courtney hasn’t been a child bride in years
In 2011, Courtney sat down for an interview with ABC News’ Lara Spencer.
They had just become famous after their marriage to 51-year-old Doug Hutchinson.
Courtney was only 16 at the time. And Doug sat right by their side for the interview.
Most interviews with child brides take place under a veil of anonymity or after an escape, not with the teenager and the man three times their age seated side-by-side on a sofa.
Somehow, unfortunately, the public’s takeaway from the interview was not to fix laws so that parents can no longer off their children up to predators — but that “gee, this girl” — Courtney would not come out as nonbinary for many years — “is so weird.”
A particular point of focus was Courtney’s facial expressions during the interview.
Make no mistake — they’d be the first to agree that they were making unusual facial motions during the video.
At the time, some speculated that Courtney was on drugs. We have since learned that Doug allegedly taught his child bride to drink at 16.
(They speculated this to shame Courtney, not to ask why the child bride was allegedly high during an interview.)
The truth, we’re only now learning, is that they have Tourette syndrome.
A diagnosis reveal
On Sunday, March 29, Courtney took to their Instagram page to re-share the clip with new context, 15 years later.
“They made a moment into a joke,” they lamented. “But there was a reason.”
Courtney shared: “There’s a part of my story no one ever understood.” And it has to do with this diagnosis.
“As an adult,” they revealed, “I was diagnosed with having suffered from Tourette syndrome.”
Courtney recalled: “And for most of my childhood i lived with tics i couldn’t control stuttering… eye squinting… mouth movements… muscle tension….”
“Things my body needed to release whether i wanted to or not when i was very young,” Courtney described.
“I also experienced seizures,” they shared, “something my body eventually outgrew.”
And there is a reason that we haven’t heard about this before now.
“But the tics stayed.,” Courtney shared. “I never talked about it before… because I was ashamed.”
They confessed: “I didn’t want to out myself i thought it would make me look weird like something was ‘wrong’ with me.”
‘Nothing in my system’
Courtney went on to elaborate further, explaining that they tried to make their tics and muscle spasms look “intentional” and “sexy” to hide what was happening.
Many people can relate — having put on a brave face and walked normally after an injury despite discomfort, for example.
And, for the record, Courtney clarified: “There was no alcohol. No pills. Nothing in my system.”
They affirmed: “There is nothing shameful about something you never had control over. And if you’ve ever been misunderstood for something your body did… you’re not alone.”
It’s a shame that Courtney is still best known as a former child bride and not for their absolute bops. Yes, I love their music. But it’s wonderful that they use their platform to advocate for children who risk being married off to predators.
Courtney Stodden Reveals Diagnosis Behind Infamous Interview Tics was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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PHOENIX — With the 2026 Annual NFL League Meeting officially in session, information is flying fast. We’ll hear from NFC coaches on Monday and AFC coaches on Tuesday. So let’s delve into what’s been going on around the league lately. This is “Sound Smart,” where I try to spin forward, dive deeper and think outside the box. If I do my job, you’ll have a better understanding of what’s happening this NFL offseason. 1. MONDAY MORNING CONTROVERSY What to make of the Ty Simpson debate It’s unusual when scouts and coaches reach out to me to ask what I think about a topic. Because of course, 99.99% of the time, it’s the other way around. That’s how upside-down things are when it comes to Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. If you somehow missed it, it went like this. Last week, ESPN’s Dan Orlovski said Ty Simpson is the QB1 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Yes, over Fernando Mendoza, the presumed No. 1 overall pick. And what we found out — in the days that followed — is that Orlovsky is more or less the only person who feels that way. The consensus remains: Mendoza over Simpson. The conversation was loud enough to reach the Simpson family, including Ty’s father, Jason, who is the head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin. “The quarterback is what fans are interested in, so that’s why Ty’s in that news cycle every day,” Jason Simpson told me. “If he wasn’t my son, I’d be paying attention to his film because it’s interesting. So we’re pretty thick-skinned about it. We get it. We understand that’s what fills the stadium. Simpson added: “We feel pretty good about the situation that he’s in right now with the teams that we’re having conversations with, and so I’m excited for him.” One silver lining of the controversy is that people began to take Simpson more seriously as a first-round prospect. His dad suggested to me that Ty wouldn’t have declared for the draft if he didn’t have a strong sense that he had solid Round 1 potential. Since the beginning of this process, the Alabama QB has been on the radar of NFL teams for a spot in the top 32. Simpson belongs in that conversation, in large part because of what he did in the first eight games of the season. But, even with eight great games, his 31 appearances and single season as a starter make for an excruciatingly limited evaluation. Even if he were a more complete prospect than Mendoza (and he’s not), there are far too many risks associated with Simpson’s small body of work. This conversation might actually say less about Simpson and more about Mendoza, who — in other draft classes — would not be regarded as the unquestioned top QB prospect. There are plenty of legitimate questions about Mendoza’s pro prospects. But even if we would like there to be a prospect who could challenge Mendoza — like Oregon’s Dante Moore might have done, if he had not returned to school — we can’t manufacture one. Mendoza faces fewer uncertainties than Simpson. It’s not a glittery conclusion, but it’s an important one to acknowledge. 