Danny Masterson submitted a massive, admittedly “oversized” appeal brief in his California rape case Wednesday that challenges the credibility of his victims and claims a series of trial court errors “requires” the reversal of his 2023 conviction. The 246-page filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, has yet to be accepted by …
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The judge who presided over Danny Masterson’s 2023 rape trial and sentencing had a testy exchange with one of the actor’s lawyers in a California courtroom Tuesday, but stopped short of ordering a full-blown evidentiary hearing into claims Masterson’s appellate team acted improperly when it recently tracked down jurors at …
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Jurors who served on the 2023 trial that ended with Danny Masterson‘s conviction on two counts of forcible rape have reported “unwanted contact” by Masterson’s legal team at their homes and businesses — and now prosecutors have asked for a hearing on the matter. In a new Nov. 13 court …
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The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala recirculated a sharp criticism of Linkin Park’s new vocalist, Emily Armstrong, over her ties to the Church of Scientology and alleged support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson. “Do your fans know about your friend Danny Masterson? Your rapist friend,” Bixler-Zavala wrote in a comment posted …
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After nearly a year of allegedly ducking service of a lawsuit claiming child sexual abuse in his organization, Scientology leader David Miscavige sent his lawyer to a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday to seek disqualification of the judge on the matter using a peremptory challenge — a special right that doesn’t …
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Convicted rapist Danny Masterson finally relinquished his personal stockpile of assault rifles last week, three years after he was ordered to do so following his 2020 arrest for three counts of forcible rape, his lawyer told a Los Angeles judge Thursday. The disgraced That ‘70s Show actor has been locked …
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Convicted rapist Danny Masterson failed to turn over nine of 23 guns after his felony arrest three years ago – and two of the Jane Does whose allegations led to his criminal charges tell Rolling Stone they’re “scared” and want answers. The Jane Does attended a court hearing in Los …
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After years of fighting Scientology in the public arena, Leah Remini will take the battle to court with a new lawsuit against the church and its current leader David Miscavige. In a 60-page lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone and filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles superior court, Remini accuses Miscavige …
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There are movie stars and then there is Tom Cruise. Forty years a star, enough classics to make listing even a few here pointless, and, now, someone who can stake a legitimate claim to saving Hollywood (or at least jolting some life into that lazy, bloated monstrosity). Last year’s Top …
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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 …
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