A bunch of That '70s Show actors wrote letters asking for leniency for Danny Masterson
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were among the letter writers, with Kutcher calling Masterson "an extraordinarily honest and intentional human being"
That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday, on two counts of rape that occurred in the early 2000s. Still, even after hearing “all of the gruesome sworn-under-oath testimony of 5 of Danny’s victims,” in the words of Masterson’s former girlfriend and accuser Niesha Trout, a number of Masterson’s fellow That ‘70s Show alums wrote letters to the presiding judge Charlaine Olmedo asking for leniency for their friend. Those letters have now leaked, and their content is… not a good look for anyone involved, to say the absolute least.
“[Masterson] instantly became a friend, dedicated co worker, and role model to me. And has remained as such for 25 years,” writes Kutcher, who has spoken out in Masterson’s defense before.
“As a friend, Danny has been nothing but a positive influence on me,” he continues. “He’s an extraordinarily honest and intentional human being. Over 25 year relationship [sic], I don’t ever recall him lying to me. He’s taught me about being direct and confronting issues in life and relationships head-on, resolving them, and moving forward.” Elsewhere in the letter, Kutcher commends Masterson for preventing him from “falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs,” “set[ting] a standard of being a hands on dad,” and, bizarrely, his “support of the Firefighters effected by [9/11].” “I do not believe he is an ongoing harm to society and having his daughter raised without a present father would be a tertiary injustice in and of itself,” he concludes.