Dr. Drew Pinsky’s wife, Susan Pinsky, had a response to a social media comment advocating for Courtney Stodden amid the model’s claim the TV personality exploited her when he conducted an on-air breast exam on her at 16.
In keeping with a screenshot shared by Stodden, 31, on Sunday, June 28, via Instagram, Susan, 66, replied to a comment on her husband’s page where a user wrote, “Justice for @courtneystodden.”
Susan responded, “I might like to seek advice from her on Ask Drew. If @courtneystodden desires to duke it out with Dr. Drew.”
Dr. Drew, 67, allegedly “liked” his wife’s comment. The remark seemed to be made on Dr. Drew’s Saturday, June 27, sponsored post, which now has the comments turned off.
While resharing Susan’s comment, Stodden issued a response.
“Under a comment that simply said ‘Justice for Courtney’, Dr. Drew’s wife @firstladyoflove suggested I come on his show to ‘duke it out’ with him, and @drdrewpinsky liked the comment. To me, that misses the purpose entirely,” she wrote via Instagram. “This isn’t entertainment. It isn’t a debate. It isn’t a rankings opportunity.”
Stodden continued, “I used to be an adolescent once I appeared on his show. I used to be a minor in a situation I couldn’t legally leave, and the cash from that appearance went straight to my abuser. What I’m seeing in these comments gives me hope because people understand that this isn’t about rehashing trauma for content. It’s about accountability, and it’s about protecting children from exploitation.”
Stodden also expressed her appreciation for individuals who have supported her.
“Thanks to everyone speaking up for me, supporting me, and recognizing how mistaken that is. I see you, and l appreciate you greater than ,” she concluded.
Us Weekly has reached out to Dr. Drew’s spokesperson for comment.
Over the weekend, Stodden made headlines when she accused Dr. Drew of exploiting her when she was underage.
“Dr. Drew had me on his show once I was 16 and had me undergo an ultrasound to see if my breasts were real or if I used to be lying about my breasts,” Stodden alleged in a post shared via Instagram on Saturday. “I wasn’t an underage girl. I used to be a minor trapped in a situation that I wasn’t capable of get out of legally. I had no rights on the time. The cash he paid me to be on the show went straight to my abuser.”
When Stodden was 16 years old, she married actor Doug Hutchison, who was 51 on the time. (Stodden later filed for divorce from Hutchison in 2018 and the pair finalized their split in 2020.)
During their marriage, Stodden appeared on a 2011 episode of Dr. Drew’s talk show. The TV personality instructed Stodden to lie on stage in front of a studio audience as he performed a breast ultrasound to envision for implants.
“These photos bring up loads of sadness for me because I see somewhat girl being exploited by grown men and used for views and mockery,” she wrote alongside images of the looks. “Dr. Drew, what made you think that this was a very good idea? As a physician, did you think that this was actually healthy for somewhat girl to experience? Did you even care?”
Dr. Waqqas Jalil, a board-trained plastic surgeon and founding father of Aspect Plastic Surgery, told Us that conducting “a breast examination or imagining on a minor — particularly in a public, televised setting — raises serious ethical red flags.”
“In a legitimate medical context, procedures like ultrasound require informed consent, privacy and a transparent clinical justification,” Dr. Jalil told Us. “Using a medical tool on a teenager in front of cameras, without those protections in place, isn’t medicine — it’s spectacle. Patients of any age need to have their bodily autonomy treated as non-negotiable.”
Us reached out to representatives for Dr. Drew for comment shortly after Stodden’s Saturday post but didn’t hear back.
For those who know of a teenager who’s being exploited or is the victim of a criminal offense, you might be urged to report it to your local FBI field office by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI. Suggestions will also be left here.