How ‘Seinfeld’ alum Jason Alexander responded to Courtney Stodden’s demands over resurfaced controversial sketch

How ‘Seinfeld’ alum Jason Alexander responded to Courtney Stodden’s demands over resurfaced controversial sketch

“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander accepted Courtney Stodden’s demands to donate to a non-profit of her choice after an “inappropriate” comedy sketch they filmed while the latter was underage resurfaced.

The comedian donated $15,000 to Unchained At Last, an organization to end child marriage and forced marriage, TMZ reported Thursday.

Alexander’s rep told TMZ that he had submitted the payment but declined to share how much he donated.

“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander responded to Courtney Stodden’s demands after an “inappropriate” comedy sketch they filmed when she was underage resurfaced. (Seen above: the duo in “Funny or Die.”) Funny or Die
Stodden requested the actor (seen here) donate to Unchained At Last, an organization to end child marriage and forced marriage. Getty Images

Alexander, 66, coughed up the funds after Stodden, 31, called him out over a 2012 “Funny or Die” sketch they filmed together when she was 17.

Earlier this week, Stodden took to Instagram to reshare a photo from the skit, which showed Alexander rubbing her breast with his phone in an attempt to get a signal.

“I was 17 years old in this photo,” she captioned the photo of herself in a bikini and Alexander, who was 52 at the time, wearing a suit.

According to TMZ, Alexander (seen here) donated $15,000. Getty Images for Netflix
Earlier this week, Stodden (seen here) called out Alexander over a 2012 “Funny or Die” sketch they worked on when she was 17. courtney stodden/ instagram

“The older I get, the more impossible this is to understand,” Stodden continued, explaining how the “Pretty Woman” star “repeatedly rubbed his phone across [her] breast while saying there was ‘no signal’ in [her] head but ‘plenty of signal’ in [her] chest.”

According to Stodden, Alexander also “joked that when I turn 18 he’d like to take me behind the couch and ‘have his way’ with me.”

According to IMDb, Alexander was listed as a writer in the “The Don Clay Show with Courtney Stodden” sketch. Stodden’s then-husband, Doug Hutchison, also starred in the skit.

Stodden was 16, and Hutchison was 51 when they got married in 2011. Stodden pulled the plug on their marriage in 2018, and their divorce was finalized two years later.

In the skit, the comedian rubbed Stodden’s breasts. (Seen here: Stodden at the 2025 Lifetime Summer Soiree Event.) Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews.com
“I was 17 years old in this photo,” she captioned a screen grab from the skit (seen here). Courtney Stodden/TikTok

“As an adult, that fact has become harder — not easier — for me to understand. I was a minor,” she continued in the caption.

“I didn’t have the legal power to decide whether I wanted to participate. The contracts were signed by adults. The paycheck went to Doug. The production moved forward. I was the only child in the room.”

Stodden questioned how adults could “look at a minor and decide this was acceptable,” adding, “That’s exactly why I speak out today. Children deserve laws that protect them. They shouldn’t have to become adults before realizing the law should have protected them all along.”

Alexander later addressed Stodden’s post and took full responsibility for his past actions, telling Page Six, “Looking back at the comedy sketch in which Ms. Stodden and I participated in 2012, I completely agree that it was inappropriate and I truly regret it.”

“The older I get, the more impossible this is to understand,” Stodden (seen here) continued. courtney stodden/ instagram
In a statement to Page Six, Alexander had taken accountability for his past actions. Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation

“But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden,” he added. “I offer her my sincerest apologies.”

On Wednesday, Stodden admitted that she “very taken aback” when she heard Alexander had apologized because “a lot of adults” haven’t taken “accountability” for their actions.

“When I first got word that he publicly apologized, I was grateful because I think that’s the first step in change,” she told Variety, claiming that “it would be even better” if Alexander made amends by supporting Unchained At Last.

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