2. HE SAID WHAT?! Bills coach Joe Brady said Josh Allen “couldn’t walk” at the end of last season due to a foot injury On the field, Josh Allen was as dominant as ever in 2025, with the Bills once again riding their star QB. Off the field and behind the scenes, Allen’s foot injury was more severe than Buffalo let on. He had a broken bone in his right foot that required offseason surgery. “The thing about Josh Allen, he got surgery after the season, but he’s playing as if you think there’s nothing wrong with him. The guy could barely walk, and then he’s playing games and it’s not impacting [his play],” Joe Brady told NFL Network. “He’s built different. And let’s hope it continues that way, but he’ll be good to go in the offseason.” It’s a necessary piece of context for a QB who appeared to be slogging through with not just an underwhelming supporting cast but also a handful of physical maladies. It sounds like the injuries are healing. And it appears the Bills have begun to address the supporting cast, with Buffalo trading for former Chicago Bears receiver DJ Moore this offseason to be the team’s WR1. The hope is that — under new head coach Brady — Allen won’t have to overcome quite so much adversity. And that, in turn, could finally get the Bills back into the Super Bowl. 3. EVERYONE’S AFRAID TO SAY The Jaxon Smith-Njigba contract has a whole lot to do with Sam Darnold Smith-Njigba got paid in a way we’ve never seen before, with the receiver resetting the market at $42.15 million per year — a four-year, $168.6 million contract. It’s well-deserved, with the Seahawks rewarding their guy, who has exceeded expectations by ascending not just into the WR1 role in Seattle’s offense but, arguably, into the NFL’s WR1 spot. He led the league with 1,793 receiving yards and accounted for 46% of his team’s passing yards, the highest percentage by a pass-catcher last season (by a significant margin). There are a lot of reasons why the Seahawks can and should feel good about rewarding their receiver, including the simple fact that he is — by all accounts — a terrific person on top of being a terrific player. But the less obvious reason is that quarterback Sam Darnold makes just $33.5 million per year. And much like teams work to maximize a rookie QB’s contract, the Seahawks are enjoying the benefits of Darnold occupying the NFL’s middle class when it comes to cap percentage for a QB. At no point during Darnold’s three-year contract will Smith-Njigba take on a bigger cap number (because the Seahawks have backloaded the receiver’s extension). So the Seahawks aren’t exactly signaling Smith-Njigba is more valuable than their QB. But also, they’re not not saying it. Again, Darnold is making $33.5 million per year on his three-year, $100 million deal. It’s not a mystery: Darnold exceeds his station because of Smith-Njigba’s support. The QB had the best season of his life in 2025, leading the Seahawks to the Super Bowl title. But while Darnold continues to demonstrate a level of progress that few thought he’d achieve, it has to be nerve-racking for Seattle to expect consistency. One way to keep working toward consistency is to keep Smith-Njigba around — and to keep him happy. Darnold’s success is as reliant upon Smith-Njigba as much as any QB relied upon a receiver this year. So you can argue that Smith-Njigba is or isn’t the best receiver in the NFL. You can’t argue that he wasn’t the most important piece on offense. 4. PEELING BACK THE CURTAIN The Travis Kelce contract is absolutely not what it seems At the first news of Kelce’s contract, it frankly made no sense: three years and $54.7 million, according to multiple reports, for the Chiefs’ 36-year-old tight end. Not only did it seem like an enormous commitment to a guy on the verge of retirement, but it seemed like an absurd allocation of resources for a team that frankly has a lot of needs across the board, especially on offense. So it should come as a relief to Chiefs fans that those numbers are basically nonsense. The reality is that Kelce signed a one-year deal worth $12 million. He can earn another $3 million based on playing time, a playoff berth and a Super Bowl victory. So while the initial number placed Kelce in the top three among the highest-paid tight ends in average annual value, the actual number ranks him at 11th, between Denver’s Evan Engram and Pittsburgh’s Pat Freiermuth — which is a reasonable deal for Kelce and for the Chiefs. Kelce should do enough to earn his paycheck in 2026. Even if he doesn’t, I don’t think ownership will be upset to keep him in a Chiefs jersey for a 14th season, in part because of how many of those jerseys will sell over the next year. 5. DRAFT GEMS KC Concepcion thinks he’s underrated … because he absolutely is There’s been plenty of conversation about Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate and even Makai Lemon as the top receiver in this year’s draft. There’s been plenty of conversation about the next tier that includes Denzel Boston and Omar Cooper Jr. But perhaps we’ve lost KC Concepcion in the fray. The Texas A&M receiver finished his 2025 season with 61 catches for 919 yards and nine touchdowns. He demonstrated a consistent ability to win on just about every route — and against both man and zone coverages. In essence, he earned the right to be in the Round 1 conversation. It feels like people are only just starting to pay attention to his outstanding body of work. “I’ve always been underestimated all my life,” Concepcion told me at the