Courtney Stodden has taken a big step in her life.
The 29-year-old former teen bride was spotted flushing her $500,000 diamond engagement ring from Chris Sheng down the toilet while cleaning her apartment, according to TMZ.
The reality TV star said goodbye to her ex-fiancée with whom she was together from 2021 to 2023.
Stodden has since moved on with 41-year-old film producer Jared Safier.
Before that, she was 16 years old when she married 51-year-old Hollywood actor Doug Hutchison, who is now 64.
Courtney Stodden has taken a big step in her life. The 29-year-old former teen bride was spotted flushing her $500,000 diamond engagement ring from Chris Sheng down the toilet while cleaning her apartment, according to TMZ
The reality TV star said goodbye to her ex-fiancée with whom she was together from 2021 to 2023
When Courtney and Chris broke up, it became headline news.
Her representative told the New York Post’s Page Six column: ‘Courtney is now a single woman. She is looking forward to telling her story.”
Courtney got engaged to Chris in 2021, when they announced the news on social media.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Courtney said at the time: ‘I said yes… OH and the ring made me gag, it’s so beautiful [sic].’
Chris also deleted his engagement post from Instagram.
The 43-year-old filmmaker wrote at the time: ‘We have both grown so much since we first met, and the fact that we have both been able to grow into better, stronger and more secure individuals while still being in a relationship together gives me confidence that this partnership will last a lifetime.
‘For the first time we both experience unconditional love.’
The TV star then told Fox News, “I’m a very empathetic, sensitive person, and I always have been. But my experience has made me so strong.
The star seen with Chris after she said she would marry him
Courtney divorced her ex-fiancé Chris Sheng in July 2023 (pictured)
“If it didn’t happen, I feel like my whole outlook on life would be so different.
‘Experiences that are traumatizing can break us or we can use them to make us a stronger individual.
“And that’s really one of the main reasons why I’m speaking out, because I want victims and survivors of the past to really tap into that part of themselves. We are so strong. It really made me very fearless.”
This comes after the 29-year-old star shared that she ‘loved’ her boyfriend, 41-year-old show business executive Jared Safier.
And he also took to Instagram to call Stodden “the love of my life” as the two appear to be getting very serious.
She said she suffered a miscarriage with her partner, Emmy Award-winning producer Safier.
Her march post started with this: ‘***trigger warning***’
She said at the time that it was difficult to share the news. “This is a difficult task, but I think it is important as others are experiencing the exact same thing in silence,” the pin-up shared.
Stodden has since moved on with 41-year-old film producer Jared Safier; seen on April 20 in LA
Stodden rose to fame in 2010 after marrying actor Doug Hutchison when she was 16 and he was 51. They divorced in 2020 (pictured together in 2015)
‘I recently found out that I had an early miscarriage (about 10 weeks); it was a rollercoaster of emotions.”
Stodden said she feels sadness in “every sense of the word.” She continued, “Even though sooner is better than later, I guess… it’s still a loss and I can’t shake the feeling of loneliness that comes with it.
“I share this to shine a light on the fact that no matter how early a loss occurs, it is still a loss.”
She said she has tried to keep this to herself, as only a few close family members and friends know, but she felt that if she shared her story it could help others.
‘I thought it was important to just accept the fact and hopefully find some peace, because there is strength in numbers.
“If this has happened to you or will ever happen to you, it is not your fault. God bless everyone and count your blessings. We are all love ‘
Seen in a chic leopard print two-piece thong swimsuit as she posed in a pool in Palm Springs, California in a photo taken by Jared
Safier and Stodden met in August 2023.
Safier is an industry veteran who has produced more than 80 films under his production company Safier Entertainment.
He has also found success in the TV world, as he is a four-time Emmy Award winner.
Safier’s most notable project is The Baby, a web-based soap opera that has won 23 Emmys since its debut in 2010.
The California native is listed as the show’s “supervising producer.”
The Bay – starring Kristos Andrews and Mary Beth Evans – is set in 2023 and is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and NBC’s Peacock.
Safier is also head of sales at the video production company Lux Angeles Studios, which has worked with Jamie Foxx, William Shatner and Denise Richards, among others.
Stodden rose to fame in 2010 after marrying actor Doug Hutchinson at age 16 and at age 51.
After competing in beauty pageants in their home state of Washington and releasing original music, she married Doug and appeared on a series of reality TV shows such as Couples Therapy, Celebrity Big Brother and Hollywood Hillbillies.
The controversial couple split in 2018 and their divorce was finalized in 2020.