Courtney Stodden Says She Reached Out to Chrissy Teigen and Got Ghosted: A Cold Olive Branch Moment
Elena West here—listen up because this moment is packed with lessons about courage, outreach, and how the past keeps showing up in public life. Get ready—this is big: Courtney Stodden says they privately reached out to Chrissy Teigen after spotting that Teigen viewed an Instagram Story, but according to Stodden, Teigen has not replied.
This is more than petty social media drama; it’s a chapter in a long, well-documented history between two public figures with competing narratives about apology, harm, and accountability. Courtney Stodden shared a screen recording showing Chrissy Teigen watched one of their Instagram Stories and said they sent a direct message offering an olive branch. Stodden’s stated aim was simple and compassionate: to discourage people from bullying Chrissy for appearing on Meghan Markle’s cooking show and to let Teigen know they were available if she wanted to talk.
Stodden framed the message as an attempt to de-escalate online hostility and extend reconciliation, but according to the public account, Teigen has not answered the outreach. The outlet that first reported Stodden’s claim notes that while Stodden showed proof that Teigen viewed the Story, Stodden did not display the direct message itself, so it is not independently verified whether Teigen read or ignored the DM. Representatives for Teigen have not responded to media requests for comment at the time of reporting.
Context matters here. In past years, Chrissy Teigen posted harsh commentary about Courtney Stodden on social media, including extreme language that later led Teigen to apologize publicly. Those earlier posts and the subsequent Teigen apology are part of the public record and form the backdrop for Stodden’s latest outreach. Stodden has also been candid about experiencing severe online harassment themselves and has revealed moments of acute distress tied to cyberbullying, even acknowledging suicidal thoughts in earlier conversations about their mental health.
This interaction—Stodden’s claimed DM and Teigen’s lack of reply—raises questions about what reconciliation looks like in the age of public apologies and social media evidence. Can a single viewed Story and an unverified message lead to meaningful healing when both parties carry different memories and public footprints? Stodden’s gesture emphasizes intention: calling out online bullying and offering a line of communication. Teigen’s silence, intentional or accidental, is being interpreted by Stodden as a refusal to engage.
From a broader perspective, this episode underscores how social media functions as both bridge and barrier. It allows gestures of amends to be broadcast and archived, but it also amplifies the uncertainty of private intent. Public figures who once exchanged hostile comments face extra scrutiny when trying to mend fences because every move is recorded and judged in real time.
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What to watch next: Will Chrissy Teigen publicly respond, issue a private outreach of her own, or continue to stay silent? Will this nudge open a truer dialogue about online harm and accountability between the two? Stay tuned, because the next move could redefine how celebrity apologies and reconciliation play out in public view.
Now take what you’ve learned and use it—reach out when it matters and demand better from people in the spotlight and from yourself.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, Public social media posts and statements
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