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Christina Ricci Sends Message To Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis About Danny Masterson Support: 'Believe Victims'

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By Fiyin Olowokandi on September 12, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT

Christina Ricci is raising her voice against those who defend bad guys like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who plead for alleged rapist Danny Masterson.

The sensational actress seemingly called out her colleagues for penning passionate letters to gain a reduced sentence for their "That 70's Show" co-star. The disgraced entertainer recently received a 30-year prison term for sexually assaulting innocent women.

While the convicted actor's friends supported him in the rape case, "The Addams Family" star sided with the victims. The Santa Monica native addressed the situation personally, revealing she had been on the receiving end of abusive men pretending to be nice guys.

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Over the weekend, the "Little Red Riding Hood" actress updated her Instagram Stories with a lengthy message directed at the famous couple and their controversial pleas for Masterson's reduced sentence.

The TV personality did not mention any names, but the timing of her statements and the contents appeared to be about the viral rape case. In the first slide, the 43-year-old noted that some people hid their dark sides under a loving pretense to fool others.

"So sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things," the mother of two began her message. 

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"They might not do these things to us, and we only know who they were to us, but that doesn't mean they didn't do the horrible things, and to discredit the abused is a crime," the Primetime Emmy Award nominee continued, seemingly criticizing Kutcher and Kunis's support of Masterson.

"People we know as 'awesome guys' can be predators and abusers. It's tough to accept, but we have to. If we say we support victims – women, children, men, boys – then we must be able to take this stance," the Santa Monica native declared.

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Christina Ricci calls out Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for supporting Danny Masterson
Instagram | Christina Ricci
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Ricci's fierce defense of Masterson's victims stemmed from the "Pan Am" star's experiences with wolves in sheepskin. The actress claimed to have been friends with men who were terrible to others and had also suffered from such pretentious males.

"Unfortunately, I've known lots of 'awesome guys' who were lovely to me, who have been proven to be abusers privately. I've also had personal experience with this," the media personality confessed in a separate message.

"Believe victims. It's not easy to come forward. It's not easy to get a conviction," the 43-year-old concluded. As stated, the "Z: The Beginning of Everything" executive producer's message came at the heels of Kutcher and Kunis's letters for Masterson.

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Days earlier, the couple's requests for their pal's reduced sentence were released on social media, leading to backlash from disappointed fans. In their pleas to Judge Charlaine Olmedo on behalf of their castmate, the lovebirds highlighted the "Men at Work" actor's exceptional character.

Both parties claimed they escaped the drug-filled Hollywood life thanks to Masterson's positive influence. Kutcher even recounted a heroic story of Masterson rushing to the aid of a woman who her boyfriend berated at a pizza shop.

Ashton Kutcher wrote a letter of support for Danny Masterson after he was convicted of rape
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According to the "Killer" star, he could trust the now-convicted entertainer with his two children because the 47-year-old had always been the epitome of a good father and a better person. Kunis echoed similar thoughts in her letter and credited Masterson for changing her personal and professional life.

Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis Apologize For Their Plea Letters Following Criticisms

Before Ricci addressed the power couple's support for Masterson, the spouses reflected on their actions in a candid post following the backlash they received. The pair appeared regretful for requesting a reduced sentence for their pal, telling fans in an Instagram video that their hearts were with the victims.

"We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson," the patriarch confessed. Chiming in, his wife added, "We support victims. We have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future."

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The pair claimed they had written character letters to support the man they had known for over a decade on behalf of his family. They noted that Masterson's loved ones had requested their help so the judge could consider their perspectives when determining his sentence.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apology video
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"The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling," Kunis explained, with her husband stressing that the intent of their letters was not to harm the victims.

"They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way," Kutcher claimed. "We would never want to do that. And we're sorry if that has taken place."

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