Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis released a statement via video on Saturday in response to the criticism that ensued after news broke that they had each written character letters in support of their former That ‘70s Show costar, convicted rapist Danny Masterson. The actor was sentenced to 30 years in …
Read More »Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Vouch for Convicted Rapist Danny Masterson in Sentencing Letters
Ashton Kutcher called convicted rapist Danny Masterson “an extraordinarily honest and intentional friend,” while Mila Kunis referred to his “innate goodness and genuine nature” in letters submitted on the actor’s behalf before he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The letters, shared by journalist Meghann Cuniff on her Substack, …
Read More »Danny Masterson Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison After Rape Conviction
Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison after being found guilty in May of two counts of forcible rape. The That ’70s Show actor faced 30 years in prison on the two convictions, the verdict of which came in the second rape trial against Masterson …
Read More »Danny Masterson Was Convicted of Rape. What Happens to Scientology?
On the morning of April 25, testimony began in the second rape trial of That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson after an initial trial ended last November in a hung jury and mistrial. The first witness on the stand was one of Masterson’s alleged victims, Jane Doe 3, who had …
Read More »Cedric Bixler-Zavala Reacts to Danny Masterson's Rape Conviction
The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, whose wife was among the four women who accused Danny Masterson of sexual assault, reacted to the That 70’s Show actor’s conviction Wednesday on two counts of rape in a series of social media posts. Bixler-Zavala and his wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler — both former Scientologists …
Read More »Danny Masterson Convicted of Rape in Retrial
Nearly three years after Danny Masterson was first arrested on three counts of forcible rape — and six months since the first trial ended in a mistrial — the That ’70s Show star was convicted on two of the three charges Wednesday, according to Variety. The jury first started deliberations …
Read More »Danny Masterson Criminal Rape Retrial Goes to Jury
Closing statements for Danny Masterson‘s criminal rape retrial ended on Wednesday morning in court in Downtown Los Angeles, and the case now goes to the jury to deliberate. Prosecutors harkened back to violent allegations that Danny Masterson drugged and raped three women during their closing argument for the That ’70s …
Read More »Prosecutors Accuse Danny Masterson of Drugging Victims as Rape Retrial Commences
Danny Masterson‘s rape retrial began on Monday with opening statements. Prosecutors once again told jurors in court in Los Angeles during their opening statements that the That ’70s Show star forcibly raped three women nearly 20 years ago. Masterson, who has denied the claims and pleaded not guilty, faces 45 …
Read More »Ashton Kutcher Says He Still Talks to Danny Masterson, Wants to Believe He's Innocent
Ashton Kutcher has addressed the rape allegations against his friend and former co-star Danny Masterson for the first time. In a new interview with Esquire, Kutcher was upfront about the contradictory feelings he’s been grappling with since Masterson was charged with forcibly raping three women at his home in the …
Read More »'There Are Few Charges More Serious': Danny Masterson to Face Second Rape Trial
Actor Danny Masterson will face a retrial on charges he forcibly raped three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills between 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. The decision comes after a jury hopelessly deadlocked on the charges at a trial that ended in November. Masterson, …
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