Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for ‘pain’ their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologized Saturday for character letters the celebrity couple wrote on behalf of fellow “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson before he was sentenced for rape this week.

A judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women in 2003.

In a video posted on Instagram, Kutcher and Kunis said they were sorry for the pain they may have caused with the letters, which were made public Friday.

Kutcher said the letters that asked for leniency “were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that and we’re sorry if that has taken place.”

  • FILE – Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., June 7, 2017. A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Masterson guilty of two counts of rape Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
  • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher
    Mila Kunis, left, and Ashton Kutcher arrive at the ninth Breakthrough Prize ceremony on April 15, 2023, at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)