Danny Masterson's Role In Face/Off Did Not Age Well With Fans

Highlights

• Danny Masterson's involvement with the Church of Scientology used to be connected to his crimes, as former participants alleged that the church covered up sexual violence.
• Masterson played an assaulter in the film Face/Off, which many discovered ironic given his later scandal and conviction for rape.
• Masterson's spouse, Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce in a while after his rape sentence, mentioning the impossible strain on their marriage and family.

Danny Masterson was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for two counts of rape, two years since he was once charged with raping three ladies including an ex-girlfriend. Following the decision, previous photos of the That '70s Show alum saying irrelevant things about girls resurfaced.

Even his former co-star Ashton Kutcher — who begged the court docket to be lenient to Masterson alongside his wife Mila Kunis — was once slammed for an previous clip the place he stated then-15-year-old Hillary Duff was "one of the girls we're all waiting for to turn 18, along with the Olsen twins."

But what is interesting was once Masterson's role in Nicholas Cage and John Travolta's 1977 film, Face/Off. Fans concept it was very telling of his later scandal... Here's a more in-depth have a look at the actor's crimes.

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Scientology Allegedly Covered Up Danny Masterson's Crimes

Masterson's involvement with the Church of Scientology used to be connected to his crimes during the trial. At one level, even former member Lisa Marie Presley was implicated in the case. Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson informed the jury in May 2023 that the Ranch celebrity "drugs his victims to gain control. He does this to take away his victims' ability to consent."

"The church taught his victims, 'Rape isn't rape, you caused this, and above all, you are never allowed to go to law enforcement,'" she persisted. "In Scientology, the defendant is a celebrity and he is untouchable." Former Scientologist, Leah Remini later mentioned that Masterson and the religious establishment were "in a conspiracy to cover up crimes of sexual violence."

She then claimed that "for over two decades, Danny Masterson avoided accountability for his crimes. While Danny was the only one sentenced, his conviction and sentence are indictments against Scientology."

Scientology reps previously denied such allegations, pronouncing that the "church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land" and that "all allegations to the contrary are totally false."

Kutcher and Kunis were also dragged into Masterson's Scientology ties. Claire Headley, former member and knowledgeable witness towards Masterson, stated: "Yes, Masterson would have been tasked with bringing them all in to Scientology." The couple have made guest appearances in the church's events.

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Danny Masterson Played An Assaulter In Face/Off

Masterson used to be Dominique Swain's onscreen boyfriend on Face/Off. In a scene, the former forces himself on the latter's teenage persona, which then leads to Travolta (Swain's personality's dad) beating him up. Someone on Reddit posted a screenshot of the scene to which one sarcastically commented: "Well this aged well."

Another Redditor mentioned: "I wonder how many people on earth randomly just watched Face/Off -movie after those news and came here to check out if it really was him. Ironic casting [choice]." Over at Twitter, any individual wrote that "Danny Masterson getting the s**t kicked out of him for trying to rape a girl in Face/Off is some beautiful cinema."

Many agreed, with most of them calling it "method acting" on Masterson's section. The actor famously had an interplay with Conan O'Brien the place he admitted to his pervy tactics. On the Late Night display, the Urge star was once making some degree about his Long Island accent that "just goes away naturally, and then there's also certain words that there’' nothing you can do about."

He then shared a story about his actor friend, Bodhi Elfman, who Masterson says "always teases me, and he says 'Hi, my name is Danny Masterson, would you like to touch my balls?'" The host then asked: "So why are you asking people to do that? That’s the more important question."

"I mean, you got 'em, you know what I mean? Everybody should grab," Masterson arrogantly responded. O'Brien ominously mentioned: "I've heard about you. And you'll be caught soon, I know you will." Masterson agreed, announcing "I will."

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Danny Masterson's Wife Filed For Divorce Right After His Rape Sentence

Masterson's spouse, Bijou Phillips filed for divorce in a while after the previous's 30-year rape sentence. Married for 12 years, the couple stayed strong all the way through the accusations and the trial. Phillips' legal professional, Peter Lauzon confirmed the news to CBS, pronouncing: "Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband at this unfortunate time."

He continued: "Her priority remains with her daughter. This period has been unimaginably hard on the marriage and the family." Lauzon also famous that Phillips "acknowledges that Mr. Masterson is a wonderful father to their daughter." Like her husband, the actress faced some controversy in the previous as well.

In 2017, Daniel Franzese accused her of being physically abusive to him on the set of 2014's Bully. "She body-shamed me and ridiculed me about my sexuality and physically assaulted me," stated the Mean Girls alum. He went on to assert that Phillips kicked him so laborious in the top that he was anxious about whether or not he got a concussion. The actress made a public apology but insisted that she could not remember the rest from that point due to her past battle with substance abuse.

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