Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for 'pain' their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are apologizing for character letters the celebrity couple wrote on behalf of fellow โThat โ70s Showโ actor Danny Masterson before he was sentenced for rape this week.
What led to Danny Mastersonโs rape retrial and what happens next
A Los Angeles jury has found โThat โ70s Showโ actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations.
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Rape charges denied by lawyer for โ70s Showโ actor Danny Masterson
Attorney Tom Mesereau entered the plea for the 44-year-old actor, who was not in court, to three charges of rape by force or fear. Prosecutors allege that he raped a 23-year-old woman sometime in 2001, a 28-year-old woman in April of 2003, and a 23-year-old woman between October and December of 2003, all at his Hollywood Hills home. Defense lawyer Tom Mesereau entered the plea for Masterson, who was not present in court, to three charges of rape by force or fear in Los Angeles County Superior Court. All of the alleged rapes happened at his Hollywood Hills home. The alleged rapes happened at the height of Mastersonโs fame as he starred as Steven Hyde on Fox TVโs retro sitcom โThat โ70s Showโ from 1998 to 2006 alongside Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace.
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Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and 'That โ70s Show' star, dies
FILE - Actress Tanya Roberts poses for photos at the grand opening of the musical comedy "The Producers" at the Paris hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Feb. 9, 2007. Roberts, who captivated James Bond in A View to a Kill and had roles on Charlies Angels and That 70s Show, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)NEW YORK โ Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in โA View to a Kill,โ appeared in the final season of โCharlieโs Angelsโ and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom โThat โ70s Show,โ has died in Los Angeles. Roberts' death Sunday was announced by her publicist, Mike Pingel. Roberts also appeared in such fantasy adventure films as โThe Beastmasterโ and โHearts and Armour.โ She replaced Shelly Hack in โCharlieโs Angels,โ joining Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd as third Angel Julie.
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Actor Masterson's lawyer denies and denounces rape charges
Actor Danny Masterson, left, stands with his attorney, Thomas Mesereau as he is arraigned on rape charges at Los Angeles Superior Court, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Lucy Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
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Actor Masterson's lawyer denies and denounces rape charges
Actor Danny Masterson, left, stands with his attorney, Thomas Mesereau as he is arraigned on rape charges at Los Angeles Superior Court, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. โThere have been repeated attempts to politicize this case,โ said Mesereau, who also represented Bill Cosby and Michael Jackson in their sexual misconduct cases. โWe want to do anything we can to tone down the cameras and the circus-like atmosphere that have pervaded this case," the attorney said. Despite dozens of investigations, most have led to no charges based on lack of evidence or too much time passing. He was removed from the Netflix show โThe Ranchโ in 2017 over the allegations that would eventually lead to the charges.