Christina Ricci isn’t thrilled with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis – in anyway.
By now you realize, Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in jail on Thursday for raping two girls between 2001 and 2003. It was then revealed that a number of of his That ‘70s Show co-stars – including Mila and Ashton – were among 50 people who “vouched” for the 47-year-old disgraced actor’s “exceptional character” in letters earlier than his sentencing. Ashton hailed Danny as a “role model,” whereas Mila referred to as him an “amazing friend” and an “older brother figure” to her. Ugh.
When these notes have been made public, the couple confronted a ton of (legitimate) criticism for disgustingly supporting a convicted rapist and being hypocrites as Ashton has a basis that goals to guard kids from trafficking and sexual abuse. The pair addressed the backlash in what gave the impression to be a scripted video on Instagram, insisting they “support victims.” Ashton defined they have been contacted by Danny’s household “a couple of months ago” to write down letters “to represent the person that we knew for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing.” He added:
“They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that, and we’re sorry if that has taken place.”
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But as we’ve stated, Mila and Ashton by no means ought to have written a letter asking for leniency for a convicted rapist in the event that they actually help victims – regardless of if Danny was their buddy. This so-called apology additionally didn’t come off as real in any respect. They gave the impression to be extra sorry that their letters have been made public than for truly writing them within the first place. And as you may count on, lots of people turned much more enraged with them following this video. Even Christina Ricci had one thing to say in regards to the apology clip!
Shortly after the video was shared, the 43-year-old actress took to Instagram Stories to talk out in help of victims. Although Christina by no means talked about Mila or Ashton by title, she gave the impression to be immediately calling them out for his or her apology! The Yellowjackets star stated:
“So sometimes people we loved and admired do horrible things. 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.”
Go off, lady! Christina — who skilled alleged emotional and bodily abuse from ex-husband James Heerdegen — then identified that in the event that they declare to help victims, they need to have taken that “stance” from the start of Danny’s controversy after which by no means penned the letters:
“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. Unfortunately I’ve known lots of ‘awesome guys’ who were lovely to me but have been proven to be abusers privately. I’ve also had personal experience with this. Believe victims. It’s not easy to come forward. It’s not easy to get a conviction.”
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