Adidas Pro Day in Portland, Oregon, in mid-March. “It’s really nothing I’m not used to, so I have proven myself ever since I got to college. And I mean, I’m happy to do it at the next level.” Concepcion has a speech impediment and has spoken openly about wanting to be a role model for “people who might be scared to speak up [and] who may be afraid and not confident in yourself.” I wondered if he felt people underestimate him because of his speech impediment. “I don’t really think that plays a role,” Concepcion told me. “I think a lot of people forget I’m a really damn good football player, and that’s what every team wants. I was born with it. I can’t really do anything about it. That shouldn’t take away from anything on the field.” There are so many teams that make sense for Concepcion in Round 1, from the Los Angeles Chargers (with new OC Mike McDaniel utilizing the WR’s agility and speed) to the New England Patriots (with QB Drake Maye attacking the intermediate and deep areas with Concepcion) or even the Los Angeles Rams (with Concepcion complementing WR1 Puka Nacua).Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
The Army is investigating a video that appears to show an Apache attack helicopter flying low outside singer Kid Rock’s Nashville residence, a spokesperson confirmed.
Two videos, posted by Kid Rock to social media on Saturday, show the country rock artist applauding and saluting an Apache helicopter as it hovers close to his outdoor pool before flying off.
Maj. Montrell Russell, a spokesperson for the Army, said in a statement that the Army had begun an administrative review “to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.” The Army will take “appropriate action” if it finds any violations took place, he said.
“The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH‑64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence in the Nashville area,” Russell said. “Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and established flight regulations.”
Kid Rock’s manager did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the video.
The artist, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, is a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump and has aligned himself closely with the MAGA movement in recent years. He performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention and at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” an alternative performance to Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s official NFL halftime show at the 2026 Super Bowl.
Kid Rock captioned his Saturday post on X: “This is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her.”
Izzy Gardon, a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, responded to Kid Rock’s comments in a brief statement: “Waste, fraud, abuse!”
The two have clashed before, with Newsom writing on social media in February that he was “banning” the artist from California in response to an exercise video he appeared in with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year.
Kid Rock also flirted with a Senate run in 2017, launching a campaign website and fueling speculation that he intended to challenge former Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), but he later dismissed the stunt as a “joke.”
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When the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began a month ago, the tragic potential reverberations of past conflicts echoed quickly for Virginia state Del. Dan Helmer, who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and is now running for Congress as a Democrat.
“In 2002, a president lied to the American people and sent my friends to die in a war of choice,” he told POLITICO in an interview, noting that next month marks the 22nd anniversary of his first friend’s death in combat. “And once again, President [Donald] Trump has circumvented the democratic process to launch a war of choice without strategic insight in Iran. … The consequences of reckless military intervention are pretty clear. And the challenges in enacting regime change to get a predictable outcome have defined my experience in the military.”
Michael Bouchard sees things differently. The Michigan Republican House candidate and Bronze Star recipient served in the Army and National Guard, including a counter-ISIS deployment in Iraq for most of 2025 — which encompassed the last Israel-Iran war. Bouchard thinks the current conflict is a necessary, limited mission against a regional menace that has endangered and targeted U.S. service members for decades.
“I’ve seen peace through strength save my friends’ lives, and that’s what this is,” he said. “No one wants to go to war less than somebody who’s been to it. But we can’t just put our heads in the sand and hope things don’t happen.”
Dozens of military veterans running for Congress across the country, both Democrats and Republicans, have now adapted their campaign messaging to befit a nation at war. In a rapidly changing landscape — with ceasefire talks, military escalation and global energy crisis all on the table on any given day — candidates from each party have starkly opposed perspectives on the conflict. But for many of them, the costs and the imperatives of war feel deeply personal.
New York Assemblymember Robert Smullen, who spent 24 years in the Marine Corps and is campaigning in an Upstate GOP House primary, has done multiple Strait of Hormuz transits and studied the enrichment process as a White House fellow at the Energy Department. Montana Democrat Matt Rains, who flew Black Hawks in South Korea and Iraq, is also a rancher watching crucial diesel costs rise. Zach Dembo, a former Navy JAG officer running as a Democrat in Kentucky, has been on two of the aircraft carriers now deployed to the Middle East.
All of that intimate knowledge leads them to some pretty different conclusions.
