{"id":15735,"date":"2026-07-24T13:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15735"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:05","slug":"how-seinfeld-alum-jason-alexander-responded-to-courtney-stoddens-demands-over-resurfaced-controversial-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15735","title":{"rendered":"How &#8216;Seinfeld&#8217; alum Jason Alexander responded to Courtney Stodden&#8217;s demands over resurfaced controversial 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%2F135317314.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander accepted Courtney Stodden\u2019s demands to donate to a non-profit of her choice after an \u201cinappropriate\u201d comedy sketch they filmed while the latter was underage resurfaced.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian donated $15,000 to Unchained At Last, an organization to end child marriage and forced marriage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/23\/jason-alexander-donates-to-charity-after-courtney-stodden-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ reported <\/a>Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander\u2019s rep told TMZ that he had submitted the payment but declined to share how much he donated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander responded to Courtney Stodden\u2019s demands after an \u201cinappropriate\u201d comedy sketch they filmed when she was underage resurfaced. (Seen above: the duo in \u201cFunny or Die.\u201d) <span class=\"credit\">Funny or Die<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Stodden requested the actor (seen here) donate to Unchained At Last, an organization to end child marriage and forced marriage. <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, 66, coughed up the funds after Stodden, 31, called him out over a 2012 \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch they filmed together when she was 17.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Stodden took to Instagram to reshare a photo from the skit, which <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/21\/celebrity-news\/courtney-stodden-calls-out-jason-alexander-over-controversial-resurfaced-comedy-sketch\/\">showed Alexander rubbing her breast <\/a>with his phone in an attempt to get a signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 17 years old in this photo,\u201d\u00a0she captioned the photo of herself in a bikini and Alexander, who was 52 at the time, wearing a suit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>According to TMZ, Alexander (seen here) donated $15,000. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earlier this week, Stodden (seen here) called out Alexander over a 2012 \u201cFunny or Die\u201d sketch they worked on when she was 17. <span class=\"credit\">courtney stodden\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe older I get, the more impossible this is to understand,\u201d\u00a0Stodden continued, explaining how the \u201cPretty Woman\u201d star \u201crepeatedly rubbed his phone across [her] breast while saying there was \u2018no signal\u2019 in [her] head but \u2018plenty of signal\u2019 in [her] chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Stodden, Alexander also\u00a0\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<p>According to IMDb, Alexander was listed as a writer in the \u201cThe Don Clay Show with Courtney Stodden\u201d sketch. Stodden\u2019s then-husband, Doug Hutchison, also starred in the skit. <\/p>\n<p>Stodden was 16, and Hutchison was 51 when they got married in 2011. Stodden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/03\/07\/courtney-stodden-files-for-divorce\/\">pulled the plug <\/a>on their marriage\u00a0in 2018, and their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/03\/03\/courtney-stodden-felt-absolutely-taken-advantage-of-by-doug-hutchinson\/\">divorce was finalized<\/a>\u00a0two years later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the skit, the comedian rubbed Stodden\u2019s breasts. (Seen here: Stodden at the 2025  Lifetime Summer Soiree Event.) <span class=\"credit\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI was 17 years old in this photo,\u201d\u00a0she captioned a screen grab from the skit (seen here). <span class=\"credit\">Courtney Stodden\/TikTok<\/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>\u201cAs an adult, that fact has become harder \u2014 not easier \u2014 for me to understand. I was a minor,\u201d she continued in the caption. <\/p>\n<p>\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. The production moved forward. I was the only child in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden questioned how adults could \u201clook at a minor and decide this was acceptable,\u201d adding, \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>Alexander later addressed Stodden\u2019s post and<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/22\/celebrity-news\/seinfeld-alum-jason-alexander-apologizes-for-inappropriate-courtney-stodden-comedy-sketch\/\"> took full responsibility<\/a> for his past actions, telling Page Six, \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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe older I get, the more impossible this is to understand,\u201d\u00a0Stodden (seen here) continued. <span class=\"credit\">courtney stodden\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a statement to Page Six, Alexander had taken accountability for his past actions. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>On Wednesday, Stodden admitted that she \u201cvery taken aback\u201d when she heard Alexander had apologized because \u201ca lot of adults\u201d haven\u2019t taken \u201caccountability\u201d for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first got word that he publicly apologized, I was grateful because I think that\u2019s the first step in change,\u201d she told Variety, claiming that \u201cit would be even better\u201d if Alexander made amends by supporting Unchained At Last.<\/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>\u201cSeinfeld\u201d alum Jason Alexander accepted Courtney Stodden\u2019s demands to donate to a non-profit of her choice after an \u201cinappropriate\u201d comedy sketch they filmed while the latter was underage resurfaced. 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