Ashton Kutcher says he hopes Danny Masterson will 'be found innocent' in sex assault case

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Ashton Kutcher is speaking out about the legal battles swirling around Danny Masterson, who is headed for a second trial in connection with allegations of sexual assault involving three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills between 2001 and 2003.The 44-year-old actor, speaking with Esquire on Tuesday, said that he hopes Masterson 'to be found innocent of the charges brought against him,' with the publication noting that that is not 'the same as Kutcher wanting his friend to get off the hook.'Kutcher, who costarred with Masterson on That '70s Show and The Ranch, said that with his limited perspective, he does not have 'a space to comment' on the situation.

The latest: Ashton Kutcher, 44, is speaking out about the legal battles swirling around Danny Masterson, 46, his costar on That '70s Show and The Ranch, who is headed for a second trial in connection with allegations of sexual assault'Ultimately, I can't know,' the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native told the publication. 'I'm not the judge.

I'm not the jury. I'm not the DA. I'm not the victim. And I'm not the accused. And so, in that case, I don't have - I just don't know.'The Two and a Half Men actor keeps in touch with Masterson and his brother, the outlet reported, and said that he made his comments taking into account that Masterson's eight-year-old daughter Fianna Francis Masterson (with wife Bijou Phillips, 42) would eventually learn about the ongoing legal battle involving her father.'Someday, his kid is going to read about this,' Kutcher said, adding that he considers himself an advocate for victims.'I wholesale feel for anybody who feels like they were violated in any way,' said Kutcher, who founded the anti-online sex abuse nonprofit Thorn more than 10 years ago..