Jason Alexander is best known for his role in the popular comedy series “Seinfeld.” He recently issued a formal apology to media personality and star Courtney Stodden after she shared a post criticizing him and the creators of a 2012 skit that heavily sexualized her when she was just 17 years old. (Instagram)
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to Child marriage.Jason Alexander, best known for his role as George Costanza on “Seinfeld,” has officially apologized to journalist Courtney Stodden for his comments on an old sitcom. Alexander is credited as one of the writers of the skit at the time and performed it with Stodden.
He shared a statement, given the hateful skit and comments he made about her, who was still a minor at the time, and shared how much he regrets his past actions.
The apology comes after Kourtney shared a photo from the show and called out him and the creators for allowing this to happen to her when she was still a minor.
‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander issues an apology to Courtney Stodden over his past comments
In 2012, during a “Funny or Die” sketch performance, Alexander made explicit and suggestive comments about Stodden when she was still a minor.
Given what happened on Monday, Stodden shared a post on her Instagram account about the issue, while sharing a photo from the skit. She wrote: “Looking back now, I don’t see comedy. I see a 17 year old girl whose body became part of an adult joke.
And people still say: “You chose to be there.” Legally, I couldn’t make those decisions for myself. This is 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 that this was okay?She also wrote that she was a minor at the time and lacked the ability to make decisions for herself.
Not only that, she also stated that all the contracts were signed by adults, and that any profits she made went directly to her then-51-year-old husband, Doug Hutchison. She added: “This is exactly why I am speaking out today. Children deserve laws that protect them. They should not become adults before they realize that the law should have protected them all along.”
“Following online backlash, the “Seinfeld” actor issued an official statement to express his remorse over the matter.
“Given the 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 am deeply sorry for any harm or distress I caused Ms. Stodden. I offer her my sincerest apologies,” he told Fox News Digital.
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‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander’s 2012 sitcom about Courtney Stodden
In 2012, Alexander was part of the “Funny or Die” sketch, which was titled “The Donny Clay Show with Courtney Stodden,” at a time when Stodden was only 17 years old.
A year ago, she first made headlines after marrying actor Doug Hutchison, who was 51 at the time. In the sitcom, Stodden wore a red two-piece while the Seinfeld actress played a daytime TV doctor being interviewed by her and her husband.Alexander, during one segment of the skit, held his phone to her chest and commented that he was getting “a lot of signals” from there. He later made the same gesture to her forehead and commented, “I didn’t get anything.” He also passed another rude and explicit remark about wanting to “get.” [her] In many ways” behind the sofa set of the show.Stodden and Hutchison filed for divorce in 2020, after which Stodden has been vocal about advocating for children’s rights and opposing child marriage.