Testimony in the criminal rape trial of Danny Masterson has concluded, as prosecutors rested their case Monday and lawyers for the “That ’70s Show” star indicated they would not call any witnesses. Closing arguments were set to begin Tuesday.
Four women – including an unexpected 11th-hour witness whose allegations are not among the charges but echoed that of the previous three – all testified over the past few weeks that Masterson raped them at his Los Angeles home after they began mysteriously drifting in and out of consciousness. The witnesses, including a former longtime girlfriend of Masterson’s, said the attacks happened between 1998 and 2003.
Masterson was not necessarily expected to testify on his own behalf, though it comes as some surprise that his lawyer, Phillip Cohen, will not present any defense. Cohen struggled to gain traction cross-examining witness, often showing frustration and repeatedly calling for a mistrial.
With the trial nearing a conclusion,...
Four women – including an unexpected 11th-hour witness whose allegations are not among the charges but echoed that of the previous three – all testified over the past few weeks that Masterson raped them at his Los Angeles home after they began mysteriously drifting in and out of consciousness. The witnesses, including a former longtime girlfriend of Masterson’s, said the attacks happened between 1998 and 2003.
Masterson was not necessarily expected to testify on his own behalf, though it comes as some surprise that his lawyer, Phillip Cohen, will not present any defense. Cohen struggled to gain traction cross-examining witness, often showing frustration and repeatedly calling for a mistrial.
With the trial nearing a conclusion,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Kelly Hartog
- The Wrap
That ’70s Show actor Danny Masteron is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department over sexual assault allegations, People confirms.
“The Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Homicide Division, Sexual Assault Section, is conducting an investigation involving the actor Danny Masterson,” Lapd’s Robbery Homicide Division said in a statement. “Three women have come forward and disclosed that they were sexually assaulted by Masterson during the early 2000’s.”
Masterson played Steve Hyde on the comedy series and is a practicing Scientologist. In a statement to People, Masterson’s rep addressed one of the alleged claims, which was first reported by The Underground Bunker,...
“The Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Homicide Division, Sexual Assault Section, is conducting an investigation involving the actor Danny Masterson,” Lapd’s Robbery Homicide Division said in a statement. “Three women have come forward and disclosed that they were sexually assaulted by Masterson during the early 2000’s.”
Masterson played Steve Hyde on the comedy series and is a practicing Scientologist. In a statement to People, Masterson’s rep addressed one of the alleged claims, which was first reported by The Underground Bunker,...
- 3/3/2017
- by Natalie Stone and Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
This week's episode of Scientology and the Aftermath was supposedly prompted by accusations that host and former church member Leah Remini has "incited hate crimes" against the organization. Eager to find out more, she and fellow defector Mike Rinder paid a visit to one of the people who supposedly committed the hate crimes that Remini incited. Here's what she – and we – learned from her visit with the Brandon Reisdorf and his family, as well as three journalists who’ve spent their careers writing about, and allegedly enduring harassment, from the organization.
- 1/11/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Leah Remini, who was once a devout Scientologist, is now reportedly hoping to expose the church in a TV docu-series. Leah Remini Scientology Series Remini has plans to shoot a documentary series about Scientology to expose the damage is does to families, according to journalist Tony Ortega. Ortega, incidentally, assisted in making the Scientology documentary […]
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- 6/29/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Leah Remini is continuing her crusade against Scientology with a new TV series that will no doubt give Church leadership headaches. The “King of Queens” star and former Scientologist is working on a new show spotlighting Scientology and how it “rips apart families,” according to a blog post by Tony Ortega, who worked on the hit documentary “Going Clear.” “We’ve confirmed that Leah’s series is currently shooting footage, and appears to be on a fast track,” Ortega wrote of the new show. Also Read: 5 Shocking Scientology Revelations From Leah Remini's '20/20' Interview Representatives for Remini and...
- 6/29/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
The last time Lin-Manuel Miranda attended the Tony Awards, he was nervous because “In the Heights” needed to win in order to lure audiences. It won best new musical.
That’s not a problem for his ticket-scalpers’ delight, “Hamilton,” his second Broadway musical. He stars in the production, wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and it scored a record-breaking 16 nominations. It swept the Tonys Sunday night with 11 awards including best new musical, and could eventually earn over $1 billion worldwide, according to The New York Times.
“Hamilton” also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Grammy Award for best musical theater album. Because Miranda won an Emmy for writing Neil Patrick Harris’s closing rap at the 2014 Tonys, all he needs is an Oscar to become a member of the Egot club.
That’s not an impossibility, as Miranda’s moving his star to Hollywood—more specifically, Disney. J.J. Abrams...
That’s not a problem for his ticket-scalpers’ delight, “Hamilton,” his second Broadway musical. He stars in the production, wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and it scored a record-breaking 16 nominations. It swept the Tonys Sunday night with 11 awards including best new musical, and could eventually earn over $1 billion worldwide, according to The New York Times.
“Hamilton” also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Grammy Award for best musical theater album. Because Miranda won an Emmy for writing Neil Patrick Harris’s closing rap at the 2014 Tonys, all he needs is an Oscar to become a member of the Egot club.
That’s not an impossibility, as Miranda’s moving his star to Hollywood—more specifically, Disney. J.J. Abrams...
- 6/12/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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