Courtney Stodden addresses ‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander’s apology donation for ‘inappropriate’ comedy sketch

Courtney Stodden thanked Jason Alexander for his apology donation aft she called him retired for an “inappropriate” drama sketch from 2012.

“I was grateful to study Jason Alexander sent a beautiful gift to Unchained At Last,” Stodden wrote via Instagram on Friday, on pinch a photograph of herself, referencing nan nonprofit pinch a extremity of “ending forced and kid marriage in nan United States,” nan organizations website reads.

“Accountability isn’t astir nationalist reward — it’s astir taking meaningful steps that tin thief create change,” she said.

“My dream has ever been bigger than my ain story,” Stodden continued successful nan lengthy caption. “If difficult conversations tin lead to existent support for organizations protecting children and ending kid marriage, past thing affirmative tin travel from thing profoundly painful.”

A rep for Alexander did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for remark connected Saturday.

Stodden — who was conscionable 16 when she tied nan knot pinch past 51-year-old character Doug Hutchinson successful 2011 — wrote that she hopes nan “Seinfeld” star’s apology and aid “becomes nan standard.”

“When harm is acknowledged, meaningful action has nan powerfulness to thief others. That’s really existent alteration begins,” she wrote.

“If Jason’s actions inspired you, I dream you’ll see making a aid to Unchained At Last,” she concluded. “We are moving to extremity kid matrimony and protect susceptible children crossed nan United States. Don’t conscionable witnesser accountability — beryllium portion of it. Every aid helps protect nan adjacent child.”

After Stodden called retired nan iconic comedian for rubbing her breast with his telephone successful a 2012 “Funny aliases Die” skit they filmed erstwhile she was 17 and Alexander — now 66 — was 52.

The “Shallow Hal” prima donated $15,000 to nan nonprofit, TMZ reported connected Thursday.

Alexander besides apologized, telling Page Six successful a statement, “Looking backmost astatine nan drama sketch successful which Ms. Stodden and I participated successful 2012, I wholly work together that it was inappropriate and I genuinely regret it.”

“But much importantly, I americium profoundly sorry for immoderate harm aliases distress it has caused Ms. Stodden,” he continued. “I connection her my sincerest apologies.”

Stodden past escalated nan business by suggesting a donation to a nonprofit of her choice.

The media characteristic confessed successful an question and reply pinch Variety that she was “very taken aback” and “grateful” nan character “was really capable to return accountability” earlier urging Alexander to return action.

“When I first sewage connection that he publically apologized I was grateful because I deliberation that’s nan first measurement successful change,” she told nan outlet, noting that she thought it would “be moreover amended if he put that into action.”

Aside from urging him to donate, Stodden suggested nan character backmost AB 1267, a California assembly measure that would prohibition kid marriage.

The reality TV characteristic besides told nan outlet that she’d felt “manipulated” aft looking backmost connected nan drama sketch, successful which she wore a skin-baring bikini.

“I was successful shock,” Stodden said of looking backmost astatine nan scene. “It felt very adjacent to home, and for illustration he pulled from ‘Pretty Woman’ and thought it would beryllium funny to recreate that pinch a child. I didn’t cognize he was going to beryllium emotion maine up connected set.”

Stodden explained to nan outlet that she “trusted nan adults around” her and called nan incident “really damaging” successful retrospect.

The vocalist and advocator told Page Six that speaking retired astir nan brushwood now “isn’t astir revisiting nan past for its ain sake.”

Stodden told america that she hopes to “create a early wherever children are amended protected and wherever adults successful positions of powerfulness are held to a higher standard.”