In May, model Stodden spoke about how they were publicly shamed when, at the age of 16, they married 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison in 2011—this was when they received abusive tweets and DMs from Teigen.
“[Teigen] wouldn’t just publicly tweet about wanting me to take ‘a dirt nap’ but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself. Things like, ‘I can’t wait for you to die,’” Stodden told The Daily Beast last month.
Teigen faced severe backlash and publicly apologized to Stodden before taking a break from social media.
“I was an insecure, attention seeking troll,” Teigen said in her apology to Stodden. “I am ashamed and completely embarrassed at my behavior but that…is nothing compared to how I made Courtney feel.”
Then on Monday night, following weeks of silence, the Lip Sync Battle host released a lengthy apology blog post, that reflected on her history of online trolling.
“Confronted with some of the things that I said, I cringe to my core,” Teigen wrote on Medium.
“In reality I was insecure, immature and in a world where I thought I needed to impress strangers to be accepted,” she continued.
“If there was a pop culture pile-on, I took to Twitter to try to gain attention and show off what I, at the time, believed was a crude, clever harmless quip. I thought it made me cool and relatable if I poked fun at celebrities.”
However, she explained she has since realized that that “words have consequences,” adding: “There are real people behind the Twitter handles I went after.”
Following this apology, Stodden posted an Instagram story of a meme with the caption “current mood.”
Stodden added the song “Which Way to Paradise” by Poolside over the Story which was reposted from another account.
The meme shows Stodden walking a dog and the mood implied is pleasant and nonchalant.
Newsweek has reached out to Stodden for comment and to clarify the meaning behind the Instagram post.
Teigen’s publicist has previously not responded to Newsweek’s request for comment.
Amid Teigen’s latest apology, fashion designer Michael Costello has opened up about feeling suicidal after allegedly being bullied by the model and TV personality.
If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call 1-800-273-8255. The line is available 24 hours every day.
