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Ashton Kutcher
Kutcher co-starred with Masterson and served as executive producer The farm when the Men at work alum was fired from the show in December 2017.
“As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out The farm. [December 4, 2017] was his last day on the show and production will resume without him in early 2018,” Netflix said in a statement at the time.
Kutcher, for his part, first addressed the allegations during a January 2023 interview with Esquire.
‘Ultimately, I can’t know. I’m not the judge. I’m not the jury. I’m not the prosecutor. I am not the victim. And I’m not the suspect. And so in that case I have no room to comment. I just don’t know,” he told the newspaper, adding that he hopes Masterson “will be found innocent of the charges brought against him.”
The Just married actor, who noted that he is still in touch with his former co-star, emphasized that he stands with the victims of sexual abuse. “I feel sorry for anyone who feels they have been violated in any way,” he said.
The Two and a half Men alum then expressed empathy for Masterson’s daughter, Fianna, whom he shares with his wife Bijou Philips: “One day his child will read about this.”
He and his wife Mila Kunis wrote character reference letters on Masterson’s behalf in 2023 after he was convicted of two counts of rape. The notes sparked a backlash the following September after Masterson was convicted.
Kutcher explained that the letters were written at the request of Masterson’s family. “A few months ago Danny and his family contacted us and asked us to write character letters to represent the person we had known for 25 years so that the judge could take full account of that in relation to sentencing. he said in an Instagram video with Kunis.
“They were intended to be read by the judge and not to undermine the victims’ testimonies or retraumatize them in any way,” Kutcher said. “We would never want to do that, and we are sorry if that occurred.”