Courtney Stodden addresses Jason Alexander apology donation
Courtney Stodden addresses Seinfeld star Jason Alexander's apology and $15,000 donation to Unchained At Last after calling out their inappropriate 2012 Funny or Die comedy sketch, saying she is grateful for the gift and hopes his accountability becomes the industry standard going forward. The update comes after Stodden publicly challenged the actor over the skit, according to Page Six.
Key Takeaways
- Stodden thanked Alexander on Instagram for sending a gift to Unchained At Last, a nonprofit working to end forced and child marriage in the United States.
- Alexander apologized for the 2012 Funny or Die sketch and donated $15,000 to the organization, TMZ reported.
- Stodden was 17 and Alexander was 52 when they filmed the skit she later called inappropriate and damaging.
- She urged supporters to donate to Unchained At Last and said she hopes his response becomes the standard.
Why did Jason Alexander apologize to Courtney Stodden?
Stodden recently called out the Seinfeld actor over a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which, she said, he rubbed her breast with his phone. She was 17 at the time; Alexander, now 66, was 52.
Looking back, Stodden told Variety she felt "manipulated" and "in shock," saying the bikini scene felt too close to home. She said she trusted the adults around her and called the incident "really damaging" in retrospect.
Alexander told Page Six the sketch was inappropriate and that he regrets it. "But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden," he said. "I offer her my sincerest apologies."
What did Courtney Stodden say about the donation?
After the apology, Stodden suggested a donation to a nonprofit of her choice and later addressed the gift on Instagram. "I was grateful to learn Jason Alexander sent a beautiful gift to Unchained At Last," she wrote.
"Accountability isn't about public punishment — it's about taking meaningful steps that can help create change," she added. She said her hope has always been bigger than her own story, and that difficult conversations can lead to real support for groups protecting children and ending child marriage.
Stodden, who was 16 when she married then-51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinson in 2011, said she hopes Alexander's apology and donation "becomes the standard." She also told Variety she was "very taken aback" and "grateful" he took accountability, and she urged him to back California assembly bill AB 1267, which would ban child marriage.
How is Stodden framing accountability after the sketch?
"When harm is acknowledged, meaningful action has the power to help others. That's how real change begins," Stodden wrote. She asked fans who were inspired by Alexander's actions to donate to Unchained At Last and help protect vulnerable children across the United States.
"Don't just witness accountability — be part of it," she concluded. Speaking out now, she told Page Six, "isn't about revisiting the past for its own sake." She said she wants a future where children are better protected and adults in power are held to a higher standard.
A rep for Alexander did not immediately respond to Page Six's request for comment on Saturday. For more celebrity updates, visit our Celebrity Breaking News hub.