Two years after Danny Masterson was charged with three counts of forcible rape, and about 20 years after the incidents would’ve occurred, the That ’70s Show star’s case was declared a mistrial on Wednesday, Nov. 30. A jury of six women and six men, who began deliberations at Clara Shortridge …
Read More »Leah Remini Slams Scientology After Mistrial in Danny Masterson Rape Case
Following the news that Danny Masterson‘s rape trial ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury, Leah Remini took to Twitter to slam the Church of Scientology, claiming its practices and policies have stifled the civil process for women to come forward and attempt to get justice. In the lengthy …
Read More »Danny Masterson Jury Hasn't Reached Verdict, Must Return For Deliberations After Thanksgiving
After nearly three days in deliberation, the jury on Danny Masterson‘s rape trial in Los Angeles has not yet reached a verdict, and the jurors have been ordered to return to continue deliberating the week after Thanksgiving. Lawyers gave their closing statements earlier this week, and the jury started deliberations …
Read More »Danny Masterson Rape Trial Heads to Jury
After a month of intense, often emotional testimony from witnesses, prosecutors and Danny Masterson’s defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments at court in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, once again detailing the alleged incidents tied to the three forcible rape charges Masterson faces. The prosecution implored jurors to hold Masterson …
Read More »Danny Masterson Declines to Testify in Rape Trial as Final Attempt to Dismiss Case Is Denied
Danny Masterson has opted not to testify in his ongoing rape trial, he told the court in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. The That ’70s Show star has been charged with three counts of forceable rape dating from 2001 to 2003. He has denied the allegations and faces 45 years …
Read More »'Ghost Dog' Actress Says Danny Masterson Sexually Assaulted Her Twice in 1996: 'He Was Rough'
Ghost Dog actress Tricia Vessey stepped forward at Danny Masterson‘s serial rape trial in Los Angeles Wednesday and gave her first public testimony claiming the That ’70s Show star forced himself on her twice in 1996 when she was too inebriated to consent to sex. The actress, who gave Rolling …
Read More »Danny Masterson Serial Rape Trial Can Include Fourth Accuser, Judge Rules
Danny Masterson suffered a major blow at his serial sex assault trial Monday when a Los Angeles judge reversed course and decided a fourth Jane Doe accuser can testify that the actor and prominent Scientologist raped her. Judge Charlaine Olmedo said she changed her prior ruling based on the way …
Read More »Danny Masterson Trial: Third Accuser Says 'He Was Like a Predator' Before Alleged Rape
A third accuser took the stand Wednesday at the Danny Masterson rape trial, with Jane Doe #2 testifying about an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the That ’70s Show actor’s home in 2003. As Doe #2 testified Wednesday, Masterson “was like a predator, and as an adult woman, you …
Read More »Danny Masterson Rape Trial: Victim Alleges Scientology Would 'Destroy' Her
A former girlfriend of Danny Masterson, known as Christina B and Jane Doe 3, was in tears during her second day of testimony in Week Two of Danny Masterson’s rape trial. She recounted the severe consequences of being declared a “suppressive person” by the Church of Scientology, Variety reports. She …
Read More »'He Dragged Me By My Hair': Danny Masterson Accuser Details Alleged Violent Incidents at Trial
With Harvey Weinstein’s trial beginning just down the hall on the same floor at Clara Shortridge Criminal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, it was an emptier courtroom at the start of Week Two of Danny Masterson’s rape trial on Monday. The week began with the second of three accusers tied …
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