Danny Masterson trial ends in hung jury, jurors unable to decide on any charges
After a weeks-long trial, jurors told the judge "we are not even close to coming to a unanimous decision on any count, and are convinced this will not change”
The weeks-long Danny Masterson rape trial came to an unexpected conclusion this afternoon, as a hung jury was declared on all three of the charges of forcible rape facing the That ’70s Show star. In a note to the judge, the jury declared that “We are not even close to coming to a unanimous decision on any count, and are convinced this will not change.”
Per Variety, the jurors were deadlocked on all three charges against Masterson: 2 for guilty and 10 against for one charge, 4 for guilty and 8 against on the second, and 5 for guilty and 7 for not guilty on the third. (Each charge stems from a different accusation from a different woman accusing Masterson of rape, in 2001, 2003, and 2003, respectively.) The jury has been deliberating since November 15, reporting an initial deadlock on Nov. 18 before being encouraged by the judge to continue deliberations after the Thanksgiving holiday. Two jurors were replaced by alternates on Monday, after being diagnosed with COVID-19; new deliberations then began, but with a similarly locked result.