Bijou Phillips Visits Danny Masterson in Prison
Phillips took her and Masterson’s daughter to go to the incarcerated actor for his birthday.
Danny Masterson spent his birthday behind bars this yr, however he acquired a go to from his household to have a good time. The Each day Mail reviews that Masterson’s ex-wife Bijou Phillips,43, introduced their 10-year-old daughter to go to him on the California Males’s Colony in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, March 16. The go to got here on Sunday, just some days after his forty eighth birthday.
Masterson is finest identified for taking part in highschool slacker Steven Hyde on That ’70s Present for the present’s eight-season run on Fox. Years later, Masterson and his That ’70s Present co-star Ashton Kutcher re-teamed for The Ranch on Netflix. Nonetheless, in 2017, a number of girls filed sexual assault reviews in opposition to Masterson, prompting Netflix to fireplace him. These allegations turned fees on three counts of forcible rape referring to incidents involving three girls from 2001 to 2003.
The primary sexual assault trial in opposition to Masterson got here to an in depth in November 2022, with the jury held on all fees. Throughout his retiral, Masterson was discovered responsible of two counts of rape in opposition to girls who beforehand had been members of the Church of Scientology, of which the actor is presently nonetheless a member. The jury — made up of seven girls and 5 males — discovered themselves deadlocked on a 3rd cost after deliberating for per week. Notably, Phillips was within the courtroom for each Masteron’s conviction and sentencing.
Phillps later filed for divorce from Masterson, after his sentencing was revealed. In a assertion to TMZ Phillips’ legal professional, Peter A. Lauzon, defined that the actress made the choice throughout an “unimaginably arduous” time for his or her household. “Ms. Phillips has determined to file for divorce from her husband throughout this unlucky time. Her precedence stays together with her daughter,” Lauzon stated.
“This era has been unimaginably arduous on the wedding and the household,” Lauzon continued. “Mr. Masterson was at all times current for Ms. Phillips throughout her most tough occasions of her life. Ms. Phillips acknowledges that Mr. Masterson is an excellent father to their daughter.” Masterson and Phillips first started courting in 2004. They turned engaged in 2009 and had been finally married on October 18, 2011.