Masterson

In September, the '70s Show actor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison Convicted rapist Danny Masterson was denied bail pending appeal by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Wednesday. “If defendant’s conviction and sentence are upheld on appeal, he will likely remain in custody for decades and perhaps the rest of his life,” Judge Charlaine Olmedo wrote in an order (via Deadline). Olmedo also referenced the divorce proceedings between Masterson and Bijou Phillips, who filed for…

Actor Danny Masterson, known for his role in “That ’70s Show,” has been transferred to a state prison following his conviction on rape charges involving two women. His recent mugshot, depicting him in an orange jumpsuit, has also been released to the public. A representative from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to PEOPLE that the 47-year-old actor was admitted to North Kern State Prison on Wednesday. Masterson is currently undergoing the classification and…

"Those rifles are enough to take out a school. Those are serious assault rifles,” one of Masterson's Jane Doe victims said after a court hearing Thursday Convicted rapist Danny Masterson finally relinquished his personal stockpile of automatic weapons last week, three years after he was ordered to do so following his 2020 arrest for three counts of forcible rape, his lawyer told a Los Angeles judge Thursday. The disgraced That ‘70s Show actor has been locked up in Los Angeles County jail since…

Convicted rapist Danny Masterson failed to turn over nine of 23 guns after his felony arrest three years ago – and two of the Jane Does whose allegations led to his criminal charges tell Rolling Stone they’re “scared” and want answers. The Jane Does attended a court hearing in Los Angeles on Monday, where Judge Charlaine Olmedo gave Masterson’s camp until December 7 to provide proof the weapons have been found and secured. If Masterson’s lawyers fail, Judge Olmedo said she’ll order a search and seizure. One of…

Danny Masterson was found guilty on Wednesday of raping two women at his Los Angeles home in the early 2000s. But in a split verdict, the jury couldn’t reach a decision on another sexual assault charge. The jurors, seven women and five men, convicted the That ’70s Show actor on forcible rape charges involving two women. They were split on a charge relating to ex-girlfriend Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, who has publicly identified herself as one of Masterson’s accusers, with most favoring guilty, eight to…

Actor Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape Wednesday after his second trial on charges that he sexually assaulted several women he met through the Church of Scientology in the early 2000s.Jurors hung on a third count after deliberating for a little more than a week. They contacted Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo around 11 a.m. Wednesday to say that they had reached a verdict on two of the three rape counts against Masterson but that were hopelessly deadlocked on a third. Jurors…

Danny Masterson’s retrial on charges that he raped three women will start on April 11, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. The decision comes after a mistrial was declared in November after the jurors said they were “hopelessly deadlocked.” In January, judge Charlaine Olmedo rejected Masterson’s request that she dismiss the case. Defense attorney Philip K. Cohen had argued a reasonable jury wouldn’t be able to return a conviction based on the same evidence. He stressed jurors favored acquittal on each of…

Danny Masterson is asking an L.A. judge to use her discretion and dismiss the charges against him after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict following a month-long trial. Masterson was charged with the rape of three women from 2001 to 2003, to all of which he pled not guilty. The jury had been favoring acquittal on each of the charges — 10 to two, eight to four, and seven to five — when it informed the court it was at an impasse and would not be able to come to a unanimous decision. L.A. County Superior…

The judge in Danny Masterson’s rape trial declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors said they were unable to reach a decision on the actor’s innocence or guilt.The jury deadlocked after hearing weeks of testimony from three women who accused Masterson of raping them and others who corroborated their accounts. In failing to reach a decision, the Los Angeles County Superior Court panel left unresolved the women’s claims that the actor, who is best-known for his role on the sitcom “That ‘70s Show,” violently assaulted them…

The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape trial said on Friday that it’s at an impasse on all of the charges. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo directed them to resume deliberations on Nov. 28 after Thanksgiving week despite being “hopelessly deadlocked,” since it hasn’t been long enough to declare a mistrial. Jurors have been considering the trio of rape charges against the That ’70s Show star since Wednesday. Masterson, charged with raping three women from 2001 to 2003, faces up to…