Courtney Stodden Wants More Than Seinfeld Star Jason Alexander’s Apology — ‘Make Sure This Doesn’t Happen Again’

Tracey Johnson Thu, July 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC

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Courtney Stodden says Jason Alexander's apology was meaningful but believes real accountability should include support for legislation aimed at ending child marriage. (L: @courtneyastodden/Instagram; R: Wikimedia)

Courtney Stodden accepted Jason Alexander’s apology over a controversial comedy sketch that was filmed when she was a teenager, saying that it is a meaningful first step—but she believes real accountability is more than that.

The Seinfeld star recently apologized for appearing in and co-writing a 2012 Funny or Die sketch where he made sexual jokes while Stodden was 17 years old. Alexander said he “completely agree[d]” the sketch was inappropriate and offered his “sincerest apologies” for any harm it caused.

Stodden wants action to follow apology

Stodden spoke to Variety after Alexander’s apology and said she was surprised to see an adult publicly take responsibility for what happened.

“When I first got word that he publicly apologized I was grateful because I think that’s the first step in change,” she told the outlet.

But she also made it clear that she hopes the apology becomes something more than just words.

“I think it would be even better if he put that into action,” Stodden said, and encouraged Alexander to support California Assembly Bill 1267 or to donate to the nonprofit Unchained At Last.

Looking back at the sketch

Alexander’s apology came after Stodden shared the 2012 sketch in an Instagram post, saying how differently she sees the experience now.

She remembered that she was the only minor on set and said she trusted the adults around her at the time, and only later realized how inappropriate it was.

“I was very manipulated,” she told Variety. “Even if I didn’t look like a child, or what a victim should look like, there was a child buried under there.”

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Stodden also said that she wasn’t told exactly what the sketch would be about before she arrived on set and later claimed that her then-husband received the payment for the appearance. She married Doug Hutchison in 2011 when she was 16 years old and he was 51.

The celebrity responded in a statement saying, “Looking 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,” he said. “But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden. I offer her my sincerest apologies.”

Stodden now has a greater mission

But things have changed for Stodden and she is trying to prevent the same thing happening to others.

She has been working with Unchained At Last who work to put an end to child marriage and says she hopes the attention from Alexander’s apology helps to keep that issue in the spotlight.

“This isn’t about revisiting my past but changing the experiences for minors going forward so they don’t have to experience what I had to experience,” she said.

Stodden added that she ultimately wants to be remembered for helping to make sure that children are better protected in the future.

“At the end of the day,” she said, “I don’t want to be remembered for what happened to me. I want to be remembered for helping make sure that this doesn’t happen again.”

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