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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher asked a judge for leniency before their former co-well-known person Danny Masterson was sentenced for raping two females.
The disgraced That 70s Show cowl actor has been ordered to wait on 30 years to lifestyles at the abet of bars – and one sufferer described him as “pathetic, horrified and entirely violent”.
Nonetheless novel letters catch emerged that show off ex-solid individuals, as well to siblings, wrote letters in give a enhance to of Masterson – with Kunis describing him as a ” feature model”.
The actress, who played Jackie in the sitcom, wrote: “All over our time collectively, Danny has proven to be an unheard of buddy, confidant, and, above all, an outstanding older brother resolve to me.”
She went on to recount that Masterson had played a “pivotal feature” in guiding her away from drug expend.
Kutcher described the convicted rapist as a “dedicated and trusty” husband and father – and in his letter, addressed the occupation-ending accusations in opposition to the 47-one year-extinct.
“Whereas I’m mindful that the judgment has been solid as responsible on two counts of rape by force and the victims catch a immense need for justice, I hope that my testament to his character is idea to be in sentencing,” he wrote.
“I don’t assume he is an ongoing worry to society and having his daughter raised with out a show off father is in point of fact a tertiary injustice in and of itself.”
Kutcher – who’s married to Kunis – went on to recount that Masterson “was the foremost person to leap to the defence” of a girl he didn’t know after she was berated by her belligerent boyfriend.
Masterson leaves with his wife Bijou Phillips
Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, acknowledged in her letter to the judge that he had been a “lifestyles-saving accomplice”.
She wrote: “Our daughter and I are heartbroken that he’s now now not dwelling with us. It has been very complex without him right here. Regardless that he is now in penal complex, he calls her every day.”
The one-time actor’s dazzling physique of workers is vowing to allure – and if unsuccessful, Masterson would now now not be eligible for parole till he is a pensioner.
At some stage in the trial, the females whose proof resulted in his conviction acknowledged Masterson had given them drinks that made them indubitably feel gentle-headed in 2003, before they passed out and he raped them.