Courtney Stodden addresses Jason Alexander's apology donation
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Key Points:
- Courtney Stodden thanked Jason Alexander for his apology and $15,000 donation to Unchained At Last, a nonprofit aiming to end forced and child marriage in the U.S., after calling him out for an inappropriate 2012 comedy sketch.
- Alexander apologized for the sketch in which he touched Stodden inappropriately when she was 17, expressing regret for any harm caused and acknowledging the sketch was inappropriate.
- Stodden emphasized that accountability involves meaningful actions that drive change, encouraging others to donate to the nonprofit and support efforts to protect vulnerable children.
- The reality TV personality revealed feeling manipulated and shocked by the incident, noting she trusted adults around her at the time and now seeks to hold adults in power to higher standards.
- Stodden also urged Alexander to support California Assembly Bill 1267, which would ban child marriage, highlighting her broader goal of protecting children and preventing similar abuses.
