Activation Notice: This article contains mentions of child marriage.Jason Alexander, known for playing George Costanza on ‘Seinfeld’, has formally apologized to the media personality. Courtney Stodden about his comments on an old skit show. Alexander was credited as one of the skit’s writers at the time and performed it with Stodden. He shared a statement, looking back on the nasty scheme and comments he had made about her, who was still a minor at the time, and shared how sorry he was for his past actions. The apology comes after Courtney shared a photo from the show and called him and the creators out for letting this happen to her when she was still underage.
‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander apologizes to Courtney Stodden for past comments
In 2012, while performing the ‘Funny or Die’ skit, Alexander had made explicit and suggestive comments about Stodden while still underage. Looking back on Monday’s instance, Stodden had shared a post on his Instagram account regarding the matter, while sharing it along with a photo of the sketch. She had written: “Looking back now, I don’t see comedy. I see a 17-year-old girl whose body became part of an adult joke. People still say, “You chose to be there.” Legally, I could not make these decisions for myself. That’s the point. I can’t change what happened to me, but I can ask myself: How did so many adults look at a minor and decide this was acceptable?”She also wrote that she was a minor at the time and did not have the power to make decisions for herself. Not only that, but she also stated that all the contracts had been signed by adults and that any earnings she made would go directly to her husband of 51 years, Doug Hutchison, at the time. He further added: “That’s exactly why I’m speaking out today. Children deserve laws that protect them. They shouldn’t have to become adults before they realize that the law should have protected them all along.“Following the online backlash, the ‘Seinfeld’ actor issued an official statement to share his remorse over the matter. He told Fox News Digital: “Looking back at the comedy sketch that Ms. Stodden and I participated in in 2012, I completely agree that it was inappropriate and I truly regret it, but more importantly, I deeply regret any harm or distress that I may have caused Ms. Stodden. I offer my sincerest apologies.“
On ‘Seinfeld’ Star Jason Alexander’s 2012 Sketch Show About Courtney Stodden
In 2012, Alexander was part of the ‘Funny or Die’ sketch, which was titled ‘The Donny Clay Show with Courtney Stodden’, when Stodden was only 17 years old. A year earlier, she had first hit the headlines after marrying ‘The Green Mile’ actor Doug Hutchison, who was 51 at the time. In the skit, Stodden wore a red two-piece suit as the “Seinfeld” actor played a daytime TV doctor interviewing her and her husband.Alexander, during one of the skit segments, held the phone to her chest and commented that she was getting “a lot of signal” from there. Later, he made the same gesture to her forehead and commented that he “wouldn’t get anything.” He had also made another big and explicit comment about wanting to “have a [her] in various ways” behind the sofa on the set of the show.Stodden and Hutchison filed for divorce in 2020, after which Stodden has been very vocal about advocating for children’s rights and being against child marriage.