{"id":2057547,"date":"2026-07-23T10:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2057547"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:20:15","slug":"seinfeld-star-jason-alexander-apologises-to-courtney-stodden-for-filming-inappropriate-sketch-when-she-was-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2057547","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Seinfeld\u2019 star Jason Alexander apologises to Courtney Stodden for filming \u201cinappropriate\u201d sketch when she was 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jason-Alexander-Courtney-Stodden.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Seinfeld\u2019 star Jason Alexander apologises to Courtney Stodden for filming \u201cinappropriate\u201d sketch when she was 17<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The activist and former reality star called out the incident on Instagram recently<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T11:20:15+01:00\">23rd July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jason-Alexander-Courtney-Stodden-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Alexander Courtney Stodden\" title=\"Jason Alexander Courtney Stodden\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jason Alexander and Courtney Stodden. CREDIT: Paul Archuleta and Unique Nicole via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jason Alexander has apologised to Courtney Stodden for making a suggestive sketch with her when she was under age.<\/p>\n<p>Stodden, now 31, achieved notoriety in 2011 when she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at the age of 16. She would make numerous reality TV appearances and develop a presence on social media, but has in recent years talked about the exploitation she felt she suffered both from her former partner and the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently advocating for California to pass AB1267, a bill that would ban child marriage by making the legal minimum age 18 years old. Discussing the bill, she referenced a sketch she participated in for the website <em>Funny Or Die<\/em> in 2012 co-starring <em>Seinfeld<\/em> actor Alexander on her Instagram account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbAgY7qI0M0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Posting a screenshot from the sketch, showing Alexander playing a Dr. Phil-like character holding a mobile phone to Stodden\u2019s chest, she wrote: \u201cI was 17 years old in this photo. The older I get, the more impossible this is to understand. During this comedy sketch, Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while saying there was \u2018no signal\u2019 in my head but \u2018plenty of signal\u2019 in my chest. Later in the sketch, he joked that when I turned 18 he\u2019d like to take me behind the couch and \u2018have his way\u2019 with me. IMDb credits him as one of the writers of the episode.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAs an adult, that fact has become harder\u2014not easier\u2014for me to understand. I was a minor. I didn\u2019t 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. I felt so alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back now, I don\u2019t see comedy. I see a 17-year-old girl whose body became part of an adult joke. People still say, \u2018You chose to be there.\u2019 Legally, I couldn\u2019t make those decisions for myself. That\u2019s the point. I can\u2019t change what happened to me but I can ask myself: How did so many adults look at a minor and decide this was acceptable? That\u2019s exactly why I speak out today. Children deserve laws that protect them. They shouldn\u2019t have to become adults before realizing the law should have protected them all along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the post, Alexander said in a statement to <em>Variety<\/em>: \u201cLooking 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. But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden. I offer her my sincerest apologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden responded to the apology by telling the outlet: \u201cWhen I first got word that he publicly apologised I was grateful because I think that\u2019s the first step in change. At the same time, I think it would be even better if he put that into action, so I would urge Jason Alexander to support AB1267 and support what\u2019s happening in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Funny Or Die<\/em> have since removed the sketch, and are yet to publicly comment on Stodden\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the\u00a0Rape Crisis charity website. 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apologised to Courtney Stodden for making a suggestive sketch with her when she was under age.<\/p>\n<p>Stodden, now 31, achieved notoriety in 2011 when she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at the age of 16. She would make numerous reality TV appearances and develop a presence on social media, but has in recent years talked about the exploitation she felt she suffered both from her former partner and the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently advocating for California to pass AB1267, a bill that would ban child marriage by making the legal minimum age 18 years old. Discussing the bill, she referenced a sketch she participated in for the website <em>Funny Or Die<\/em> in 2012 co-starring <em>Seinfeld<\/em> actor Alexander on her Instagram account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbAgY7qI0M0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Posting a screenshot from the sketch, showing Alexander playing a Dr. Phil-like character holding a mobile phone to Stodden\u2019s chest, she wrote: \u201cI was 17 years old in this photo. The older I get, the more impossible this is to understand. During this comedy sketch, Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while saying there was \u2018no signal\u2019 in my head but \u2018plenty of signal\u2019 in my chest. Later in the sketch, he joked that when I turned 18 he\u2019d like to take me behind the couch and \u2018have his way\u2019 with me. IMDb credits him as one of the writers of the episode.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAs an adult, that fact has become harder\u2014not easier\u2014for me to understand. I was a minor. I didn\u2019t 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. I felt so alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back now, I don\u2019t see comedy. I see a 17-year-old girl whose body became part of an adult joke. People still say, \u2018You chose to be there.\u2019 Legally, I couldn\u2019t make those decisions for myself. That\u2019s the point. I can\u2019t change what happened to me but I can ask myself: How did so many adults look at a minor and decide this was acceptable? That\u2019s exactly why I speak out today. Children deserve laws that protect them. They shouldn\u2019t have to become adults before realizing the law should have protected them all along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the post, Alexander said in a statement to <em>Variety<\/em>: \u201cLooking 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. But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden. I offer her my sincerest apologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden responded to the apology by telling the outlet: \u201cWhen I first got word that he publicly apologised I was grateful because I think that\u2019s the first step in change. At the same time, I think it would be even better if he put that into action, so I would urge Jason Alexander to support AB1267 and support what\u2019s happening in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Funny Or Die<\/em> have since removed the sketch, and are yet to publicly comment on Stodden\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the\u00a0Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit\u00a0RAINN.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/seinfeld-star-jason-alexander-apologises-to-courtney-stodden-for-filming-inappropriate-sketch-when-she-was-17-3958572&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jason-Alexander-Courtney-Stodden.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018Seinfeld\u2019 star Jason Alexander apologises to Courtney Stodden for filming \u201cinappropriate\u201d sketch when she was 17 The activist and former reality star called out the incident on Instagram recently By Victoria Luxford 23rd July 2026 Jason Alexander and Courtney Stodden. 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