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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize over letters of support for Danny Masterson (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 2 years ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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The three women were members of the Church of Scientology, as is Masterson. All three women said they were initially hesitant to speak to law enforcement because they said church teachings discouraged reporting to police. The women eventually left the church.

Cults are bad, people. Religion is bad because it's a normalized / accepted cult. Eff this guy.

I noticed that Topher Grace didn't get mentioned for writing a letter to the judge. I've never thought he's a great actor (he was pretty good in Traffic), but I like him a bit more now.

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[–] Exaggeration207@beehaw.org 106 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)

I doubt Ashton and Mila apologized because they actually regret writing those letters; this is just damage control because they got caught defending a rapist. Also, Scientology isn't a religion, it's a criminal organization, and it ought to be treated as such.

I was disappointed to hear that Kurtwood Smith wrote a letter in support of Masterson too. I really liked him in RoboCop... but I guess there's a reason why he was so good at acting like a total bastard.

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Hasn't Ashton Kutcher essentially stopped acting and dedicated his life to fighting child predation?

Edit: I guess it's Moore and Kutcher. https://www.thorn.org/about-our-fight-against-sexual-exploitation-of-children/

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Except when defending adult rapists I guess?

"As a role model, Danny has consistently been an excellent one," Kutcher wrote, later writing, "He has always treated people with decency, equality, and generosity."

Not that I want to throw shade at his current work, but this is a pretty big red flag on his credibility towards siding with victims. ESPECIALLY since this is was in relation to defending a Scientologist, a known organzation for SA.

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I guess I should RTFA, but it's definitive he knew that Masterson was a scientologist, and knew about all the scientology stuff?

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