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Danny Masterson Grants Estranged Wife Full Custody Of Daughter After His Rape Conviction

24Oct

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Danny Masterson Grants Estranged Wife Full Custody Of Daughter After His Rape Conviction

Danny Masterson has granted his wife, Bijou Phillips, full custody of their child.The 47-year-old actor was best known until recently for his role as Steven Hyde in “That 70’s Show,” but was convicted in May of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home in 2001 and 2003 — and sentenced last month to 30 years to life in prison.According to court documents obtained Monday by People, Masterson has since signed over full legal and physical custody of his 9-year-old daughter, Fianna, to Phillips. He requested visitation rights, however, as Phillips filed for divorce in September.The 43-year-old mother — an actor best known for “Almost Famous” (2000) and “Hostel: Part II” (2005) — reportedly requested spousal support in the filing. Phillips also asked the Santa Barbara judge to “terminate the...

Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, files for divorce following actor’s sentencing for rape convictions

20Sep

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Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, files for divorce following actor’s sentencing for rape convictions

Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life Danny Masterson, "That '70s Show" actor, sentenced to 30 years to life in prison 01:36 Bijou Phillips, the wife of Danny Masterson, has filed for divorce following the "That '70s Show" actor's sentencing of 30 years to life after he was convicted of raping two women, Phillips' lawyer confirmed to CBS News."Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband at this unfortunate time," attorney Pete...

Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child trafficking nonprofit over Danny Masterson character letter

16Sep

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Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child trafficking nonprofit over Danny Masterson character letter

Actor Ashton Kutcher has stepped down as board chair of an anti-child trafficking group that he co-founded in the wake of criticism he received over a letter of support he penned on behalf of his former "That '70s Show" co-star Danny Masterson following Masterson's criminal conviction for raping two women. In a resignation letter posted on the website of the group Thorn, Kutcher wrote that he "cannot allow my error in judgment to distract from our efforts and the children we serve."In June, the 43-year-old Masterson was found guilty of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home in the early 2000s. Both Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis, who also starred on the popular sitcom, were among dozens of colleagues, relatives and friends who wrote letters of s...

Mila Kunis Recalls Gross Bet Danny Masterson And Ashton Kutcher Made In Old Clip

12Sep

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Mila Kunis Recalls Gross Bet Danny Masterson And Ashton Kutcher Made In Old Clip

A new thread of old interviews and promos involving Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson and Mila Kunis is raising a lot of eyebrows online.On Saturday, a social media user resurfaced several old clips on X, formerly Twitter, that highlights how Kutcher and Masterson routinely sexualized Kunis while they were working together on “That ’70s Show.”Although it is unclear when some of the clips were recorded, it should be noted that Kunis was cast on “That ’70s Show” when she was just 14, while Kutcher was 19, and Masterson was 22. The sitcom premiered on Fox in 1998 and ended in 2006.One clip in the thread features a joint interview between Kunis and Kutcher on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” in the early 2000s (the show ran from 1996 to 2002). In the video, Kunis calls out Kutcher for an incredibly i...

Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address criticism for sending character reference letters in Danny Masterson case

10Sep

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Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address criticism for sending character reference letters in Danny Masterson case

Acting couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis on Saturday took to social media to address some of the criticism they have received for sending letters of support to the Los Angeles judge overseeing the Danny Masterson rape case ahead of Masterson's sentencing.Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison after being found guilty in June of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home about two decades ago.Kutcher, Kunis and Masterson were co-stars on the hit sitcom "That '70s Show" from 1998 to 2006. Masterson later starred with Kutcher in the Netflix comedy series "The Ranch," which ran for four season from 2016 to 2020. However, Masterson only appeared in the first three seasons, and was fired from the show in December 2017 after the rape allegations surfaced. ...

Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Wrote Letters To Judge In Support Of Danny Masterson

9Sep

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Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Wrote Letters To Judge In Support Of Danny Masterson

Former “That ’70s Show” actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote support letters to the judge overseeing their former co-star Danny Masterson’s sexual assault case, asking for leniency in the actor’s sentencing, several news outlets reported Friday.Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday for raping two women at his Hollywood home in the early 2000s. One of the victims tweeted on Thursday that Kutcher and Kunis, who are married, had written letters asking the judge for leniency in the sentencing. Full copies of both letters were published by reporter Meghann Cuniff on Friday.In his July letter, Kutcher described Masterson as a “role model” and someone who has had “nothing but a positive influence” on him. He later added that the actor is an “extraordinarily hone...

Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for rape convictions

7Sep

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Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for rape convictions

Actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison Thursday after a jury convicted him earlier this year of raping two women 20 years ago, according to the Los Angeles district attorney's office. Prosecutors said the rapes occurred in 2003 while Masterson, now 47, was starring in the hit sitcom "That '70s Show.""This has been a long and arduous road for the victims of Mr. Masterson," Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement to CBS News after the sentencing. "They not only survived his abuse, they also survived a system that is often not kind to victims."Masterson was convicted in May of raping a 28-year-old woman in April 2003 and a 23-year-old woman later that year, according to prosecutors. Both incidents happened at Masterson's Hollywood Hills home...