{"id":5228,"date":"2026-07-23T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5228"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:07:08","slug":"courtney-stodden-accepts-jason-alexander-apology-for-sexual-skit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5228","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Stodden accepts Jason Alexander apology for sexual skit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Actor Courtney Stodden has reportedly forgiven \u201cSeinfeld\u201d star Jason Alexander for his role in a sexually charged comedy skit the pair worked on when she was a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5226\">Elon Musk to make \u2018historically accurate\u2019 AI version of \u2018The Odyssey\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old show business personality posted a message on Instagram Monday recalling a short video she, Alexander, and her much older ex-husband made for \u201cFunny or Die\u201d when she was 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back now, I don\u2019t see comedy. I see a 17-year-old girl whose body became part of an adult joke,\u201d she wrote next to a photo of Alexander running his cellphone past her bikini-clad breasts.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Alexander sent a statement to the Daily News on Tuesday offering an apology on his 66-year-old client\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\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 Alexander\u2019s statement said. \u201cBut more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. Stodden. I offer her my sincerest apologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stodden told TMZ she accepts the sitcom star\u2019s apology and asked him to put his money where his mouth is.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5224\">FDA is investigating another cyclospora parasite outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the most meaningful apology is one that creates change,\u201d she said Wednesday. \u201cI would encourage him to support and donate to Unchained At Last, an organization I\u2019m proud to advocate alongside that is leading the fight to end child marriage in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexander\u2019s representatives didn\u2019t immediately reply to a request for comment regarding her suggestion.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stodden told ABC News in a 2025 interview that she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinson when she was a naive 16-year-old. She claims to have been groomed by \u201cThe Green Mile\u201d star.<\/p>\n<p>Stodden shared a message from supporter Crystal Harris on her Instagram Story that includes a link to TMZ\u2019s article about her exchange with Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoly s\u2013t. Please go to Courtney\u2019s page for the full story,\u201d she posted on Wednesday. \u201cApologizing is literally his only option at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5222\">49ers need D-linemen who will complement Nick Bosa\u2019s ACL recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Stodden accepts Jason Alexander&#8217;s apology over a sexually charged comedy sketch the actors participated in when she was a teenager. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Courtney Stodden accepts Jason Alexander apology for sexual skit - 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