Jason Alexander apologizes after Courtney Stodden says 2012 comedy sketch objectified her as a minor
Jason Alexander is taking accountability for his past mistakes.The 66-year-old actor recently apologized to Courtney Stodden for participating in a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which he held a cellphone up to her chest and made comments about her body when she was a minor."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 told Fox News Digital in a statement.
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Jason Alexander is taking accountability for his past mistakes.The 66-year-old actor recently apologized to Courtney Stodden for participating in a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which he held a cellphone up to her chest and made comments about her body when she was a minor."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 told Fox News Digital in a statement. "But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused Ms. I offer her my sincerest apologies."His apology comes one day after Stodden called out Alexander on Instagram as one of the writers of the sketch, adding, "As an adult, that fact has become harder—not easier—for me to understand."GOLDIE HAWN SOUNDS THE ALARM ON CHILDHOOD CELEBRITY CULTURE: 'ALL I CAN SAY IS IT'S A NIGHTMARE'In the Instagram post, she shared a photo of her and Alexander in the sketch, in which she is wearing a bikini, and the actor is rubbing a cellphone across her chest."I was 17 years old in this photo.
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- Jason Alexander is taking accountability for his past mistakes.The 66-year-old actor recently apologized to Courtney Stodden for participating in a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which he held a cellphone up to her chest and made comments about her body when she was a minor."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 told Fox News Digital in a statement.
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