What they agree on: More than half a dozen Democratic and Republican veteran candidates who spoke with POLITICO said they oppose the autocratic Iranian government and wouldn’t be sorry to see it go.
Beyond that — and respect for the troops — there’s little consensus across the partisan divide.
Democrats are fuming that Trump didn’t make the case for war and get buy-in from the American public, Congress and foreign allies. They argue that the U.S. approach has lacked clear plans and strategic goals. And they deeply fear that what they see as Trump’s recklessness will lead to another forever war, needlessly sacrificing soldiers’ lives without achieving any big-picture goals.
“I don’t see an endgame here, and it makes me really worried,” Dembo said.
“This idea that you can just briefly drop bombs on a nation … and they’ll just like raise the white flag and beg for us to come put a new government in there, I mean, is asinine,” Rains said.
Many Democrats also see the war as a costly distraction from Americans’ economic struggles. “The amount of money we are spending on this war and on this conflict right now, when we have so many issues here at home that are not being addressed … that’s where the real disconnect is,” said Jessica Killin, an Army veteran running in Colorado.
GOP veterans say they oppose endless wars, too. But that’s not how they see this one. Hewing closely to Trump’s messaging, Republicans told POLITICO that Iran has been the real belligerent for 47 years. They agree with their Democratic counterparts that the U.S. needs to have a clear plan and not let the conflict drag out for too long — but they have much greater trust in Trump to achieve those goals, principally stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
“I understand veterans’ issues. I understand the cost of what they’ve given, their families have given,” said Oregon Republican Monique DeSpain, an Air Force veteran and JAG who’s worked with veterans for 30 years. “That’s why I feel strongly [about] swift removal of any threats to our country … Congress needs to understand national security: The cost of delay and inaction is irreversible.”
It remains to be seen how voters during wartime will receive these and other veterans running for Congress, many of them in crowded primaries or swing districts. Those who spoke with POLITICO said they think they’re uniquely positioned to speak with authority: Democrats pitching their national security expertise to lay bare the war’s flaws, and Republicans reassuring skittish voters about why the U.S. strikes can succeed and bolster American security.
“I’ve been in their shoes, and I actually know what they’re doing and what they’re facing, because I dealt with the same thing after September 11th,” Smullen said of the troops currently being deployed. “It’s a mission that needs to be done. It’s about time that we did it.”
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This flirty exchange is turning heads and seemingly confirming rumors.
There is also a duck there.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and would-be The Bachelorette leading lady Taylor Frankie Paul is getting flirty with rumored winner Doug Mason.
Did he write a song about her? Despite everything, are these two going to work out?
This is FLIRTY
On Saturday, March 28, Doug Mason — the rumored winner of TFP’s season of The Bachelorette — shared a video to Instagram.
The video is a teaser as he sings along to his new song.
(Most of the men from Taylor’s season missed weeks of work only to end up with no opportunity to promote themselves or build a social media following. Doug, at least, has some name recognition at the moment.)
In the video, we see a duck walking on the asphalt of a parking lot.
This clearly held some special significance to Taylor.
As you can see in the screenshot below, Taylor showed up in Doug’s comments.
“[Aww] I see what you did here,” she wrote.
Taylor also included a duck emoji.
Doug replied with a simple pair of emojis that are open to interpretation.
We’ve shared them in this screenshot. It seems that he’s playing innocent, pretending that he doesn’t know what Taylor is talking about.
Is this song about her?
We’ll admit that we’re not sure exactly what the “duck” signifies.
(There is some speculation that it could be a nickname for Doug — given the similarities in the sound of his name and the name of the waterfowl — but that is unconfirmed.)
It is entirely possible that the song was in the works before ABC canceled Taylor’s The Bachelorette season.
As such, it may contain references to the season — things that the public might have understood, but now does not.
Alternatively, the duck might make perfect sense if one were to listen to the entire song.
Technically, we don’t know that Doug won Taylor’s season.
But many fans suspect that this is what happened. That’s the rumor.
This Instagram exchange only serves to reinforce that belief.
Additionally, that may mean that Taylor and Doug’s relationship is what allegedly drove Dakota Mortensen to sabotage her season by releasing the 2023 video.
Reportedly, TMZ is working on something about Taylor and Dakota’s history. Ultimately, Dakota may regret putting himself in the spotlight.
Maybe these two will work out after all?
Many commenters are openly lamenting that they did not — and will likely never — get to see Taylor and Doug’s love story play out.
At least, not their first meeting.
The Bachelorette‘s audience is invested in a very specific format. Social media flirty emojis just won’t substitute.
But some suggest that it might be way healthier for them, if they are an item, if they continue without as much of a spotlight.
Certainly, Taylor’s had enough toxic relationships. Those rooting for her despite everything would like to see her get a happily ever after.
Taylor Frankie Paul & Doug Mason Openly Flirt Online: A Song, a Duck, and a … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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