This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips did not live apart 5 years prior to rape conviction: lawyerĭanny Masterson knew Bijou Phillips would divorce him - but maybe not whyīijou Phillips seen wearing wedding band after filing for divorce from Danny Mastersonīijou Phillips called Danny Masterson her ‘life-saving partner’ before rape sentencing, divorceīijou Phillips has filed for divorce from her husband, Danny Masterson, after he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison, Page Six can confirm.Īccording to California court documents obtained by Page Six, the “Raising Hope” actress filed for the dissolution of her marriage with the “That ’70s Show” alum on Monday. Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on a third count alleging he raped a former girlfriend in 2001.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. Both testified that he put drugs in their drinks and violently raped them. He was convicted of raping two women he knew through the Church of Scientology in 2003. Kutcher and Kunis apologized after their own letters to the judge seeking leniency for Masterson became public and spurred criticism. Los Angeles police announced they were investigating him for sexual assault in 2017, and he was arrested in 2020. Masterson starred with Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace in the Fox retro sitcom “That ’70s Show” from 1998 until 2006. They announced their engagement in 2009, and married in Ireland in 2011. She has appeared in films including “Almost Famous” and television shows including “Raising Hopes” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Phillips, daughter of “The Mamas and the Papas” singer-songwriter John Phillips and actor Genevieve Waite, was a model as a teenager and released an album of her own singing before shifting to acting. Phillips called him an “amazing father” and said “Our daughter and I are heartbroken that he is not home with us.” The letter, which was heavily redacted before becoming public after the sentencing, said she and Masterson bought a farm that he turned into a vineyard in rural Santa Barbara County after the revelation of the police investigation led to his losing all his acting work. “I can say that Danny has literally been a life-saving partner to me,” Phillips wrote, an apparent reference to Masterson's care for her and their daughter after Phillips had a kidney transplant in 2017. In a letter to the judge prior to Masterson's sentencing, Phillips praised him as a husband and father. 7 sentencing hearing, when a judge gave Masterson a prison term that will require him to be held for 25 1/2 years before he is eligible for parole. She wept when in court when the guilty verdicts were read on May 31, and showed similar emotion at times during his Sept. Phillips sat with other Masterson family members in court throughout two long trials, the first of which ended in a mistrial, the second of which ended in a conviction on two of three rape counts from 2003. Masterson maintains his innocence and his attorneys have said they plan to appeal, contending there were problems with evidence and constitutional issues with his conviction. No further details were immediately available.Īn attorney for Phillips did not respond to emails, and a representative for Masterson declined comment.

Phillips, a 43-year-old actor, filed a petition in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Monday to end her nearly 12-year marriage to the 47-year-old Masterson, according to the court's website. LOS ANGELES – Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That '70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions.

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