{"id":13262,"date":"2026-07-22T05:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T00:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2026-07-22T05:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T00:31:58","slug":"courtney-stodden-calls-out-jason-alexander-over-controversial-resurfaced-comedy-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13262","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Stodden calls out Jason Alexander over controversial resurfaced comedy sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135111534.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Courtney Stodden called out \u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander over a controversial 2012 \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch she filmed with him when she was underage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 17 years old in this photo,\u201d Stodden began, sharing an image of Alexander holding an iPhone against her breast. In the snap, the actor \u2014 who was 52 at the time \u2014 is wearing a polo and blazer while Stodden is clad in a skimpy bikini.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe older I get, the more impossible this is to understand,\u201d Stodden continued, recalling how Alexander \u201crepeatedly rubbed his phone across my breast while saying there was \u2018no signal\u2019 in my head but \u2018plenty of signal\u2019 in my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden added that later in the sketch, the Emmy- and Tony-winning actor \u201cjoked that when I turn 18 he\u2019d like to take me behind the couch and \u2018have his way\u2019 with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Courtney Stodden called out \u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander over a controversial \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch from 2012 (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Funny or Die<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the sketch, a then 52-year-old Alexander rubbed a phone on a then 17-year-old Stodden\u2019s breast and made sexually suggestive jokes. (Stodden is seen above in January 2026.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Alexander, now 66, is listed as a writer on the sketch, titled \u201cThe Don Clay Show with Courtney Stodden,\u201d in addition to starring in it alongside Stodden and her then-husband, Doug Hutchison, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2180555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an adult, that fact has become harder \u2014 not easier \u2014 for me to understand. I was a minor,\u201d Stodden said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have the legal power to decide whether I wanted to participate. The contracts were signed by adults. The paycheck went to Doug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe production moved forward. I was the only child in the room,\u201d she added. \u201cI felt so alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden, now 31, said she doesn\u2019t see the sketch as comedy looking back on it 14 years later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alexander (seen above in July 2025) co-wrote and starred in the sketch alongside Stodden and her then-husband, Doug Hutchison. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a statement to Page Six, Stodden (seen above in September 2022) said she \u201cwas a minor working in an environment where the adults around me were responsible for my safety and well-being.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI see a 17-year-old girl whose body became part of an adult joke,\u201d she explained. \u201cPeople still say, \u2018You chose to be there.\u2019 Legally, I couldn\u2019t make those decisions for myself. That\u2019s the point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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?\u201d she concluded her post. \u201cThat\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 a statement to Page Six, Stodden said: \u201cAt 17, I was a minor working in an environment where the adults around me were responsible for my safety and well-being. Looking back as an adult, I see those experiences very differently than I did at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy reason for speaking out now isn\u2019t about revisiting the past for its own sake\u2026 it\u2019s about helping create a future where children are better protected and where adults in positions of power are held to a higher standard,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMy reason for speaking out now isn\u2019t about revisiting the past for its own sake\u2026 it\u2019s about helping create a future where children are better protected and where adults in positions of power are held to a higher standard,\u201d Stodden (seen here in July 2025) added. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the time of the sketch, Stodden was married to \u201cThe Green Mile\u201d actor Doug Hutchison \u2014 who was 35 years her senior. The two (pictured here in July 2013) wed in 2011 when she was 16 and he was 51. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In his own statement to Page Six, Alexander said, \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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden,\u201d he added. \u201cI offer her my sincerest apologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Stodden has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/25\/courtney-stodden-calls-ex-doug-hutchison-predator-pedophile\/\">branded Hutchison a \u201cpredator\u201d and \u201cpedophile\u201d<\/a> for marrying her when she was 16 and he was 51 \u2014 a union that sparked controversy when they tied the knot in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGreen Mile\u201d actor, now 66, has dismissed his ex-wife\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>Stodden <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/03\/07\/courtney-stodden-files-for-divorce\/\">filed for divorce<\/a> from Hutchison in 2018 and their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/03\/03\/courtney-stodden-felt-absolutely-taken-advantage-of-by-doug-hutchinson\/\">divorce was finalized<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Stodden (seen here in August 2025) filed for divorce from Hutchison in 2018 and their divorce was finalized in 2020. <span class=\"credit\">@HeadToToeCelebs \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>These days, Stodden is a staunch supporter of AB 1267 (a poster of which is seen above). The bipartisan bill aims to set the minimum age for marriage to 18 in the state of California with no exceptions. <span class=\"credit\">Courtney Stodden\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These days, Stodden is <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/watch-courtney-stodden-marry-husband-jared-safier-in-intimate-wedding-video\/\">married to film and TV producer Jared Safier<\/a> and is using her platform to advocate for the passing of <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org\/bills\/ca_202520260ab1267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 1267<\/a>, a bipartisan bill that would set the minimum age for marriage to 18 with no exceptions in California.<\/p>\n<p>Stodden\u2019s mother gave permission for Hutchison to marry her daughter \u2014 something Stodden has said her mother has repeatedly apologized for allowing to happen.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCelebrity Big Brother\u201d alum told Page Six experiences like hers with Alexander on the 2012 \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch are why she advocates for the legislation\u2019s passage, as she believes \u201cwe need broader conversations about how minors are treated and protected in the entertainment industry and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Stodden called out \u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander over a controversial 2012 \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch she filmed with him when she was underage. \u201cI was 17 years old in this photo,\u201d Stodden began, sharing an image of Alexander holding an iPhone against her breast. 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