{"id":2033993,"date":"2023-09-15T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ashton-kutcher-resigns-from-anti-child-sex-abuse-org-after-backlash-for-supporting-danny-masterson\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T21:13:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:13:06","slug":"ashton-kutcher-resigns-from-anti-child-sex-abuse-org-after-backlash-for-supporting-danny-masterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ashton-kutcher-resigns-from-anti-child-sex-abuse-org-after-backlash-for-supporting-danny-masterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher quits anti-child-sex-abuse group due to backlash over support for Danny Masterson."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fashton-kutcher-resigns-from-anti-child-sex-abuse-org-after-backlash-for-supporting-danny-masterson%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=2033993&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by\u200b Charley Gallay\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ashton Kutcher Steps Down as Board Chair of Anti-Sex-Abuse Organization<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril \u2064Elfi<\/a><br \/>6:07 PM \u2013 Friday, September 15, 2023 <\/p>\n<p>Actor Ashton Kutcher has resigned\u2063 as the board chair of Thorn, an organization fighting\u200d against sexual abuse, following backlash \u200bfor\u2064 supporting\u200b his former co-star Danny Masterson.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the 45-year-old\u200b star wrote a letter of resignation to the board of the organization Thorn which was later shared on the\u200c organization\u2019s website. Kutcher stepped down after he faced backlash over his letters of support for his former\u2064 co-star Masterson who has been convicted of raping two women. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cVictims of sexual abuse \u2064have been\u200b historically silenced and the character statement I submitted\u2064 is yet\u2062 another painful instance of questioning\u200d victims who are brave enough to share their experiences,\u201d Kutcher wrote. \u201cAfter my\u200d wife and\u200d I spent several days of listening, personal reflection, learning, and conversations with survivors \u2063and the employees and leadership at Thorn, I have determined the responsible thing for me to do is resign\u200d as Chairman of the Board, effectively immediately, I cannot allow my error in judgment to\u200b distract from our efforts and the children we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He\u2062 continued by apologizing\u2062 to the victims for his\u200b \u201cinconsideration and for letting them down.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b mission must always be the\u2062 priority and \u200dI want to \u2063offer my heartfelt apology to all victims \u200cof \u200csexual violence and everyone\u200b at Thorn who I hurt by what\u200d I did,\u201d he wrote to the board.\u2062 \u201cAnd to the broader \u2063advocacy \u200bcommunity, I am deeply sorry. I remain proud of what we have accomplished in the\u2063 past decade and will continue to \u2062support Thorn\u2019s work. Thank you for your tireless advocacy \u2063and dedication to this cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ashton Kutcher\u2019s resignation\u2062 letter from the foundation he \u2064started with \u200cDemi\u2062 Moore (THORN) following the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DannyMasterson?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DannyMasterson<\/a> backlash. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTkIhvFgRK\">pic.twitter.com\/jTkIhvFgRK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Conlin (@conlin_lauren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conlin_lauren\/status\/1702825011197722947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This past May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/that-70s-shows-danny-masterson-found-guilty-on-two-counts-of-rape-facing-30-year-sentence\/\">Masterson was convicted<\/a> on two of three \u200cforcible rape charges and was sentenced \u200cto 30 years in prison in early September.\u2063 He was accused of raping three\u2064 women in his Hollywood Hills home between the years 2001 to 2003, while he played the character \u201cSteven\u201d on\u200c <em>That 70\u2019s Show<\/em>, his most notable role. <\/p>\n<p>Kutcher, his wife Mila Kunis, and\u200b several other former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-oprah-or-tyler-perry-was-coming-wed-be-all-excited-about-it-snl-star-continues-defending-elon-musk-appearance-against-co-stars-complaints\/\" title=\"\u2018If Oprah Or Tyler Perry Was Coming, We\u2019d Be All Excited About It\u2019: SNL Star Continues Defending Elon Musk Appearance Against Co-Stars\u2019 Complaints\u00a0\">fellow cast members<\/a> of <em>That \u201970s Show<\/em> were\u2062 among the \u200bpeople who wrote letters of support for Masterson during the sentencing phase of \u200bhis trial. <\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 his support letter, \u200dKutcher referred to his co-star as \u201can extraordinarily honest and intentional human being,\u201d who had helped keep\u2063 him\u200d away from drugs \u200cand \u201calways treated people with decency, equality, and generosity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After the letters were made public, Kutcher, Kunis, and other supporters faced swift backlash, with Kutcher receiving\u2062 special derision due to his campaigning on \u2064behalf \u200cof child sex-trafficking victims.  <\/p>\n<p>The actor and his wife released a\u2062 video in which they tried to explain \u2064they were supporting a friend\u2062 and did not mean to\u2064 discredit or retraumatize rape victims,\u200c but<strong> <\/strong>their attempt to apologize just generated more backlash towards them. <\/p>\n<p>According to journalist Yashar Ali, one \u2063of the victims texted him the following \u2063reaction and said \u201cThis video was incredibly insulting and hurtful. My\u200d hope is that they\u2062 learn radical accountability and the importance \u200cof self-education to \u200clearn when to keep their privilege in check \u2014 especially Ashton, who claims to work with victims of sex crimes. And as to \u2062Mila, I can only think of\u2063 \u2018Times Up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jane Doe #1 aka Jen B, one of the women\u2064 Danny Masterson was convicted of raping, just texted me her reaction to Ashton Kutcher \u2063and Mila\u200d Kunis&#8217; video: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This video was\u2062 incredibly insulting and hurtful. My \u200dhope is that they learn radical accountability\u2062 and \u200bthe importance of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2S9IwA6n5k\">https:\/\/t.co\/2S9IwA6n5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1700637357006078371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200d breaking news blasts directly\u2062 to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>UAW goes on strike, while AOC\u2019s constituents tell her to Close the Border.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>CA Bill AB 957 \u2062is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s\u200d desk. 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Masterson, best known for \u200dhis role in the sitcom &#8220;That &#8217;70s Show,&#8221; was \u2063charged with raping three women between 2001 and 2003. He has pleaded not guilty to\u2064 the \u200bcharges \u200band is currently awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher&#8217;s statement sparked outrage among survivors of sexual\u200b abuse and activists, who felt that by supporting Masterson, he was undermining the experiences of the victims. Many called for his resignation from Thorn, an \u2064organization dedicated to protecting vulnerable children from \u2063sexual exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>In his resignation letter, Kutcher acknowledged his mistake and expressed\u2063 remorse for his actions. He recognized the importance of prioritizing the mission\u200c of \u200cthe \u200borganization\u2062 and ensuring that the voices of survivors are heard and respected.<\/p>\n<p>Thorn was \u200bfounded by Kutcher and his ex-wife, actress\u200d Demi \u2064Moore, in 2009. The organization uses technology to combat child sexual exploitation and trafficking.\u2062 Over the \u2063years, Thorn has collaborated with law enforcement agencies, tech companies, \u2063and NGOs to identify and rescue \u200bvictims \u200dand prosecute traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Kutcher&#8217;s resignation,\u200d Thorn remains committed to its mission and will continue its work to protect \u2062children from\u200b sexual abuse and exploitation. The organization released a\u200b statement expressing appreciation for Kutcher&#8217;s contributions and dedication over the\u200b past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual abuse and exploitation are pervasive \u200cissues that require sustained effort and collaboration to address effectively. The actions and \u200dstatements made\u2062 by influential individuals, such as Kutcher, have a \u2064significant impact on public perception and the experiences \u200dof survivors. It is crucial for those in \u2063positions\u2062 of power to demonstrate accountability and support for victims and survivors.<\/p>\n<p>As society continues to navigate the complex and \u2064sensitive issue \u2062of \u200csexual abuse, organizations \u200clike Thorn play a crucial role in raising awareness, providing resources, and advocating for systemic change. It is vital for individuals\u2062 and institutions to actively engage in these efforts and \u2063ensure \u200cthat survivors are heard and supported.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher&#8217;s resignation serves \u200cas \u2062a reminder that no one is immune from making mistakes or facing consequences for their actions. It is an opportunity for reflection and growth, both personally \u200cand as a society. The important work\u200c of organizations like Thorn should not be overshadowed by the\u2062 actions of\u200b individuals but\u200c should serve as a catalyst for necessary change.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u2062 fight against sexual abuse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ashton-kutcher-resigns-from-anti-child-sex-abuse-org-after-backlash-for-supporting-danny-masterson\/\" title=\"Ashton Kutcher quits anti-child-sex-abuse group due to backlash over support for Danny Masterson.\">exploitation requires collective action<\/a>\u200c and a commitment \u200bto creating \u200da safe and just society for \u2062all. It \u2064is essential that organizations, individuals, and communities work together \u200dto dismantle systems that perpetuate harm and support survivors on their journey to healing and justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Ashton Kutcher has resigned as board chair of anti-sex-abuse organization Thorn after facing criticism for supporting Danny Masterson. 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