Green Mile actor Doug Anthony Hutchison

Extreme age gap: Green Mile star Doug Anthony Hutchison, 51, and 16-year-old Courtney Alexis Stodden were married in Las Vegas last month

They say age is only a number when it comes to love - just ask Green Mile star Doug Anthony Hutchison and his new bride.

The 51-year-old actor has married aspiring country singer Courtney Alexis Stodden, who is 16.

The pair married in Las Vegas last month and Hutchison proudly posted a picture of himself and the former beauty queen on his website this week.

Wannabe: Courtney Stodden in a music video posted on YouTube called Don't Put It On Me

He wrote: 'Doug Anthony Hutchison and Courtney Alexis Stodden became husband and wife on Friday May 20th, 2011, at 12 pm in The Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada.

'Mr and Mrs Hutchison live together happily ensconced in their Hollywood Hills home with their lil' pups, Everette and Tuna.'

Since the wedding the TV star and his teenage bride have been forced to defend their decision.

'We're aware that our vast age difference is extremely controversial,' the couple told E! Online.

'But we're very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless.'

The legal age for marriage in Las Vegas is 18, however with parental consent it drops to 16.

Famous role: Hutchison is best known for playing prison guard Percy Wetmore in the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Green Mile, for which he received critical acclaim

Courtney's mother Krista Stodden told RadarOnline.com: 'We are totally supportive of this marriage. Doug is a wonderful man and we love him.'

She defended her daughter's decision, insisting that she is a 'good Christian girl'.

Mrs Stodden said: 'They are very much in love and we are so supportive of this.

'Courtney was a virgin when she married Doug. She is a good Christian girl.'

Looking well beyond 16, it appears that Courtney has possibly gone under the knife to obtain her more 'mature' looks, but her mother denies this.

She said: 'She is a beautiful girl. She has real breasts, real lips, she's not plastic.'

Elizabeth Hurley Rolls Over High Heel in Front of Hundreds Including Her Boyfriend Shane Warne

Elizabeth Hurley had a stumble at a village fair in the English Cotswolds - in the presence of her new boyfriend Shane Warne.

Elizabeth Hurley Rolls Over High Heel in Front of Hundreds Including Her Boyfriend Shane Warne

Hurley lost her balance making a dive for the railings in an effort to stay straight and seemed to topple over on her left foot.

Although she did not hurt herself and was seen back on her feet within no time; however, she did hold Shane Warne's hand for the rest of the afternoon to feel secure herself for another possible hitch.

Hurley, who divorced last month by Indian multi-millionaire Arun Nayar, has been dating Shane Warne since last December. In the last few weeks there has been a prominent change in his look, with significant weight loss and a radically groomed new look.

Wande Coal's awful MBGN performance?

Well it seems Wande Coal's performance at the just concluded MBGN was nothing to write home about....... if you are to judge by what is trending on twitter. Check out some tweets

RT @xsta_xxx: #harsh mehn RT @bbellgam: Ok lynxx jus killed it… We can all agree that wande coal‘s career ended when that picture of him leaked online

Ladiva_212 RT @Mizzybukkii: RT @datGuyKOFO: Pls go tell Wande Coal to watch Lynxx…dis na performance

D.E.E.L.A.M.I DeeLami Wande Coal….I’m still fighting with words from my mouth…how could you ??!! #MBGN2011

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Akintomide omofolabo FhorlahspikeS The difference is clear, lynxxx nd wande coal … Tush guy, mushin tug #mouthsealed

Diran phoenixfeet Wande Coal u’ve bn served Utunuuuu!!!! oluwole flamez flamezzzy Wande coal should be ashamed of his performance tonite, he came on stage to play his CD. Psst

Nwajiaku__ Johnson™ MahnJohnne RT @Sharlewaaaaaa: Atlist lynxx is not as boring as wande coal…?

omziee His performance ws soo dry!!! RT @Mszini_Obienu: This wande coal cannot entertain true talk hustlndiva Wen he saw the gurls, he got confused…  ”@MO_BABEE: Dis Wande coal boy no dey try @ all,wt all his hit songs its ‘hu born d maga’ he saw

officiallybee RT @bhummy: Lmao!! RT @theSojmeister: Sage makes M.I. look like he’s related to Goliath!!

cute_lala99 Hehehe..dts jst meanRT @Psykes3D: #MBGN Wande Coal is performing! I’d be ashamed 2b there if I were him considering the size of his dick!

Mr_Edgal wande coal’s sister? RT @SheriphSkills: This Ms. Oyo black sha! Blame it on the amala #MBGN about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck

Andarunz I hope Wande Coal won’t be paid for tat dead performance

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Remembering Michael Jackson

It is exactly two years today that we lost the king of pop Michael Jackson. He may be dead , but he is still alive through his works and influence on this  generation of artists. 

Senate Passes Marriage Bill Allowing Same marriage in New York

Senators said “I do” to gay marriage last night in a narrow 33-29 vote — making New York the sixth and largest state to allow same-sex couples to wed.

The groundbreaking vote set off a roar of approval from supporters in the Senate gallery — and a massive street

party around the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the gay rights movement.

“I can’t believe this is happening — no words can say how I feel right now,” said an elated Eugene Lovendusky, 26, a Queens teacher who joined nearly 600 champagne-swilling, rainbow flag-waving celebrants in the streets around the bar.

At least one man wore a wedding gown — and more than few couples said they’d walk down the aisle as soon as possible.

“It’s great to no longer feel like a second-class citizen,” said an exuberant Tom Selty, 31, of Astoria, Queens.

At a party at the nearby Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, Martin Everall, 48, said the bill reflected that “We want what everyone else wants.”

Gov. Cuomo signed the bill into law at 11:55 p.m. last night. It will go into effect July 24.

The vote came after four members of the Senate’s GOP majority sided with 29 Democrats in a public roll call allowed by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) after two weeks of intense pressure by Cuomo and gay-rights groups.

“I’ve very proud of New York and the statement it’s making to the nation today,” the governor told lawmakers in an unusual post-vote speech on the Senate floor.

But Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio quickly blasted the bill last night, saying Cuomo and lawmakers had “deconstructed the single most important institution in human history.”

He said he asked all Catholic schools to refuse any “distinction or honors” from the governor or lawmakers who voted for the bill — and that schools “not invite any state legislator to speak or be present at any parish or school celebration.”

“They’re entitled to their religious beliefs, but they can’t use them to prevent someone else’s rights,” countered bill supporter Jeff Rutsky, 53, of Midwood, Brooklyn.

Only three of the city’s senators — Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx), Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) and Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) — voted “no.”

Revisions were added to exempt religious-based institutions from having to participate in a gay-marriage event — and protecting them from discrimination lawsuits.

After the vote, celebrities quickly weighed in on Twitter.

Lindsay Lohan declared: “Proud to be from NY!”

Her ex-girlfriend, DJ Samantha Ronson, added: “Divorce lawyers all over New York State are celebrating tonight! YAY!”

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Africa Repping at BET's Social Parley

Africa is definitely repping well.....from D'banj to Fally Ipupa, 2face and Tear gas.More pics after the jump

Photo Credit....Celeb Region