{"id":2027581,"date":"2023-09-10T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-after-former-star-convicted-of-rape-then-co-stars-make-things-worse\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:00:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:00:04","slug":"that-sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-after-former-star-convicted-of-rape-then-co-stars-make-things-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-after-former-star-convicted-of-rape-then-co-stars-make-things-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Former star of &#8217;70s Show convicted of rape, scandal ensues as co-stars exacerbate situation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthat-sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-after-former-star-convicted-of-rape-then-co-stars-make-things-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027581&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If you ever had any doubts about how debased or depraved \u200bHollywood is, look no further than the rape scandal that has rocked the alumnus of the beloved sitcom \u201cThat \u201970s Show.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>For the\u2063 unaware, actor Danny Masterson, who portrayed Steven Hyde on the\u2063 show, was found guilty of raping two women \u2064over 20 years\u200b ago.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, he was handed down the maximum sentence of 30 years to life in prison, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/10\/arts\/television\/masterson-rape-mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York\u2062 Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, had this \u200bsordid \u2062scandal started and stopped \u2063there, the story would\u2062 probably live and die like any other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-jonathan-majors-arrested-new-york-allegedly-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But thanks to \u200ca perverse move from Masterson\u2019s former co-stars, this \u2062scandal has taken on a \u200clife of its own.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ashton-kutcher-opens-rare-autoimmune-disease-brought-knees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashton Kutcher<\/a> and Mila Kunis, who \u200care married, sent letters seeking leniency for Masterson to the \u2063judge \u2062presiding over his case.<\/p>\n<p>That information \u200bwas leaked to the public by journalists\u2064 who were covering the case, per the \u2062Times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI do not believe he is an ongoing harm to society,\u201d Kutcher said in the letters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kunis touted Masterson\u2019s \u201cexceptional character \u200dand the\u200d tremendous positive influence\u2063 he has had on me and\u2063 the people around him\u201d in her \u2062letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2062\u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d actors Kurtwood Smith \u2063and Debra Jo Rupp also wrote letters to Charlaine F. Olmedo of Los Angeles\u2062 Superior Court, asking for leniency when it comes to\u200c Masterson\u2019s sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash\u2064 to this revelation was \u2063fierce, which is understandable given that Masterson was found guilty. This\u2063 wasn\u2019t exactly\u200b a \u200bChristine\u2063 Blasey Ford \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-wins-aclu-courage-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>People were especially furious with Kutcher and Kunis, \u2063who are\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ashton-kutchers-nonprofit-has-helped-save-nearly-6000-children-from-sex-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-child sex-trafficking<\/a> advocates, for seemingly trying\u2064 to minimize the hideousness \u2063of rape.<\/p>\n<p>That particular backlash prompted a response video from Kutcher and \u2062Kunis \u2014 and it \u200ddid not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-founding-fathers-guaranteed-due-process-in-the-bill-of-rights-why-doesnt-that-apply-to-the-daunte-wright-case\/\" title=\"Our Founding Fathers Guaranteed \u2018Due Process\u2019 In The Bill Of Rights. Why Doesn\u2019t That Apply To The Daunte Wright Case?\">makes things<\/a> any better:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ashton Kutcher and \u2063Mila Kunis apologize for writing letters in support of\u200d Danny Masterson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PDHiQRZ0CH\">pic.twitter.com\/PDHiQRZ0CH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1700605653172289887?\">September 9, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The two claimed that Masterson\u2019s family had asked the married couple\u200c to send character letters \u2064on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2063 letters were not\u2064 written to question the legitimacy of the \u2063judicial system\u200d or the validity of the\u200d jury\u2019s \u200bruling,\u201d Kunis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were \u2064intended for the judge to read,\u201d Kutcher added. \u201cAnd not to undermine the testimony of the victims, or re-traumatize them \u2064in any way. We\u200c would never want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks, which seemed to\u2064 be\u200b recited with \u200ball the enthusiasm\u200b of a hostage video,\u200d fell \u2064on mostly deaf ears\u2026 and can you blame the masses \u2063for not buying \u200bit?<\/p>\n<p>The entire video reeks of \u201cWe\u2019re sorry\u2026 you caught\u200b us\u201d energy.<\/p>\n<p>Look, everyone already knows that\u2062 modern\u200b Hollywood is a\u200b spiritual successor \u200cto Sodom and Gomorrah.<\/p>\n<p>Genuinely good\u2063 Hollywood stars, like Chris Pratt and James Woods, are few and depressingly far between.<\/p>\n<p>What makes Kutcher\u2019s seeming \u200bnonchalance at rape even more aggravating is that the man has genuinely had some impressive moments for a Hollywood star.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Kutcher came out with same startlingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-star-ashton-kutcher-posts-incredible-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-already-licking-their-chops-at-getting-taxpayers-to-pay-for-abortions-amid-potential-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Activists Already Licking Their Chops at Getting Taxpayers To Pay for Abortions Amid Potential Biden Admin\">pro-life<\/a>-video-everyones-life-valuable\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>pro-life stances<\/a> \u2014 \u200ca rarity in the abortion-loving, Hollywood cesspool.<\/p>\n<p>And while Kutcher may still very \u2064well be pro-life (which would be a genuine feather\u200b in his cap), it\u2019s clear that he\u2019s not exactly cut from the toughest moral fiber.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2063more moral and upstanding man would\u2019ve told Masterson\u2019s family, \u201cNo,\u201d when they asked for those character letters, as cold\u2063 and heartless as that may seem.<\/p>\n<p>Now, to be totally fair, maybe there\u2064 is something\u2063 to be\u2064 said about being loyal to a friend until the bitter\u2063 end (in this case, it would be until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\">guilty verdict<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But even\u2063 if you are totally okay with Kunis\u200d and\u2064 Kutcher penning these letters \u2062before the letter of the law was laid down, surely they\u2063 could comment \u200dor condemn Masterson after the fact?<\/p>\n<p>Notice\u2062 that in the \u2063above hostage, er, apology video, neither Kunis nor Kutcher actually condemn \u2063Masterson post-guilty \u2064verdict.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what really makes all \u2064of\u2063 this worse. Maybe people would be understanding of these character letters if\u200b you\u2019d frame them as your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-after-former-star-convicted-of-rape-then-co-stars-make-things-worse\/\" title=\"Former star of '70s Show convicted of rape, scandal ensues as co-stars exacerbate situation.\">written testimony \u2064pre-verdict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But now that Masterson is, in fact, guilty and facing the maximum punishment possible?<\/p>\n<p>They need to renounce him. Short of that, the least they could do is renounce his\u2064 actions. Kutcher and \u200dKunis \u2064couldn\u2019t do either of that in their response video.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not exactly going to help Hollywood\u2019s \u200bimage that it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvey-weinsteins-worst-nightmare-judge-clears-way-mel-gibson-take-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual predator\u2019s playground<\/a> wherein the elites all cover for each other, with no semblance of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-70s-show-scandal-erupts-former-star-convicted-rape-co-stars-make-things-worse\/\">That (Sick) &#8217;70s Show: Scandal Erupts After Former\u2064 Star\u2063 Convicted of Rape, Then Co-Stars Make Things Worse<\/a> \u200c appeared \u200bfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Danny Masterson, known for his role as Steven Hyde on &#8220;That &#8217;70s Show,&#8221; has been found guilty of raping two women over two decades. This scandal sheds light on the dark and immoral side of Hollywood, leaving no room for doubt about its debased nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2027582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}