{"id":2028269,"date":"2023-09-11T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danny-mastersons-wife-pleaded-for-leniency-after-rape-conviction-we-need-him-more-than-you-can-imagine\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:21:24","slug":"danny-mastersons-wife-pleaded-for-leniency-after-rape-conviction-we-need-him-more-than-you-can-imagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danny-mastersons-wife-pleaded-for-leniency-after-rape-conviction-we-need-him-more-than-you-can-imagine\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Masterson&#8217;s wife begs for mercy following rape conviction: &#8216;We rely on him immensely&#8217;"},"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%2Fdanny-mastersons-wife-pleaded-for-leniency-after-rape-conviction-we-need-him-more-than-you-can-imagine%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=2028269&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--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danny Masterson\u2019s\u200b wife, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hollywood\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">actress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u200cBijou Phillips, wrote a heartfelt letter\u2063 in support of her husband after he was convicted of rape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The former \u2064\u201cThat 70s Show\u201d actor was found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/crime\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">guilty<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in May on two\u200b counts of forcible <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/rape\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rape<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2064 that occurred between 2001 and\u200d 2003. He was sentenced \u200cto 30 years to life in prison on September 7, the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-family-gave-hochul-300k-state-paid-their-company-637m-for-covid-tests\/\" title=\"New York Family Gave Hochul 0K, State Paid Their Company 7M For COVID Tests\">maximum amount allowed<\/a> by law. Masterson \u200dwill \u200bbe eligible\u2062 for parole after serving 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phillips poured her heart out \u200cin a letter to the judge, pleading for leniency, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/danny-mastersons-wife-bijou-phillips-heartbroken-pleads-mercy-actors-rape-conviction-sentencing\">Fox News<\/a>. She \u200bspoke about their young daughter Fianna and how deeply she has been affected\u200d by Masterson\u2019s absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur\u2064 daughter and I are heartbroken that he is not home with us,\u201d the letter said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDanny and I have been\u200d together\u200d for 19 years. We married in 2011 and our beautiful daughter was\u2064 born in \u20642014. She is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-up-spent-2-4-million-on-compensation-in-2019-made-only-one-19k-grant\/\" title=\"Time\u2019s Up Spent .4 Million on Compensation in 2019, Made Only One k Grant\">bright spot<\/a> throughout many\u200d years\u2062 of \u200dcrises and uncertainty,\u201d\u2063 Phillips wrote. \u201cI can say that Danny has literally been\u200d a life-saving partner to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phillips\u2063 further described their daughter as a \u201cmiracle\u200c child\u201d and detailed Masterson\u2019s unwavering\u200b involvement in her life. She shared how he would read \u2063her books, take her on walks,\u200d and accompany her to ballet lessons. Not \u200bonce did \u2062he complain. \u200bThe bond between them was unbreakable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDanny is an amazing father,\u201d the letter continued.\u200c \u201cOur daughter and I are heartbroken that he is not home with us. It\u2062 has been \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctors-hail-successful-womb-transplant-as-dawn-of-new-era-for-fertility\/\" title=\"Doctors celebrate successful womb transplant as a breakthrough for fertility.\">incredibly\u2062 difficult<\/a> without him here. \u2064Even\u2062 though he is \u2063now in jail, he makes sure to call\u2062 her every day. He diligently helps\u200c her with homework every night, teaching her math with kindness and\u2062 patience. She is \u2063excelling \u200bin\u200b all subjects, reading three grades above her own, thanks to her\u2062 father&#8217;s guidance and attention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDanny has never missed her\u2062 piano recitals \u2062and always\u200d applauds\u200b when she practices in \u200bthe living \u200croom after each song. Our daughter adores her\u2063 pony on our farm,\u2064 as well as our dogs and\u200b cats,\u201d Phillips wrote. \u201cBut above all, she adores her father. When he \u2062calls us \u2063each day, she \u2063always ends the conversation with \u2018I\u200c love you too much Daddy.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe need him more than \u200dwords can express.\u2064 I understand that he has been convicted \u200cof serious crimes. However, the man I married has always been an extraordinary husband to me and\u2064 a devoted father to our daughter,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-vallow-cult-mom-appeals-conviction-after-being-found-guilty-of-murdering-her-2-children\/\" title=\"Lori Vallow, 'Cult Mom,' appeals murder conviction for killing her kids.\">legal team intends<\/a> \u200bto appeal the conviction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danny-mastersons-wife-pleaded-for-leniency-after-rape-conviction-we-need-him-more-than-you-can-imagine\/\" title=\"Danny Masterson's wife begs for mercy following rape conviction: 'We rely on him immensely'\">citing\u2062 \u201csubstantial\u201d errors<\/a> that\u200b resulted in verdicts not \u200bsupported by\u200d the evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Bijou Phillips, wife of Danny Masterson, penned a lengthy statement backing her husband following his rape conviction. Masterson, known for his role in &#8220;That 70s Show,&#8221; was found guilty in May of two counts of forcible rape from 2001 to 2003. 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