Current:Home > FinanceAshton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address 'pain' caused by Danny Masterson letters: 'We support victims' -Mastery Money Tools
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address 'pain' caused by Danny Masterson letters: 'We support victims'
View
Date:2025-04-26 11:18:23
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis say they're sorry for any pain or trauma caused by the character letters they wrote for their "That '70s Show" co-star Danny Masterson, who was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women.
In a video posted Saturday on Kutcher's Instagram account, the couple addressed how the letters, which were obtained Friday by The Hollywood Reporter, came about.
Masterson's family approached the couple after the actor's conviction in May and asked them to write character letters representing "the person that we knew for 25 years," Kutcher said.
"The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling," Kunis said. "We support victims. We have done this historically through work and will continue to do so in the future."
"They were intended for the judge to read, and not to undermine the testimony of the victims, or to retraumatize them in any way," Kutcher said. "We would never want to do that. And we're sorry if that has taken place."
Added Kunis: "Our heart goes out to every single person who has ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape."
Masterston, 47, who starred with Kutcher and Kunis on Fox's "That '70s Show" from 1998 to 2006, received the maximum sentence allowed by law from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo. The victims had testified that the actor drugged and violently raped them at his home in 2003, when he was at the height of his fame. The two women described their suffering at the time and in the years since.
Danny Masterson sentenced:'That '70s Show' actor receives 30 years to life in prison for 2 rapes
Masterson will be eligible for parole after 25½ years.
In his letter dated July 27, 2023, Kutcher described Masterson as a man who treated people "with decency, equality, and generosity," he wrote.
Kunis' letter called Masterson "an outstanding role model and friend" and an "exceptional older brother figure."
Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, and The Associated Press
veryGood! (3772)
Related
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- Italy suspends open border with Slovenia, citing increased terror threat as Mideast violence spikes
- Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running loose
- Game on: Netflix subscribers can test out new video games in limited beta trial
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Little Rock names acting city manager following Bruce Moore’s death
- Pulse nightclub property to be purchased by city of Orlando and turned into a memorial
- Armed robbers target Tigers’ Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Florida police officer charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment of tourist
Ranking
- A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
- Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market
- Kosovo asks for more NATO-led peacekeepers along the border with Serbia
- 5 Things podcast: Biden arrives in Israel after Gaza hospital blast, still no Speaker
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Three children died in a New Orleans house fire in a suspected triple homicide, police say
- Restaurant chain Sweetgreen using robots to make salads
- Kourtney Kardashian's Daughter Penelope Disick Hilariously Roasts Dad Scott Disick's Dating Life
Recommendation
Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
Nevada district attorney clears officers in fatal shooting of man who went on rampage with chainsaw
There's one business like show business
Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Not just autoworkers: Grad students make up a growing share of UAW members
Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional
Execution of Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate delayed for sentence review hearing