Grace Tame rips into Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis after they defended their convicted rapist friend Danny Masterson
Grace Tame feuds with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis after defending their convicted rapist boyfriend Danny Masterson
Grace Tame has taken a thinly veiled swipe at Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis after it emerged they wrote character reference letters in support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.
The 2021 Australian of the Year gave a monologue on her Instagram Story yesterday as the backlash against Hollywood A-listers continues to grow.
Last week, That ’70s Show star Masterson, 47, was sentenced to 30 years to life for raping two women in 2003.
Kutcher and Kunis released a short video statement Monday clarifying why they wrote the letters of support, claiming they were “intended to be read by the judge and not to undermine the victims’ testimonies or re-incriminate them in any way.” traumatize’.
But now sex abuse campaigner Ms Tame has dismissed reports of the backlash against the famous couple.
“Can the mainstream media please stop highlighting the words of alleged and convicted rapists and their friends who defend – and therefore enable – their behavior,” Ms Tame said.
‘Rape is not a debate, it is not democracy. No one’s oral testimony, including mine, can make anyone more or less materially guilty of rape. No one’s oral testimony can make someone more or less a victim of rape.
“And by overemphasizing the words of rapists, suspected or convicted, and their friends defending them, we perpetuate the myth that we can make the case.”
Masterson (pictured with his wife Bijou Phillips) was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison earlier this week after a jury found him guilty of raping two women in the early 2000s
Grim-faced, Kutcher, 40, opened the video saying he was “aware of the pain caused by the character letters we wrote on Danny Masterson’s behalf.”
“We support victims,” Kunis, 40, added.
“We have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future.”
Kutcher continued, “A few months ago, Danny’s family contacted us and they asked us to write character letters to represent the person we had known for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration regarding sentencing. ‘
Mila continued, “The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the legal system or the validity of the jury’s verdict.”
‘They were intended to be read by the judge. And not to undermine the victims’ testimonies or retraumatize them in any way.
‘We would never want to do that. And we are sorry if that occurred,” Ashton emphasized.
“Our hearts go out to anyone who has ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape,” Mila said in closing their statement.
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Masterson met his victims through Scientology, and they claimed the church discouraged them from contacting authorities after the rapes.