Danny Masterson’s Wife Bijou Phillips Files For Divorce
It seems like Danny Masterson, 47, can be spending his time behind jail bars as a single man. His spouse, Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce on Monday (Sept. 18) after 12 years of marriage, per the Related Press. The estranged couple share a nine-year-old daughter.
The 43-year-old’s choice comes lower than two weeks since Masterson was handed his sentence for the rape of two ladies. Masterson will serve 30 years to life in jail for the conviction from Sept. 7. Danny Masterson reportedly has to serve 25.5 years of his sentence earlier than he’s eligible for parole.
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There aren’t any further particulars on their divorce. Nonetheless, up so far, Bijou has publicly stood by the “That 70’s Present” actor.
In keeping with AP, Phillips was current throughout two of Masterson’s trials. He was convicted throughout the second trial on two out of three rape counts. Court docket paperwork present he was convicted of raping two ladies in 2003 whom he knew by means of the Church of Scientology. The third was associated to allegedly raping an ex-girlfriend in 2001.
Bijou Phillips Wrote A Letter Of Help For Danny Masterson
When Masterson was discovered responsible in Might, AP experiences that Bijou Phillips sobbed within the courtroom viewers and did the identical throughout his sentencing.
Previous to the prolonged sentence, Bijou wrote a personality letter on behalf of Danny. Although the letter to Los Angeles Superior Court docket Decide Charlaine Olmedo was revealed, it was reportedly closely redacted.
In her letter, per TMZ, Bijou stated she hasn’t been capable of settle for that he raped two ladies. AP says she known as Masterson an “superb father” whose absence from house has left her and their daughter “heartbroken.” She additionally known as him a “life-saving accomplice.”
The couple wed in Eire in 2011 however started courting in 2004 and acquired engaged in 2009.
At the moment, it’s unclear what prompted Bijou Phillips to file.
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