Dark for the past two days, Danny Masterson’s rape trial resumed Wednesday with testimony from Jane Doe #2 about the former That ‘70s Show star’s alleged assault of her in 2003.
However, before the last of the trio of women at the heart of the case had her time on the stand today, the defense accused former Scientologist and The King of Queens star Leah Remini of potentially denying their client a “fair trial.” “As of November 1, yesterday, Leah Remini has tweeted 36 points about this trial,” attorney Karen Goldstein told Judge Charlaine Olmedo this morning before the jury had been brought into the downtown LA courtroom. “She has commented on defense strategy,” the defense lawyer continued, as the transcript this morning from Underground Bunker’s Tony Ortega notes. “She has commented on Scientology,” Goldstein added, using the word the defense has fought tooth and nail to keep out of the criminal proceedings as much as possible. “She was, at one point, a victim advocate in this case.
She was at Jane Doe #1’s interview in 2017. She has met with (LAPD) Detective Vargas multiple times. The tweets emphasize the points made several times…this makes it exceedingly difficult for Mr.
Masterson to get a fair trial,” Goldstein said in court, asking to lodge their distress over Remini’s social media activity on the record, which the judge granted.
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