Courtney Stodden calls out ‘Seinfeld’ star for rubbing phone on her breast in resurfaced comedy sketch: ‘I was 17’

Courtney Stodden called retired “Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander complete a arguable 2012 “Funny aliases Die” sketch she filmed pinch him erstwhile she was underage.

“I was 17 years aged successful this photo,” Stodden began, sharing an image of Alexander holding an iPhone against her breast. In nan snap, nan character — who was 52 astatine nan clip — is wearing a polo and blazer while Stodden is clad successful a skimpy bikini.

“The older I get, nan much intolerable this is to understand,” Stodden continued, recalling really Alexander “repeatedly rubbed his telephone crossed my bosom while saying location was ‘no signal’ successful my caput but ‘plenty of signal’ successful my chest.”

Stodden added that later successful nan sketch, nan Emmy- and Tony-winning character “joked that erstwhile I move 18 he’d for illustration to return maine down nan sofa and ‘have his way’ pinch me.”

Alexander, now 66, is listed arsenic a writer connected nan sketch, titled “The Don Clay Show pinch Courtney Stodden,” successful summation to starring successful it alongside Stodden and her then-husband, Doug Hutchison, according to IMDb.

“As an adult, that truth has go harder — not easier — for maine to understand. I was a minor,” Stodden said. “I didn’t person nan ineligible powerfulness to determine whether I wanted to participate. The contracts were signed by adults. The paycheck went to Doug.”

“The accumulation moved forward. I was nan only kid successful nan room,” she added. “I felt truthful alone.”

Stodden, now 31, said she doesn’t spot nan sketch arsenic drama looking backmost connected it 14 years later.

“I spot a 17-year-old woman whose assemblage became portion of an big joke,” she explained. “People still say, ‘You chose to beryllium there.’ Legally, I couldn’t make those decisions for myself. That’s nan point.”

“I can’t alteration what happened to maine but I tin inquire myself: How did truthful galore adults look astatine a insignificant and determine this was acceptable?” she concluded her post. “That’s precisely why I speak retired today. Children merit laws that protect them. They shouldn’t person to go adults earlier realizing nan rule should person protected them each along.”

In a connection to Page Six, Stodden said: “At 17, I was a insignificant moving successful an situation wherever nan adults astir maine were responsible for my information and well-being. Looking backmost arsenic an adult, I spot those experiences very otherwise than I did astatine nan time.”

“My logic for speaking retired now isn’t astir revisiting nan past for its ain sake… it’s astir helping create a early wherever children are amended protected and wherever adults successful positions of powerfulness are held to a higher standard,” she added.

In his ain connection to Page Six, Alexander said, “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 added. “I connection her my sincerest apologies.”

In caller years, Stodden has branded Hutchison a “predator” and “pedophile” for marrying her erstwhile she was 16 and he was 51 — a national that sparked contention erstwhile they tied nan knot successful 2011.

The “Green Mile” actor, now 66, has dismissed his ex-wife’s claim.

Stodden filed for divorce from Hutchison successful 2018 and their divorce was finalized successful 2020.

These days, Stodden is married to movie and TV shaper Jared Safier and is utilizing her level to advocator for nan passing of AB 1267, a bipartisan measure that would group nan minimum property for matrimony to 18 pinch nary exceptions successful California.

Stodden’s mother gave support for Hutchison to wed her girl — thing Stodden has said her mother has many times apologized for allowing to happen.

The “Celebrity Big Brother” alum told Page Six experiences for illustration hers pinch Alexander connected nan 2012 “Funny aliases Die” sketch are why she advocates for nan legislation’s passage, arsenic she believes “we request broader conversations astir really minors are treated and protected successful nan intermezo manufacture and beyond.”