{"id":14248,"date":"2026-07-23T04:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14248"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:37:49","slug":"seinfelds-jason-alexander-apologizes-to-courtney-stodden-for-2012-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14248","title":{"rendered":"Seinfeld&#8217;s Jason Alexander Apologizes to Courtney Stodden for 2012 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<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong>Jason Alexander<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> regrets participating in a controversial sketch featuring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/courtney_stodden\"><strong>Courtney Stodden<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">During Stodden\u2019s high-profile marriage to <\/span><strong>Doug Hutchison<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2014which began when she was 16 and he was 51\u2014she appeared in a 2012 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NHxunAzH8xI&amp;t=41s\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Funny or Die video sketch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> featuring her now ex-husband and Alexander.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A parody of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dr. Phil<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and similar talk shows, Alexander plays fictional life coach Donny Clay and interviews the couple about their relationship. At one point, he takes his phone camera to Stodden\u2019s breasts and fondles her, noting that there\u2019s no cell signal in her head but \u201cfull bars\u201d in her chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">But after Stodden, who was 17 at the time, recently reflected on how the experience negatively impacted her, the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Seinfeld <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">alum is apologizing for his role in the sketch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\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 he said in a statement to E! News. \u201cBut more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden. 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