Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis BREAK SILENCE On Danny Masterson Support Letters
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00:00 Our heart goes out to every single
00:02 person who's ever been a victim of
00:04 sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape.
00:06 Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
00:09 are speaking out following news
00:10 at the couple showed their support
00:12 for Danny Masterson and letters
00:14 written to the judge in his sexual
00:16 assault trial ahead of his sentencing.
00:18 Kutcher and Kunis took to Instagram
00:20 on Saturday to apologize. We are
00:22 aware of the pain that has been
00:24 caused by the character letters that
00:26 we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson.
00:30 We support victims.
00:31 We have done this historically
00:32 through our work and will continue
00:34 to do so in the future.
00:36 Kutcher went on to explain that
00:38 Masterson's family reached out to
00:40 the pair to write character letters
00:42 to quote represent the person
00:43 that we knew for 25 years.
00:45 Couple months ago,
00:46 Danny's family reached out to us and
00:48 they asked us to write character
00:50 letters to represent the person
00:52 that we knew for 25 years so that
00:54 the judge could take that into full
00:57 consideration relative to the
00:58 sentencing. The letters were not
01:00 written to question the legitimacy
01:02 of the judicial system or the
01:04 validity of the jury's ruling.
01:06 The two start in that 70 show with
01:09 Masterson from 1998 to 2006.
01:11 Kutcher then went on to star with
01:13 Masterson in Netflix is the ranch.
01:15 Kunis and Kutcher ended their
01:17 message by stating again that
01:19 they support victims. Our heart
01:21 goes out to every single person
01:23 who's ever been a victim of sexual
01:25 assault, sexual abuse, or rape.
01:27 According to court documents
01:29 obtained by Access Hollywood,
01:30 both Kunis and Kutcher vouch for
01:32 Masterson's character in letters
01:33 to the court with Kutcher calling
01:36 him a quote role model in Kunis,
01:38 writing he was quote an exceptional
01:40 character in her letter.
01:41 Kunis writes in part quote one of
01:44 the most remarkable aspects of
01:45 Danny's character is his unwavering
01:47 commitment to discouraging the use of
01:50 drugs is influence on me in this
01:52 regard has been invaluable in an
01:54 industry where the pressures and
01:56 temptations of substance use can be
01:58 overwhelming. Danny played a pivotal
02:00 role in guiding me away from such
02:03 destructive past. Adding later in
02:05 her letter quote in conclusion,
02:07 I wholeheartedly vouch for Danny
02:09 Masterson's exceptional character
02:10 in the tremendous positive influence
02:12 he has had on me and the people
02:14 around him. His dedication to
02:16 leading a drug free life in the
02:18 genuine care he extends to others
02:20 make him an outstanding role model
02:22 and friend. Kutcher echoed similar
02:24 sentiments in his letter to the
02:26 court, writing in part quote.
02:27 As a role model, Danny has
02:29 consistently been an excellent one.
02:31 I attribute not falling into the
02:32 typical Hollywood life of drugs
02:34 directly to Danny anytime we were
02:35 to meet someone or interact with
02:37 someone who was on drugs or did drugs.
02:39 He made it clear that that wouldn't
02:40 be a good person to be friends with.
02:43 And for me that was an implication
02:44 that if I were to drugs he wouldn't
02:46 want to be friends with me,
02:48 which is something I would never
02:49 want to risk or jeopardize.
02:51 I'm grateful for him in that
02:52 positive peer pressure.
02:53 Adding later in his letter quote,
02:55 while I'm aware that the judgment
02:56 has been cast as guilty on two
02:58 counts of rape by force and the
03:00 victims have a great desire for justice,
03:02 I hope that my testament to his character
03:04 is taken into consideration in sentencing.
03:06 I do not believe he is an ongoing
03:08 harm to society and having his
03:10 daughter raised without a present
03:11 father would be an injustice in and of
03:13 itself. Thank you for taking the time to
03:15 read this on Thursday. The former that
03:17 70s show star was sentenced to 30
03:19 years in life and present after
03:21 being convicted on two of three
03:23 counts of rape in May,
03:25 according to NBC News.
03:27 (Music)