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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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[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 169 points 10 months ago (9 children)
[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

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

Masterson’s lawyers said they plan to

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 129 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)
[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Oh shit! They killed another one!

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[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Was nice of them to submit it though

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[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

No thanks, I just like the banana

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It did you just need to swipe but that is a dumb design.

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[–] crsu@lemmy.world 96 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 114 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 110 points 10 months 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.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That last sentence is scorching and I hope the other dude gets his act together.

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[–] AlfredEinstein@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

"Well damn, Jackie, I can't control the rapin'"

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 31 points 10 months ago (3 children)

a celebrity famous for his philanthropy

I mean, that's kinda selling Aston Kutcher short. It also downplays his hypocrisy in this matter.

Aston Kutcher quit acting to start an organization that fights human trafficking. That's a bit more than just a philanthropic celebrity. Which is why his defense of Danny is a big slap in the face. It sort of goes against everything he claims to stand and work for. Yea, it wasn't technically human trafficking, but rape is so adjacent to that it's hard to not see the hypocrisy.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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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[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months 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.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 17 points 10 months 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

[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Well, what is Ashton hiding?

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[–] Mek@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Are those two on a speedrun to be the most unbearable couple?

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 38 points 10 months ago

HELLO ~~WISCONSIN~~ CONVICTION!

[–] White_Flight@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Jagger2097@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Seeing people actually punished for crimes like this should always be celebrated as many rapes go unreported

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 10 months 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.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 52 points 10 months 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.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 15 points 10 months 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?

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

At first I thought you were just trying to be an edgy teen or troll. This is interesting.

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[–] Sigma_@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It's used heavily in Elden ring and was my exposure to the word

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[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Yes, but what did he do?

Did he put shit in people's drinks like Cosby?

Did he rape a girl behind a dumpster like one of the Affluenza Kids?

Is he just a disgusting person like Justin Roiland?

Or is he a good guy like David Bowie, only his victims didn't think so this time?

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[–] Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 10 months ago

He used his power and money to bill Cosby women.

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[–] ArtificialLink@lemy.lol 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Mugshot not in the article so where is it?

[–] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

I think you’re supposed to keep clicking around to find it.

99% of all websites need to go away

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's there, you have to swipe past the first picture up at the top.

[–] ArtificialLink@lemy.lol 10 points 10 months ago

Shitty design right there

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I nearly read "North Kern" as North Korean

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