2023-09-20 10:05:37
Sitcom star Danny Masterson (47, “The Wild Seventies”) is in a serious crisis: around two weeks ago he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape, and now his wife Bijou Phillips (43) has filed for divorce!
The actress filed the application in Santa Barbara, California, US media reported. Phillips’ priority was their daughter, her lawyer said loudly CNN with. “This time has been incredibly difficult for the marriage and for the family,” the lawyer continued.
After the verdict, he blew her a kiss
The actor and his two victims are members of the highly controversial Scientology cult, which apparently knew about the allegations against Masterson for decades.
Danny Masterson (far left, played Steven Hyde) with Ashton Kutcher (second from left as Michael Kelso) on an episode of “The Roaring ’70s”
Foto: imago images/Everett Collection
His wife watched the verdict in the courtroom, sobbing and holding a handkerchief to her face. When he was taken to prison after the verdict, he blew her another kiss – now she’s had enough!
Phillips supported him until the end, the US portal has now revealed „TMZ“. Accordingly, she sent a letter to the judge in mid-August in which she asked for a more lenient sentence for her husband.
Wife familiarizes with unknown man
In the letter, she also highlighted Masterson’s alleged positive character aspects. He was “life-saving” for the family and helped young actors “stay away from the dark side of fame.”
▶︎ Four days after the 30-year sentence, Phillips was again seen intimately with an unknown man.
The man greeted Bijou Phillips with a kiss on the cheek. It is unclear who he is – the two may be friends
Photo: SplashNews.com
The sitcom star’s lawyers are currently working on reducing the prison sentence and want to file an appeal. Masterson had always denied the allegations. All sexual acts were consensual, the actor asserted in the trial.
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Several family members, including wife Phillips, attended the announcement of the sentence in the courtroom. The police investigation began in 2017. A former girlfriend of the actor was also among the plaintiffs.
Masterson and Phillips married in 2011. Their daughter was born in 2014. Phillips, who starred in films such as “Almost Famous” and “Hostel 2”, comes from the marriage of “The Mamas and the Papas” singer John Phillips († 65) to the singer and actress Geneviève Waïte († 71).
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