The verdict is in. This Wednesday, May 31, 2023, American actor Danny Masterson was found guilty of raping two women by a Los Angeles jury. The one who has long camped the role of Steven Hyde alongside Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher in the television series That ’70s Show is expected to hear his sentence on August 4. According to information from the jeanmarcmorandini.com site, he risks up to 30 years in prison. During the hearing, prosecutors said the 47-year-old comedian had “drugged and raped each of these victims”. They called for it “hold responsible”.
It was in 2017 that this case broke out when the producer and co-founder of the production company Miramax, Harvey Weinstein, was also accused of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. According to the complainants, the Church of Scientology, of which the actor has been a member for years, would have dissuaded them from contacting the police. A defense called into question by the lawyer of Danny Masterson who assures, as for him, that “prejudice against Scientology may have motivated the lawsuit”reports our colleagues.
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Born on March 13, 1976, Danny Masterson very quickly headed towards a career in the 7th art. At only 17, he got his first film role in Rod Daniel’s film, Beethoven 2. After having chained a few shootings, this one became famous thanks to the series created by Mark Brazill, Linda Wallem, Bonnie and Terry Turner, That ’70s Show, in which Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were also revealed. Close to Wyatt Isabelle and Dimitri Portwood’s dad, the actor finds his sidekick in the Netflix series The Ranch before being dismissed following the investigation for rapes led by the Los Angeles police. For his part, the American actor and husband of Bijou Phillips has always denied the facts.
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