We were floored to learn Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson. Obviously a rape conviction and 30-year prison sentence is more than sufficient grounds — but we’re talking about a woman who really stood by her man.
26.09.2023 - 18:41 / deadline.com
Currently behind bars on a 30-year sentence for rape, Danny Masterson is heading back to court.
In a short hearing today in downtown LA, Judge Upinder Kalra lifted the long stay on the 2019-filed harassment case against the That 70s Show actor and the Church of Scientology. At the same time in the 10-minute session, the LA Superior Court judge set a trial start date for the case.
Right now, Masterson and the David Miscavige-led Church are set to go to trial on September 22, 2025. In case you are wondering, court backlogs and an expected flood of discovery filings are but two reasons the trial won’t start for nearly two years.
All three Jane Does in the civil case, in which Scientology unsuccessfully tried last year to get the Supreme Court to intervene in, are former members of the Church. In their complaint back in 2019, the plaintiffs claimed they were put under surveillance by the Church, repeatedly harassed and had pets slaughtered after going to the LAPD with their claims against the actor. Delivering harrowing victims statements in court, the trio were also all participants in the criminal case against Masterson, which saw him sentenced on September 7
Scientology did not respond to request for comment on the trial date from Deadline today Yet, as a joint status report from yesterday displays, the Church did not want the stay lifted.
“The Church Defendants maintain that the current stay should continue because it is unclear
whether Plaintiffs are filing an amended complaint,” the September 25 filing stated. “At the meet and confer, the Church Defendants asked Plaintiffs if they were intending to file an amended complaint, and Plaintiffs responded that they are contemplating an amendment and would notify all
We were floored to learn Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson. Obviously a rape conviction and 30-year prison sentence is more than sufficient grounds — but we’re talking about a woman who really stood by her man.
Mila Kunis, 40, received for writing support letters for Danny Masterson’s rape case as the reason behind for his decision to depart.“After my wife and I spent several days of listening, personal reflection, learning, and conversations with survivors and the employees and leadership at Thorn, I have determined the responsible thing for me to do is resign as Chairman of the Board, effectively immediately,” Kutcher, 45, wrote on Friday. “I cannot allow my error in judgment to distract from our efforts and the children we serve.”“Victims of sexual abuse have been historically silenced and the character statement I submitted is yet another painful instance of questioning victims who are brave enough to share their experiences,” Kutcher continued.
After being hit with criticism for writing letters of support for rapist Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher has stepped down from the anti-child sex abuse organisation he co-founded.The actor, 45, and his wife Mila Kunis recently apologised for writing letters to attest Danny's character. Danny was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday 7 September following his conviction for two counts of rape.
A source is opening up about Bijou Phillips‘ relationship with husband Danny Masterson and how it has changed since he was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
In wake of the controversy surrounding Ashton Kutcher, the actor is stepping down from his role as chairman of the board of Thorn — the anti-child sex abuse organization he co-founded with his ex-wife Demi Moore in 2009.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ashton Kutcher has resigned from Thorn, the anti-child sex abuse organization that he co-founded in 2009 with then-wife Demi Moore. Kutcher served as Thorn’s chairman of the board, while his current wife, Mila Kunis, was an observer on the organization’s board. She is stepping down as well, Time reports.
made for each other. Bijou Phillips is “distraught” after her husband, Danny Masterson, 47, was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison for rape, but the 43-year-old actress has “no plans” to end her 12-year marriage.“She has had a very difficult time since the conviction,” a source told People. “She loves Danny and has no plans to file for divorce.
Danny Masterson’s circle is “praying” for him.
Amy Schumer has poked fun at Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s apology video, after they wrote letters in support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.Masterson, who is best known for starring in US sitcom That ‘70s Show, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on two counts of rape last week (September 7). It later emerged his former co-stars, Kunis and Kutcher, were among 50 people who had sent letters in support of the actor ahead of his sentencing.The couple subsequently released an apology video on Instagram following Masterson’s sentencing, explaining that the letters “were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system, or the validity of the jury’s ruling”.Schumer, who faced criticism online after mocking how Nicole Kidman was sitting at the US Open, issued a mock apology on Monday (September 11) referencing the controversy around Kunis and Kutcher’s video.In a post, which has since been deleted from Instagram, Schumer wrote: “I want to apologise to all the people I hurt posting a photo of Nicole Kidman and alluding to her being an alien.
Taryn Manning is speaking out about her “friend” Danny Masterson.
Amid Ashton Kutcher‘s support of his former costar and convicted rapist Danny Masterson, the internet is calling out the actor for some of his own past comments — particularly those aimed towards Hilary Duff.
Mila Kunis has explained how Danny Masterson 'bet' Ashton Kutcher to 'French kiss' her during her time on That '70s Show, when she was just 14 years old. Danny Masterson was recently sentenced for raping two women, and both Ashton and Mila came under scrutiny when it was revealed they'd written letters of support.
Several celebrities are speaking out and voicing opinions on the court letters written for Danny Masterson.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have found themselves in a position that those who’ve followed their Teflon trajectory might never have expected: Apologizing. The pair’s letters to Judge Charlaine Olmedo, prior to her sentencing of Kutcher and Kunis’ “That ‘70s Show” costar Danny Masterson to thirty years to life on two counts of rape, went viral after they were obtained by independent journalist Tony Ortega. And both the letters and apology video share an uncomfortable tone of supreme self-assurance.
Amy Schumer appeared to mock Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ Danny Masterson controversy in a since-deleted Instagram post.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ 2002 interview on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” resurfaced on social media after the two actors apologized for writing letters of support for Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing for rape. In the viral clip, Kunis reveals that Masterson once bet Kutcher $10 to French kiss her while filming an episode of their Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show.” The actors are light-spirited about the whole thing, but the clip has amassed over 4 million views and counting in the days after Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life for rape. “She was 14 when we started the show.
The actress acknowledges the painful reality when people who are loved and admired commit terrible acts.
resurfaced interview, actress Mila Kunis accused Danny Masterson of daring her then-costar Ashton Kutcher to French kiss her when she was 14 while the trio filmed the hit sitcom “That ’70s Show.” The clip, which aired on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” in 2002, shows Kutcher, 45, and Kunis, 40, talking to O’Donnell about the bet he made with Masterson, 47. At the time, the script called for their characters — Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart — to be “making out” in a scene.“I’m like thinking this is slightly illegal, right,” Kutcher explained at the time.It’s then Kunis, who was still a minor at the time, chimed in claiming that her future husband was actually her first kiss.
That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson and the character statements written by the latter’s former co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis.In her first Instagram Story, posted on September 10, the Addams Family star noted that although people “might not do these things to us”, this “doesn’t mean they didn’t do the horrible things”. “People we know as ‘awesome guys’ can be predators and abusers,” she wrote.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunos released a statement to publicly apologize for the letters they wrote in support of Danny Masterson in the rape trial the That 70s Show star was convicted of.