The Law & Order director, 42, whose first name is also Jason, hit headlines on Wednesday (29Jul15) when he was arrested and charged with felony counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child for allegedly sharing the files on the Internet.

A fan of the Seinfeld comedian alerted him to an article which featured his picture alongside a report on Alexander's arrest, so the funnyman wrote a message on Twitter.com, insisting he is not the shamed director, or Britney Spears' ex-husband, also named Jason Alexander.

He wrote, "Ma, if u (you) read this, I'm not the Jason Alexander accused of kiddie porn. Nor did I wed Britney Spears. There's a few JA's (Jason Alexanders). I'm bald & ur (your) son."

The moviemaker is being held on $10,000 (£6,250) bail, and is scheduled to appear in court on 19 November (15).