Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asked forgiveness on Saturday for character letters the celeb couple composed on behalf of fellow That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson prior to he was sentenced for rape today. A judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced Masterson to 30 years to life in jail for raping 2 females in 2003. In a video published on Instagram, Kutcher and Kunis stated they were sorry for the discomfort they might have triggered with the letters, which were revealed Friday. Kutcher stated the letters that requested leniency “were planned for the judge to check out and not to weaken the statement of the victims or retraumatize them in any method. We would never ever wish to do that, and we’re sorry if that has actually occurred.” Kutcher stated Masterson’s household approached them after the star was founded guilty in the rapes in May and asked to compose character letters explaining “the individual that we understood for 25 years”. The letters were published online by The Hollywood Reporter and other digital publications. Masterson starred with Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace because ’70s Show from 1998 till 2006. He had actually reunited with Kutcher on the 2016 Netflix funny The Ranch however was crossed out the program when the Los Angeles cops department examination was exposed the list below year. Los Angeles exceptional court judge Charlaine F Olmedo bied far the sentence to Masterson, 47, after hearing declarations from the females, and pleas for fairness from defense lawyer. Kutcher explained Masterson as a male who dealt with individuals “with decency, equality, and kindness”, he composed in his letter dated 27 July 2023. Kunis in her letter to Olmedo called Masterson “an impressive good example and good friend” and an “extraordinary older bro figure”. Both rapes occurred in Masterson’s Hollywood-area house in 2003 when he was at the height of his popularity on the Fox network comedy That ’70s Show. The victims affirmed that Masterson drugged them prior to strongly raping them. Kunis stated in the apology video that their letters did not suggest to weaken the statement of victims. “Our heart heads out to every individual who’s ever been a victim of sexual attack, sexual assault, or rape,” she stated. Details and assistance for anybody impacted by rape or sexual assault problems is readily available from the following organisations. In the United States, Rainn provides assistance on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis uses assistance on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, assistance is offered at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other worldwide helplines can be discovered at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis sorry for ‘discomfort’ triggered by letters on behalf of Danny Masterson
