Bijou Phillips Files For Divorce From Danny Masterson _ E! News

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00:00 Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson.

00:04 According to court documents obtained by NBC News, the actress has filed paperwork to end

00:11 her marriage to the That '70s Show star less than two weeks after he was sentenced to 30

00:17 years to life in prison for rape.

00:20 Bijou's attorney tells the outlet in a statement, "Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce

00:25 from her husband during this unfortunate time.

00:29 Her priority remains with her daughter.

00:32 This period has been unimaginably hard on the marriage and the family."

00:36 The statement continues, "Mr. Masterson was always present for Ms. Phillips during her

00:41 most difficult times of her life.

00:43 Ms. Phillips acknowledges that Mr. Masterson is a wonderful father to their daughter."

00:49 E! News has reached out to reps for the former couple, but did not immediately hear back.

00:55 The actress stood publicly by the actor's side throughout his trial and retrial, often

01:01 appearing at court hearings.

01:03 They were together for more than a decade after getting married in 2011 and welcoming

01:08 their only daughter in 2014.

01:11 On September 7, NBC News reported that the That '70s Show star was sentenced to 15 years

01:18 to life in prison on each of two rape charges.

01:21 The judge reportedly ordered the star to serve the terms consecutively.

01:26 It followed the former sitcom star's trial in May, during which a jury found him guilty

01:31 of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home from 2001 to 2003, during the time he

01:38 starred on his popular show.

01:41 The jury was hung on a third count, which alleged Masterson raped a former girlfriend.

01:47 The May trial was the second time that the prosecution's case against Masterson was presented

01:52 to a jury.

01:54 Back in November of 2022, a mistrial was declared after the jury was unable to come to unanimous

02:01 decisions for all three charges of forcible rape that Masterson was facing.

02:07 In response to the sentencing news on September 7, the Los Angeles District Attorney told

02:13 E! News in a statement, "This has been a long and arduous road for the victims of Mr.

02:18 Masterson.

02:19 They not only survived his abuse, they also survived a system that is often not kind to

02:25 victims."

02:26 After he was first charged, the actor pleaded not guilty to all three counts and maintained

02:32 his innocence throughout both trials.

02:35 E! News has reached out to Danny's attorney for comment and has not yet heard back.

02:40 He is being held in a U.S. prison for a total of three years.

02:41 He is being held in a U.S. prison for a total of three years.

02:46 He is being held in a U.S. prison for a total of three years.