Mary Lou Retton faces new fundraising scrutiny after daughter's lavish wedding
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Mary Lou Retton faced backlash following her daughter's wedding due to unresolved controversies, including a DUI arrest and a $500,000 GoFundMe campaign related to her health issues. Emma Kelley wed Hudson Clark at the Dallas Arboretum, in a ceremony featuring a large wedding party. Guests enjoyed a variety of hors d'oeuvres and a sit-down dinner, with a wedding cake designed to resemble a football stadium. Many commenters questioned how the wedding expenses were covered, given the family's previous financial difficulties.
Some readers reacting to the People magazine story couldn't help but bring up those controversies: Retton's DUI arrest in May and the backlash that erupted when her four daughters solicited $500,000 in donations after revealing that the decorated athlete didn't have health insurance and needed help paying medical bills for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
Emma Kelley married her 24-year-old college sweetheart, Hudson Clark, at the stunning Crape Myrtle Allee at the Dallas Arboretum. The bride wore a strapless dress by designer Jenny Yoo.
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