Ashton Kutcher Faces More Backlash After Texting Fans ‘I Chose Love’ Amid Danny Masterson Controversy
13.09.2023 - 18:25
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Ashton Kutcher is facing more backlash after a text sent out from his mailing list stated he “chose love” amid the Danny Masterson controversy.
The text was the first to be sent out since July 28, with it reading: “A friend said something me today: We have one heart we can fill in with hatred or love. I chose love.”
He then reiterated in a follow-up message: “I chose love.”
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Kutcher and his wife, Mila Kunis, have been facing backlash after it was reported that they’d sent letters to the judge in support of their friend and former “That ’70s Show” co-star, Danny Masterson, ahead of his sentencing for raping two women two decades ago.
Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison last week.
Social media users shared grabs of the texts and criticized Kutcher — who came under fire earlier this week, as well, after a clip of him making vulgar comments about a then-age 15 Hilary Duff resurfaced online — with one posting: “I forgot I was on ashton kutcher’s text newslettter. It’s so over for him.”
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See more social media response below.
Amid the letter backlash, Kutcher and Kunis — who tied the knot in 2015 — shared an apology video.
“We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters on behalf of Danny Masterson,” Kutcher said in the clip, to which Kunis followed with, “We support victims. We have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future.”
Kutcher then explained that a couple of months ago, Masterson’s