Danny Masterson: 5 Things To Know About The ’70s Show’ Actor Going To Trial On Rape Charges

• Danny Masterson is astir famously known for playing Hyde successful That 70’s Show alongside Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis
• In 2019, helium was accused of rape by 3 abstracted women and volition officially basal proceedings for those charges successful 2022.
• All 3 women were members of the religion of Scientology, conscionable arsenic Danny Masterson is.
• As his proceedings gets underway successful October 2022, Danny is inactive joined to his woman Bijou Phillips, the girl of instrumentalist John Phillips.

Danny Masterson, 46, is acceptable to basal proceedings connected aggregate rape charges arsenic of October 2022. Jury enactment is acceptable to statesman connected Tuesday, October 11 and Danny is facing 3 charges of forcible rape and up to 45 years to beingness successful prison. A California justice determined connected May 21, 2021 that determination was capable grounds fixed successful a preliminary proceeding for a proceedings to spell ahead. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s bureau archetypal announced successful June 2020 that the histrion had been charged with 3 counts of rape “by unit oregon fear” successful transportation with incidents that allegedly occurred successful 2001 and 2003. The charges stem from 3 abstracted alleged attacks involving antithetic women. The histrion has steadfastly denied the claims, and said that helium looked guardant to clearing his name.

Danny was arrested by the LAPD astatine 11:30am connected June 17, 2020 connected the charges and his bail was acceptable $3.3 million. The rape allegations resurfaced successful Dec. 2017 arsenic the #MeToo question was gaining momentum. A 23-year-old pistillate accused him of raping her successful 2001, and a 28-year-old pistillate besides made the aforesaid assertion astir a 2003 incident. Another 23-year-old pistillate besides alleged that Danny raped her successful the autumn of 2003. The Los Angeles Deputy D.A. confirmed successful a connection to HollywoodLife.com that each of the alleged attacks occurred astatine Danny’s Hollywood Hills home.

At the pre-trial proceeding connected October 7th, the justice successful Danny’s rape proceedings brought up the taxable of Scientology portion laying the groundwork for the proceedings ahead. “This is not going to go a proceedings connected Scientology,” Judge Charlaine Olmedo said, according to Variety. However, the justice has reportedly indicated that she’ll allow testimonies astir Scientology, since Danny is simply a scientologist, and the 3 women he’s been accused of raping were members of the church. At the pre-trial hearing, Danny’s lawyer Sharon Appelbaum reportedly argued that the 3 accusers “formed a sisterhood” to instrumentality down Danny and Scientology. She besides accused ex-Scientologist Leah Remini of being involved.

1. Danny gained fame connected ‘That 70s Show’.

Danny Masterson successful the close corner, arsenic seen on with the remainder of the formed of Fox’s ‘That 70s Show.’ Photo credit: Shutterstock.

He played Steven Hyde for each 8 seasons of the sitcom, which ran from 1998-2006. He became close idiosyncratic friends with his antheral co-stars, Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama.

2. Danny and Ashton worked unneurotic connected Netflix’s ‘The Ranch’.

The pals joined forces opening successful 2016 connected the drama series, wherever Ashton played a semi-pro shot subordinate who returned to assistance tally his family’s Colorado ranch. Danny played the quality of Rooster Bennett. He was fto spell from The Ranch successful Dec. 2017 owed to the rape allegations against him. It was aboriginal explained that Rooster died successful a freak motorcycle accident, arsenic Danny’s quality was written disconnected the series.

3. Danny is simply a Scientologist.

He has practiced the religion based connected precocious laminitis and subject fabrication writer L. Ron Hubbard‘s books since helium was a teen. In a 2015 interview with Paper magazine, Danny explained, “In Scientology, there’s nary content strategy oregon anyone who’s worshipped oregon whatnot; it’s each benignant of similar assemblage of the mind. And truthful I grew up not having to spell and commune to anyone. I grew up conscionable benignant of like, ‘Oh, if you’re thirsty, portion water.’”

Danny Masterson seen with pal and co-star Ashton Kutcher connected Netflix’s ‘The Ranch.’ He was fired from the amusement successful Dec. 2017, aft the rape allegations against him surfaced. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

4. Danny is joined and has a daughter.

He began dating exemplary and chap Scientologist Bijou Phillips successful 2005. She is the girl of the precocious The Mamas and the Papas musician/songwriter John Phillips and histrion Geneviève Waïte. The brace joined successful 20011 and welcomed their archetypal and lone child, girl Fiona connected Feb. 14, 2014. On June 12, 2020, Bijou shared an Instagram household photograph showing Fiona successful a headdress and gown aft graduating from kindergarten. The 40-year-old deleted her IG relationship connected June 17, pursuing the D.A.’s charges against Danny.

5. Danny has powerfully denied the rape accusations against him.

Upon being fto spell from The Ranch successful Dec. 2017, Danny released a connection that read: “From time one, I person denied the outrageous allegations against me. Law enforcement investigated these claims much than 15 years agone and determined them to beryllium without merit. I person ne'er been charged with a crime, fto unsocial convicted of one.  In this country, you are presumed guiltless until proven guilty. However, successful the existent climate, it seems arsenic if you are presumed blameworthy the infinitesimal you are accused. I recognize and look guardant to clearing my sanction erstwhile and for all.”

On June 17, 2020, aft the D.A.’s charges were announced, Danny’s lawyer Thomas Mesereau released a connection to HollywoodLife.com that read: “Mr. Masterson is innocent, and we’re assured that helium volition beryllium exonerated erstwhile each the grounds yet comes to airy and witnesses person the accidental to testify.

It continued, “Obviously, Mr. Masterson and his woman are successful implicit daze considering that these astir 20-year aged allegations are abruptly resulting successful charges being filed, but they and their household are comforted knowing that yet the information volition travel out. The radical who cognize Mr. Masterson cognize his quality and cognize the allegations to beryllium false.”