Overview
- Courtney Stodden posted a still from a 2012 Funny or Die sketch this week and said she was 17 when the skit was filmed, describing sexually suggestive conduct by Jason Alexander.
- Jason Alexander issued a public statement saying the sketch was inappropriate and expressing regret for any harm it caused, and Stodden has publicly accepted that apology while noting she has not received a private one.
- Multiple outlets report that IMDb credits Alexander as a writer on the episode and that the sketch shows him rubbing a cellphone on Stodden’s chest while making crude remarks about her turning 18.
- Stodden used the resurfacing to press for concrete action, asking Alexander to support the group Unchained At Last and California’s AB1267, which would raise the minimum marriage age to 18 with no exceptions.
- There is no reported legal action or industry discipline so far and the episode has renewed discussion about safeguards for child performers, including who signs contracts, who controls paychecks, and how laws like Coogan-style protections operate.