UPDATE, 10: 15 AM: Facing up to 30 years behind bars for being found guilty last month of two counts of rape, Danny Masterson will be sentenced on August 4.
31.05.2023 - 22:27 / justjared.com
Danny Masterson‘s trial has come to an end.
On Wednesday (May 31), Variety reported that the 47-year-old That ’70s Show star had been convicted on two counts of forcible rape.
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He is facing a potential prison sentence of thirty years on the two counts. Variety writes that after the verdict was read, the actor’s family let out an audible gasp.
Danny was accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The jury could not reach a verdict pertaining to the third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction.
All three alleged victims were members of the Church of Scientology, of which Danny is a lifelong member. They have claimed that the church tried to stop them from reporting Danny‘s actions to the police.
In the closing arguments, prosecutor Ariel Anson suggested that Danny had wielded his power within the church in order to avoid repercussions. “Like all predators, the defendant carefully sought out his prey,” Ariel argued. “The church taught his victims that rape isn’t rape, that you cause this and above all you aren’t allowed to go to law enforcement. What better hunting ground? In Scientology, the defendant is a celebrity and he’s untouchable.”
Danny‘s initial trial took place in November 2022 and ended in mistrial.
A few months ago, one of Danny‘s former co-stars on That ’70s Show spoke out about the allegations against him. Find out more here.
UPDATE, 10: 15 AM: Facing up to 30 years behind bars for being found guilty last month of two counts of rape, Danny Masterson will be sentenced on August 4.
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Danny Masterson’s recent rape trial and convictions shined a new light on Scientology, the somewhat secretive religion favored by a few of the biggest and brightest stars in Tinseltown. Developed by L. Ron Hubbard, the ultimate goal of Scientology is "true spiritual enlightenment and freedom for the individual" through the realization of spiritual salvation and brotherhood with the universe, per the organization.
Danny Masterson will be kept in «administrative segregation» for his safety.TMZ on Saturday reported that the star is being kept away from general population at the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail while he's locked up behind bars and awaiting sentencing.According to the outlet, citing law enforcement sources, «administrative segregation» is the same unit where disgraced NFL star O.J. Simpson and Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight were kept during their respective cases.Masterson, 47, on Wednesday was found guilty of two counts of forcible rape against two women who were also former members of the Church of Scientology, of which the actor is also a member.After the verdict was read, Masterson's wife, actress Bijou Phillips, let out a wail, prompting Judge Charlaine F.
When guilty verdicts were announced in "That ‘70s Show" star Danny Masterson’s rape retrial Wednesday, the actor's wife, model Bijou Phillips, gasped. Her husband of nearly 12 years was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape; the jury was hung on a third charge. Phillips wept while Masterson was taken away in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom. Masterson, 47, could face 30 years to life in prison.
Danny Masterson‘s wife Bijou Phillips really thought he’d be found innocent…
found guilty of raping two women. The “That ’70s Show” actor, a longtime Scientologist, could be looking at 30 years to life in prison when his sentencing takes place in August.“I was incredibly relieved,” Headley, who testified for the prosecution, told The Post. “I am incredibly grateful that justice was served for these women who persisted through an awful lot.”A Los Angeles jury found Masterson, 47, guilty on two of three felony rape charges.
The inclusion of the Church of Scientology in the rape retrial of Danny Masterson was slammed by the organization after the actor was found guilty Wednesday. Masterson, 47, was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape.The jury was hung on a third charge.
The Mars Volta‘s Cedric Bixler-Zavala has issued a response after actor and longtime Scientologist Danny Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape.Masterson — who was most famed for his role as Steven Hyde in That ’70s Show — was found guilty of two out of the three accusations of rape made against him in a Los Angeles retrial yesterday (May 31).Now, following the verdict, Cedric Bixler-Zavala has spoken out about the disgraced actor and the Church Of Scientology.The musician and At The Drive-In icon left the church back in 2017 after first joining back in 2009. His wife, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, had also testified against Masterson back in 2022, and previously issued a separate civil lawsuit against him.According to the civil case, Carnell-Bixler’s relationship with Masterson lasted for several years, and he sexually assaulted her multiple times between the period of 2001 and 2002.Responding to the accusations with The Hollywood Reporter, Masterson issued a statement saying: “I’m not going to fight my ex-girlfriend in the media like she’s been baiting me to do for more than two years.
Danny Masterson's wife, Bijou Phillips, was inside the courtroom when the star was found guilty of rape in his Los Angeles retrial Wednesday. Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape against two women who were former members of the Church of Scientology, of which Masterson is also a member.Phillips let out a wail as the verdict was read aloud Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, some six weeks after the retrial started. Judge Charlaine F.
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The jury in the rape trial of Danny Masterson has rendered a verdict, finding the “That ’70s Show” alum to be guilty on two counts of forcible rape.
Former That '70s Show star Danny Masterson has been convicted on two counts of forcible rape.The actor was convicted on Wednesday and faces a potential prison sentence of 30 years to life on the two charges. A verdict was not reached by the jury on a third rape charge.The Masterson family, who were seated in the audience in court, were reportedly shocked to hear the guilty verdicts. Actor Danny was accused of raping three women between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
Danny Masterson was found guilty Wednesday in his rape retrial. He was found guilty on two counts.The jury was hung on a third charge. A jury of seven men and five women deliberated for eight days before reaching the verdicts. No sentencing date has yet been set, but the judge told Masterson and his lawyers to return to court Aug.
Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of forcible rape after his second trial on charges that he sexually assaulted several women in the early 2000s.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. The jury could not reach a verdict on a third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction. Masterson faces a potential sentence of 30 years to life in prison on the two charges. Shortly after the clerk read the guilty verdicts, there was an audible gasp from Masterson’s family, who were seated in the audience. Masterson was accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The jury convicted him of raping two women in 2003, but could not reach a verdict pertaining to an allegation from November 2001 involving a former girlfriend.
Danny Masterson has been found guilty of two counts of forcible rape against two women who were also former members of the Church of Scientology, of which the star is also a member.The verdict was read Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, some six weeks after the retrial started. While the embattled actor was found guilty on two counts, the jury deadlocked on the third count of rape.
The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial today has found the actor guilty on the majority of the three counts against him.