Jason Alexander said he "truly regrets" the Funny Or Die sketch he appeared in with Courtney Stodden.

Alexander said he "truly regrets" the 2012 Funny or Die sketch he appeared in with Courtney Stodden US actor Jason Alexander has apologised to reality star Courtney Stodden for an "inappropriate" comedy sketch they appeared in together when she was 17. The Seinfeld star appeared in a Funny or Die sketch with Stodden in 2012, which parodied daytime talk shows such as Dr Phil. The sketch saw Alexander rubbing a mobile phone on Stodden's breasts because it was the only area with "plenty of signal". After Stodden reposted and questioned the clip earlier this week, Alexander said he was "deeply sorry" and offered her his "sincerest apologies". Writing on Instagram,, external Stodden said: "The older I get, the more impossible this is to understand. "During this comedy sketch, Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while saying there was 'no signal' in my head but 'plenty of signal' in my chest. "Later in the sketch, he joked that when I turned 18 he'd like to take me behind the couch and 'have his way' with me."