Jason Alexander apologizes to Courtney Stodden for ‘inappropriate’ skit they did when she was 17

Culture & TrendsJason Alexander apologizes to Courtney Stodden for ‘inappropriate’ skit they did when she was 17The “Seinfeld” star says he “truly regrets” doing the skit and for any harm it caused Stodden, who rose to fame after marrying actor Doug Hutchison when she was 16.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Jason Alexander, left, and Courtney Stodden, right.Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 22, 2026, 4:08 PM EDTBy Sophie ZiedalskiJason Alexander is apologizing after Courtney Stodden publicly called out the “Seinfeld” star over a lewd 2012 comedy sketch the two made when Stodden was 17. Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Stodden, a media personality and reality TV star, first drew international attention in 2011 after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at age 16. The relationship was later chronicled by the television movie “I Was a Child Bride,” and her public profile led to numerous reality TV appearances, including “Celebrity Big Brother.” Stodden and Hutchison separated in 2013.On Monday, Stodden revisited a 14-year-old skit she appeared in with Alexander for the Funny or Die media company. She posted an image on Instagram of herself in a bikini — when she 17-years-old — as Alexander touched her breast with a cellphone, with part of the caption reading: “I was the only child in the room. I felt so alone.”The skit, a parody of “Dr. Phil” and similar daytime talk shows, featured Stodden and Hutchison seeking couple’s therapy from Alexander’s character, Donny Clay. The sketch featured Alexander rubbing a cellphone on Stodden’s chest, joking that it was the only place with “full bars.” At another point, while the Clay character was role-playing as Hutchison, Alexander said he would take Stodden behind the couch and “have at you in a number of ways.”“IMDb credits (Alexander) as one of the writers of the episode,” Stodden wrote in the Instagram post. “As an adult, th...