Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis resign from their anti-child-trafficking organization after Danny Masterson conviction
Ashton Kutcher has resigned as Chairman of the Board of Thorn, an organization against child trafficking that he had started with actor Demi Moore, his then-wife. Kutcher’s wife and actor Mila Kunis has also resigned from the organization's board as an observer.
The couple decided to step down after they received backlash over the letters of support they wrote for co-star Danny Masterson, who has since been convicted of rape with 30 years in prison.
The couple also received backlash for simply putting up an apology video on Instagram after the conviction of Danny Masterson.
As reported first and exclusively on TIME magazine, Ashton Kutcher wrote to the board of Thorn, «Victims of sexual abuse have been historically silenced and the character statement I submitted is yet another painful instance of questioning victims who are brave enough to share their experiences. After my wife and I spent several days of listening, personal reflection, learning, and conversations with survivors and the employees and leadership at Thorn, I have determined the responsible thing for me to do is resign as Chairman of the Board, effectively immediately.
I cannot allow my error in judgment to distract from our efforts and the children we serve.»
The actor and businessman also apologized to victims of sexual assault.
Thorn was founded as DNA (Demi and Ashton) in 2009, but changed its name in 2012.
In a statement accepting Ashton Kutcher's resignation as Chairman of the Board, Thorn said, «To date, Thorn has helped the tech industry remove over 2 million potential child sexual abuse files from the open web helping to end the cycle of abuse and stop revictimization. We would not be the Thorn that we are today without Ashton’s contributions.»
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