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Jason Alexander, once famous as George Costanza, is publicly apologizing for a 2012 sketch where he rubbed a phone on Courtney Stodden’s breasts — a moment that now feels deeply inappropriate given she was just seventeen. Co-writing the bit, Alexander admits it was wrong and regrets the harm caused. Stodden, now 31 and a vocal child marriage activist, acknowledges the apology but urges real change: she wants Alexander to back organizations like Unchained At Last, not just say sorry. Her story — a controversial 2011 marriage to a 51-year-old man — underscores how child marriage remains legal in 33 U.S. states, even with parental consent. Stodden’s mission? To turn public remorse into action, reminding us that comedy’s boundaries shift — but minors’ rights shouldn’t.

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