Actor Danny Masterson’s spouse seeks divorce after his rape sentence

By AFP

LOS ANGELES: Actress Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson lower than two weeks after the previous “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to at the very least 30 years in jail for raping two ladies, US media reported Tuesday.

The mannequin and singer cited “irreconcilable differences” in her petition in a California court docket, superstar information web site TMZ reported.

Masterson, discovered responsible in May of raping the 2 ladies in 2001 and 2003 at his house within the Hollywood Hills space of Los Angeles, was sentenced on September 7 to 30 years to life in jail.

The 47-year-old US actor, who has one baby with Phillips, will be unable to hunt parole till he’s 77 years outdated.

Phillips is looking for full custody of their daughter, aged 9, with visitation rights for Masterson, TMZ reported.

Her lawyer didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark by AFP.

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Phillips had stayed with Masterson via his two trials — the primary was declared a mistrial final 12 months after the jury failed to achieve a unanimous determination.

The jury within the retrial deadlocked on one other rape cost towards a 3rd girl. That cost was dismissed.

Masterson rose to fame with the 1998 launch of retro sitcom “That ’70s Show,” the place he performed the character of Steven Hyde alongside fellow stars Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher.

He co-starred once more with Kutcher on Netflix’s “The Ranch,” however was fired in 2017 and written off the present after Los Angeles police confirmed they had been investigating a number of rape allegations towards the actor.

The three ladies on the coronary heart of the fees towards Masterson had been members of the Church of Scientology on the time. Two of them mentioned church officers had discouraged them from contacting regulation enforcement.

LOS ANGELES: Actress Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson lower than two weeks after the previous “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to at the very least 30 years in jail for raping two ladies, US media reported Tuesday.

The mannequin and singer cited “irreconcilable differences” in her petition in a California court docket, superstar information web site TMZ reported.

Masterson, discovered responsible in May of raping the 2 ladies in 2001 and 2003 at his house within the Hollywood Hills space of Los Angeles, was sentenced on September 7 to 30 years to life in jail.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The 47-year-old US actor, who has one baby with Phillips, will be unable to hunt parole till he’s 77 years outdated.

Phillips is looking for full custody of their daughter, aged 9, with visitation rights for Masterson, TMZ reported.

Her lawyer didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark by AFP.

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Phillips had stayed with Masterson via his two trials — the primary was declared a mistrial final 12 months after the jury failed to achieve a unanimous determination.

The jury within the retrial deadlocked on one other rape cost towards a 3rd girl. That cost was dismissed.

Masterson rose to fame with the 1998 launch of retro sitcom “That ’70s Show,” the place he performed the character of Steven Hyde alongside fellow stars Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher.

He co-starred once more with Kutcher on Netflix’s “The Ranch,” however was fired in 2017 and written off the present after Los Angeles police confirmed they had been investigating a number of rape allegations towards the actor.

The three ladies on the coronary heart of the fees towards Masterson had been members of the Church of Scientology on the time. Two of them mentioned church officers had discouraged them from contacting regulation enforcement.