Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis apology video stirs up old clips, more controversy
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis released a video over the weekend apologizing for letters they wrote in support of rapist Danny Masterson, but resurfaced clips of Kutcher and Masterson making inappropriate comments about underage girls — including Kunis — have resulted in more backlash and questioning of Kutcher’s integrity.
Kutcher and Kunis, now 45 and 40, respectively, made headlines late last week when it was revealed they wrote letters of support for Masterson, asking the presiding judge for leniency while determining sentencing for Masterson, who was found guilty of two counts of rape.
The co-stars, who are now married, were once main characters on That ’70s Show alongside Masterson. Their letters vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character.”
“I do not believe he is an ongoing harm to society,” Kutcher wrote, while Kunis described Masterson as an “outstanding role model and friend.”
Outrage over the letters ensued, prompting the couple to share a video to Instagram Sunday where Kutcher explained that Masterson’s family had asked them to write character letters detailing “the person that we knew for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing.”
“The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury’s ruling,” Kunis said.
The video, meant to temper outrage directed at the couple, only served to fuel the fire, and further footage from interviews conducted during their time on That ’70s Show has resulted in full-on outrage.
A 2003 clip of Kutcher, then 25, talking about an underage Hilary Duff and the Olsen twins, was surfaced by one of Masterson’s accusers and ex-girlfriends, Chrissie Carnell Bixler, and shared
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