DELANO, Calif. (AP) — “That ‘70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions.

Authorities said Wednesday that the 47-year-old Masterson has been admitted to North Kern State Prison, and they released his first prison mug shot. The photo shows him wearing orange prison attire, with long hair and a beard.

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[–] 169 points 2 years ago (9 children)
  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    It will be more than 25 years before Masterson will be eligible for parole.

    Masterson’s lawyers said they plan to

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  • [–] 129 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Aw hell nah the church of scientology assassinated this dude before they could finish their comment.

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    [–] 96 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't worry Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher will bust you out

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  • [–] 114 points 2 years ago* (10 children)

    Aston Kutcher, a celebrity famous for his philanthropy, says a man guilty of two rapes should have his charity taken into account.

    In other words: A man with excess money, and who gives some of that excess to charity, says a person's charity should balance out that person's crimes.

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  • [–] 110 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    I think it's the personal connection that makes him find reasons to consider Danny's side of things more charitably. I sort of accept that he is just a dumb Hollywood guy with a soft spot for a friend. Except for one thing...

    He's involved with fighting human trafficking which ought to give him a pretty clear perspective regarding sexual assault victims. That's what I can't reconcile.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe he just doesn't want to believe because he knew him for so long.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's exactly the perspective I consider in the first paragraph and then dismiss in the second. I feel like you've just asked, "But why male models?" for the second time.

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  • [+] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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    I mean I personally feel most people like to think they'd immediately disown any friends that do stuff like this but I'd bet in reality a lot of people would do the same thing.

    It's a lot easier to pass judgment when you're not emotionally involved. Same reason why people stay in abusive relationships. On the outside it's cut and dry but sadly emotions are a thing.

    I'm not defending Masterson nor am I saying Kutcher isn't in the wrong by defending him. I'm just trying to bring to light that humans are emotional before they're logical.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    If using a charity is something Ashton thinks you can use as a get out of jail free card, then what fucking shit does he do, he's been helping with that anti sex trafficking thing, that's a big ol get out of jail free card in Ashton's mind.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    I really don't like how much hate they got for this

    If someone you love does something horrible, the emotions don't just disappear. It's like grief, people have to work through it, and it happens in different ways.

    For them, their long time friend has done something to (for them) hypothetical victims. They asked for leniency in a non-public way...

    It's an extremely human thing to do. It doesn't live up to their ideals, but it doesn't invalidate everything they've done

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    To clarify, North Kern is an intake facility. He'll be there for a few weeks undergoing psych evals and other testing to determine which facility he will be sent to for permanent incarceration.

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago

    HELLO WISCONSIN CONVICTION!

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    he's fucked, Prison sucks, but California Prison system really, really sucks

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We've known for months he's going to prison. This is just media porn.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This is the first I'm hearing of this - Yes I've been living under a rock. Can anyone give me a brief rundown of what he did? The article said it happened in the 2000s but didn't give specifics.

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Danny Masterson is a rapist and Scientologist.

    He’s going gaol because Scientology couldn’t protect him from the consequences his actions forever.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Interesting, I've never seen that form of the word jail actually used today. Where are you from if I may ask?

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Australia.

    Jail's slowly edging out as the only spelling post-Americanisation, but I was taught gaol in the '90s so it's not super archaic here like it probably is in other Commonwealth countries.

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    [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Mugshot not in the article so where is it?

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I nearly read "North Kern" as North Korean

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