Trending badgeTrendingPosted 55 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down14 Famous People Who Were Teenagers When They Got Married To Controversially Older PeopleDemi Moore was only 17 when she married Freddy Moore who was around 28 or 29.by Ajani Bazile-DutesBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink 1. Kim Kardashian was 19 when she eloped with 30-year-old Damon Thomas, a music producer. Getty Images They married in 2000. They separated in 2003 and Kim filed for divorce in 2003, citing emotional and physical abuse from Damon. 2. Olivia Wilde was 19 when she and 27-year-old Tao Ruspoli got married. Giulio Marcocchi / Getty Images They eloped in 2003 and Oliva filed for divorce in 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. 3. Uma Thurman was 19 when she and 31-year-old Gary Oldman married each other. Images Press / Getty Images They divorced two years after getting married. 4. Cher was 18 when she married Sonny Bono, her first husband, who was 29. Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images They were married for 13 years, and Cher claimed the marriage ended for many reasons, including feeling controlled by Sonny. 5. Demi Moore was only 17 when she married Freddy Moore who was around 28 or 29. Ron Galella / Getty Images They were married for five years. 6. Melanie Griffith was 18 when she married Don Johnson who was 26. Francois Lochon / Getty Images They divorced, remarried, had their only child, Dakota Johnson, and eventually divorced again. 7. Shirley Temple was 17 when she married John Agar who was in his early 20s. Bettmann / Getty Images They had a child and divorced five years later. 8. Drew Barrymore was 19 when she married 31-year-old Jeremy Thomas. Barry King / Getty Images They were only married for 19 days. ➡️ What do YOU think is the biggest an age gap should be before it gets ~weird~? Let us know in the comments 👀 9. Bo Derek was 19 and John Derek was 49 when they got married. Tom Wargacki / Getty Images They stayed married until John Derke's death in 1998. 10. Marilyn Monroe and James Dougherty were 16 and 21, respectively, when they tied the knot. Sunset Boulevard / Getty Images They were married for about four years. 11. Elizabeth Taylor was 18 when she married Conrad Hilton Jr. who was 24. Bettmann / Getty Images They were married for only eight months due to Hilton's "gambling, drinking, and abusive behavior." 12. Milla Jovovich was 16 and Shawn Andrews was 21 when they got hitched. Getty Images They got married secretly and her mother annulled it two months later. 13. Courtney Stodden was 16 when they got married to 51-year-old Doug Hutchinson. Joe Scarnici / Getty Images They were legally married for nine years. While writing their memoir, Stodden spoke out about the "abuse" and "grooming" they experienced while in the marriage. 14. And finally, Taran Noah Smith from Home Improvement was 17 when he got married to 32-year-old Heidi van Pelt. Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images The two had a son and divorced after six years.
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