As part of Thursday’s sentencing hearing, supporters of Danny Masterson had a chance to send letters to the judge explaining why he deserved clemency.
As it turns out, disgraced or not, the actor still had quite a few folks in his corner. Several of his co-stars from That ’70s Show wrote to the judge about what a great guy they thought he was — rape conviction or no.
That includes the show’s biggest stars, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. Related: Danny Under 24-Hour Surveillance In Jail Following Rape Sentencing Ashton, who also starred on Netflix‘s The Ranch with Danny until the latter got kicked off the show over the accusations, was particularly effusive, calling his pal “a role model”: The letter, first revealed by journalist Meghan Cuniff, continues: Ashton went on to say Danny was directly responsible for keeping Ashton out of trouble in his early Hollywood days, pushing him away from bad influences, especially people who did drugs.
He painted a portrait of a standup guy: The Punk’d creator said his longtime friend “always treated people with decency, equality, and generosity” and “set a standard” for the kind of father he wanted to be.
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