{"id":28019,"date":"2023-09-09T21:57:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T21:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpromall.com\/?p=28019"},"modified":"2023-09-09T21:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T21:57:53","slug":"ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-support-victims-as-they-address-letters-of-support-for-rapist-co-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webpromall.com\/celebrity\/ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-support-victims-as-they-address-letters-of-support-for-rapist-co-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis support victims as they address letters of support for rapist co-star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have released a video statement which states they \u201csupport victims\u201d following the backlash from the letters of support they wrote for their fromer co-star Danny Masterson, who has been convicted of rape.<\/p>\n

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis faced backlash after documents showed that they asked a judge for leniency before their That \u201870s Show co-star Danny Masterson was sentenced for raping two women. <\/p>\n

Danny was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday 7 September following his conviction for two counts of rape. <\/p>\n

Now, on Saturday 9 September, Ashton and Mila have released a joint video statement on their Instagram, apologising for any hurt they may have caused, as they also explained why they wrote the character letters.<\/p>\n

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Ashton started off in the video and said: \u201cWe are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson\u201d<\/p>\n

Mila continued: \u201cWe support victims, we have done this historically through our work and we continue to do so in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining how they came to write the character letters, Ashton said: \u201cA couple of months ago Danny\u2019s family reached out to us and they asked us to write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration, relative to the sentencing\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Mila added: \u201cThe letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury\u2019s ruling\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ashton revealed that the letters were for \u201cthe judge to read\u201d and not to \u201cundermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatise them in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWe would never want to do that, and we are sorry if that has taken place\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mila concluded the statement and said: \u201cOur heart goes out to every single person who\u2019s ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape\u201d.<\/p>\n

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In the letters, which were first published by Los Angeles-based court reporter Meghann Cuniff on Friday 8 September, Ashton reportedly called Danny a \u201cpositive influence on me\u201d while Mila reportedly said he was a \u201cbrother figure\u201d. <\/p>\n

Mila and Ashton, who have been married since 2015, starred in That \u201870s Show together alongside Danny, with the show running for six years between 1998 and 2006.<\/p>\n

Kutcher and Mila Kunis have released a joint statement which states they \u201csupport victims\u201d following the backlash from the letters of support they wrote for co-star Danny Masterson<\/p>\n<\/p>\n