Courtney Stodden Releases New Single 'Me Too' Reflecting on Her Experiences with Sexual Assault

Update: In April 2021, Courtney Stodden announced that they are non-binary and use they/them pronouns. This content was written in June 2018 before they publicly announced their gender identity.

The singer, 23, shared the news on Twitter Tuesday writing, “#metoosingle now available on iTunes and Spotify!http://bit.ly/loveember.”

She added, “It’s an honest look at my own personal experiences with sexual assault at such a young age. I have a voice. And so do you! Comment#metooif you’ve shared a similar experience bc misogyny is out of style.”

In her lyrics, the formerCelebrity Big Brotherstar opened up about her past experiences, singing, “There’s no escaping uneasy energy/Misyogny is out of style/There’s been a breakthrough/Now all I wear is a smile/We’re stronger than they ever knew.”

“Me too/Me too/Me too/Me too/Only caring about himself/Intimidation will work well/I was left overpowered.”

In March, Stodden revealedshe had been sexually abused twiceduring the time she was separated from her husbandDoug Hutchison.

She spoke about the incidents while on theTomorrow Show with Keven Undergaroand discussing the #MeToo movement. Stodden was asked if she had any personal #MeToo experiences relating to power and sex.

“Both — both power and sex,” she said. “It’s just like all the other women’s stories.”

Stodden said she never told Hutchison about her experiences, both of which happened during the time they were separated.

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“At that age — I was only 19 when my first experience happened,” she said. “I didn’t really think it was wrong, which is the crazy part. I felt like, ‘Okay, well that’s how sex is.’ ”

“You know, I only had sex with one man before that — that was Doug,” she continued. “So gentle, not to get explicit. But I was like, ‘Okay, well maybe that’s just a rough way of going on a date.’ I really didn’t realize it was sexual abuse until I started hearing these women talking. It wasn’t until #MeToo started that I was like, ‘Wow, maybe that wasn’t okay.”

“It’s really a sad thing, but it happens all the time,” she added. “But I am definitely happy that anybody who is a victim of #MeToo is getting heard.”

Stodden, then 16, and Hutchison, then 51,wed in 2011. They brieflyparted ways in 2013butreunited nine months later. The two ultimatelycalled it quits in 2016; Stodden officiallyfiled for divorcein March.

source: people.com