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    Danny Masterson rape accusations from fellow Scientologists resurface


    Danny Masterson rape accusations from fellow Scientologists resurface
    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...resurface.html

    Danny Masterson was accused of rape by four women in the early 2000s, and those allegations resurfaced on Thursday in the wake of recent accusations of misconduct against several Hollywood figures.

    A report by HuffPost on Thursday reignited claims by four women accusing Masterson of rape. A woman filed a report with the Los Angeles Police Department in 2004 saying Masterson raped her when she was "passed out." The three other women, who are Scientologists like Masterson, allegedly reported their incidents with the 41-year-old star to the Church of Scientology.

    The LAPD's case was squashed at the time, however, after 50 Scientologists wrote affidavits denouncing the woman's story, the Huffington Post reported.

    However, police later opened the case again earlier this year after reports swirled about the accusations thanks to Leah Remini's anti-Scientology series, "Scientology and the Aftermath." ...



    ....Masterson, who has been a longtime Scientologist, denied the allegations of rape after Tony Ortega, known for reporting on the Church of Scientology, reported the accusations in March. ...


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    Netflix moves forward with Danny Masterson's series despite rape allegations
    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...legations.html

    Netflix is withholding any action against actor Danny Masterson or his show, "The Ranch," despite four rape allegations against him, the Huffington Post reported Friday.

    "We are aware of the allegations and the subsequent investigation, and will respond if developments occur," Netflix said in a statement.

    The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is conducting an investigation into Masterson,... after four women accused him of rape in the early 2000s, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday.

    One woman, who filed her accusation in 2004 to the Los Angeles Police Department, alleged that Masterson, 41, raped her while she was "passed out." When she reportedly came to and realized what was happening, she claimed Masterson choked her until she passed out again. Both she and the actor were members of the Church of Scientology.

    Three other women, also church members, reported their claims directly to the Church of Scientology.

    The LAPD's case was squashed at the time, however, after 50 Scientologists wrote affidavits denouncing the woman's story, the Huffington Post reported.

    As part of their probe, the district attorney's office has compiled "compelling" and "overwhelming" evidence against the star including audiotapes, emails sent from Scientology members at the time of the alleged rapes, computer evidence and a handwritten letter Masterson sent threatening one of his alleged victims, the Huffington Post reported....





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    Sickening.

    I now boycott anything (even tv/movies) that I KNOW Scios are in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FaithfulOne View Post
    Sickening.

    I now boycott anything (even tv/movies) that I KNOW Scios are in.
    Agreed.

    I've been keeping up with Leah Remini's show.

    It's remarkable.
    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GodismyJudge View Post
    Agreed.

    I've been keeping up with Leah Remini's show.

    It's remarkable.
    Me too...I just can't believe how EVIL that organization is (I refuse to call it a "church") It's just sad that people fall for that deception and raise their children in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FaithfulOne View Post
    Me too...I just can't believe how EVIL that organization is (I refuse to call it a "church") It's just sad that people fall for that deception and raise their children in it.
    Crazy how they get away with calling themselves a church and they even have a cross.

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    They have got to be the hokiest group I have ever heard of.

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    UPDATE:

    'That 70's Show' Actor Danny Masterson Must Stand Trial on 3 Rape Charges
    21 May 2021
    ‘That 70’s Show’ Actor Danny Masterson Must Stand Trial on 3 Rape Charges


    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday said "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on three counts of rape after hearing days of dramatic and emotional testimony from three women who said he attacked them in 2001 and 2003.

    Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo made the determination after the prosecution laid out its evidence over four days. She said she found the women's testimony credible for the purposes of a preliminary hearing, where the bar for sufficient evidence is much lower than at trial.

    The forthcoming trial will represent the rare prosecution of a Hollywood figure in the #MeToo era despite dozens of investigations by police and the Los Angeles district attorney, most of which have ended without charges.

    Masterson denies the rape charges. His attorney, Thomas Mesereau, said Masterson had consensual sex with the women and that he would prove his client's innocence.

    The actor had no visible reaction to the judge's decision to send him to trial as he sat in court, with a small group of family and friends behind him. Mesereau declined to comment outside court.

    During the hearing, Mesereau repeatedly challenged the women on discrepancies in their stories in the years since they said they were raped and suggested that the prosecution was tainted by anti-religious bias against the Church of Scientology.

    Masterson is a prominent Scientologist, all three women are former Scientologists and the church and its teachings came up constantly during testimony.

    The judge said she found the women's explanations credible that church teachings kept them from reporting their accusations to police for years.

    Another defense attorney, Sharon Appelbaum, said the three women had colluded to form a "sisterhood" that "seems to want to take down Mr. Masterson and take down Scientology."

    Appelbaum said they had coordinated their stories over the years, making them increasingly similar, adding and subtracting details that didn't fit and changing stories they previously told police.

    Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said the testimony was "anything but" coordinated.

    "These were not rehearsed statements," Mueller said. "They were heartfelt, and they each had their versions of what happened. If there is any consistency in these statements, it was because the defendant was consistent in these acts."

    Defense attorneys also said a lawsuit filed by the women showed they were seeking financial gain. The prosecutor countered that the lawsuit was filed to stop the harassment they had been receiving from the church since coming forward. The church has denied all the allegations in the lawsuit.

    The 45-year-old actor has been free on bail since his June arrest. He is charged with three counts of rape by force or fear and could get up to 45 years in prison if convicted. He was told to return for arraignment on June 7.

    The allegations happened at the height of Masterson's fame, when he starred as Steven Hyde on Fox TV's retro sitcom "That '70s Show" from 1998 to 2006 alongside Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace.

    He had reunited with Kutcher on the Netflix Western sitcom "The Ranch" when the LAPD investigation of him was revealed in March 2017. The news did not have immediate career repercussions for Masterson, but later in the year, after allegations against Harvey Weinstein shook Hollywood, he was written off the show.

















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    That boy is in a heap of trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    That boy is in a heap of trouble.
    I had to look it up to remember where it it came from. Happens in the first 5 seconds. Great commercial though. Need to watch the whole thing.



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    I never heard of a Danny Masterson. I have, however, heard of a Bat Masterson.

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