Danny Masterson Rape Retrial Rests With Defense Calling No Witnesses; Scientology Lawyer Controversy Erupts

The inclusion of the Church of Scientology in the rape retrial of Danny Masterson was slammed by the organization after the actor was found guilty Wednesday. Masterson, 47, was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape.The jury was hung on a third charge.

The Mars Volta‘s Cedric Bixler-Zavala has issued a response after actor and longtime Scientologist Danny Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape.Masterson — who was most famed for his role as Steven Hyde in That ’70s Show — was found guilty of two out of the three accusations of rape made against him in a Los Angeles retrial yesterday (May 31).Now, following the verdict, Cedric Bixler-Zavala has spoken out about the disgraced actor and the Church Of Scientology.The musician and At The Drive-In icon left the church back in 2017 after first joining back in 2009. His wife, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, had also testified against Masterson back in 2022, and previously issued a separate civil lawsuit against him.According to the civil case, Carnell-Bixler’s relationship with Masterson lasted for several years, and he sexually assaulted her multiple times between the period of 2001 and 2002.Responding to the accusations with The Hollywood Reporter, Masterson issued a statement saying: “I’m not going to fight my ex-girlfriend in the media like she’s been baiting me to do for more than two years.

Danny Masterson's wife, Bijou Phillips, was inside the courtroom when the  star was found guilty of rape in his Los Angeles retrial Wednesday. Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape against two women who were former members of the Church of Scientology, of which Masterson is also a member.Phillips let out a wail as the verdict was read aloud Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, some six weeks after the retrial started. Judge Charlaine F.

Danny Masterson has been convicted of forcible rape three years after he was charged. In case you need a refresher, the disg

Leah Remini is sharing her thoughts on Danny Masterson‘s guilty verdict.

The jury in the rape trial of Danny Masterson has rendered a verdict, finding the “That ’70s Show” alum to be guilty on two counts of forcible rape.

Former That '70s Show star Danny Masterson has been convicted on two counts of forcible rape.The actor was convicted on Wednesday and faces a potential prison sentence of 30 years to life on the two charges. A verdict was not reached by the jury on a third rape charge.The Masterson family, who were seated in the audience in court, were reportedly shocked to hear the guilty verdicts. Actor Danny was accused of raping three women between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.

Danny Masterson‘s trial has come to an end.

Danny Masterson was found guilty Wednesday in his rape retrial. He was found guilty on two counts.The jury was hung on a third charge. A jury of seven men and five women deliberated for eight days before reaching the verdicts.  No sentencing date has yet been set, but the judge told Masterson and his lawyers to return to court Aug.

Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of forcible rape after his second trial on charges that he sexually assaulted several women in the early 2000s.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. The jury could not reach a verdict on a third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction. Masterson faces a potential sentence of 30 years to life in prison on the two charges. Shortly after the clerk read the guilty verdicts, there was an audible gasp from Masterson’s family, who were seated in the audience. Masterson was accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The jury convicted him of raping two women in 2003, but could not reach a verdict pertaining to an allegation from November 2001 involving a former girlfriend.

Danny Masterson has been found guilty of two counts of forcible rape against two women who were also former members of the Church of Scientology, of which the  star is also a member.The verdict was read Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, some six weeks after the retrial started. While the embattled actor was found guilty on two counts, the jury deadlocked on the third count of rape.

The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial today has found the actor guilty on the majority of the three counts against him.

LOS ANGELES — Danny Masterson drugged women’s drinks so he could rape them, then relied on his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid consequences for years, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments at the actor’s trial.

entire closing argument Wednesday, focusing on inconsistencies in the stories of each of the three victims, all former Scientologists, and suggesting they were in cahoots to lash out at the church and win a separate civil lawsuit.Los Angeles prosecutors chose to re-try Masterson after a hung jury and mistrial last November. This time around, prosecutors focused more on the allegation that Masterson had drugged his victims, calling a date-rape-drug expert witnesses and saying outright – as opposed to merely inferring, as they did in the first trial – that the “That ’70s Show” star slipped his victims an intoxicant.“This defendant drugged and raped each of these victims,” Mueller said Wednesday.

The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial has begun deliberations.

Jurors in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday morning after lawyers wrap up closing arguments in the case against the former “That ’70s Show” star.

Danny Masterson drugged women’s drinks so he could rape them, then relied on his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid consequences for years, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments at the actor’s trial. "The defendant drugs his victims to gain control. He does this to take away his victims’ ability to consent," Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson told the jury of seven men and five women.

That ‘70s Show — is on trial for the second time following allegations of rape. The first ended in a mistrial back in December 2022.Masterson is accused of three charges of rape, all taking place at his home between the period of 2001 and 2003.

hung jury and mistrial last November.This time around, prosecutors focused more on the allegation that Masterson somehow drugged his victims, brining on expert witnesses and saying outright – as opposed to merely inferring – that the “That ’70s Show” star used some kind of date-rape drug to get “control” of his victims.“It all starts with a drink. How many times have you hear the defendant give a drink to an unsusepecting victim?” Anson said to begin her closing statement.