{"id":1186320,"date":"2026-03-12T15:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=1186320"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:54:40","slug":"courtney-stodden-leather-dirty-business","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/courtney-stodden-leather-dirty-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Stodden Gets Down and Dirty to Drop the Filthy Facts About Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-beyondwords-player\"><div data-beyondwords-player=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to keep your conscience clean? <strong>Courtney Stodden has a tip: Keep animal skins out of your closet. <\/strong>To show everyone the ugly truth of wearing animal skins, the model and activist is baring it all in a provocative new PETA campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PETA_Courtney_Stodden_Leather_Ad_SOCIAL_1536x2048.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PETA_Courtney_Stodden_Leather_Ad_SOCIAL_1536x2048-602x803.jpg\" alt=\"Model Courtney Stodden stands nude but covered in black sludge in front of mannequins wearing leather jackets. 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