💥Was Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Apology Sincere? EXPERTS REACT!

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Address Backlash to Danny Masterson Letters: “We Support Victims”

Kutcher and Kunis both wrote letters seeking leniency in sentencing for Masterson after he was convicted on two counts. Days after the letters of support Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote seeking leniency in sentencing for their That ’70s Show costar and Scientologist Danny Masterson were made public, they addressed the backlash their words caused. Before Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison following his conviction on two counts in Los Angeles, several of his That ’70s Show castmates, including Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, wrote letters to the judge that they hoped would affect sentencing. The letters were first published by legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff. In them, Kutcher refers to Masterson as a “role model” and “extraordinarily honest,” adding, “he is among few people that I would trust to be alone with my son and daughter,” whom he shares with Kunis. Kunis’s letter notes Masterson’s “exceptional character” and “tremendous positive influence” on her.

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Correction:
0:18 Clarification: According to one victim of Masterson who identified themselves on X (Twitter), the letters were to be 'leaked.' These letters were made public by the court after sentencing and were published by legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff.

Chapters:
0:00 Ashton Kutcher Body Language Analysis
0:10 Support for Victims: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Respond
2:30 Insincere Apologies: Analysis of External Pressure
5:41 Underlying Frustration: Analysis of Public Apology

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[TheBehaviorPanel]

Clarification: According to one victim of Masterson who identified themselves on X (Twitter), the letters were to be 'leaked.' These letters were made public by the court after sentencing and were published by legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff.

[valkealy]

It looks like 'Brand management' rather than apology to me!
It felt hostile.
Generalisation of abuse victims rather than directly apologising to the 3 Jane Doe's sounded insincere

[empressironbladder]

I do NOT have a degree in behavioral psychology...but I AM a schoolbus driver, and I could tell immediately how empty, robotic, and disingenuous this 'apology' was. And I get a LOT of apologies in a day...ha ha. i feel that Ashton and Mila's actions were very disrespectful to the victims, showed their true priorities and values, and I would never give to any charity asscociated with these two individuals.

[common]

What is most amazing is that Mila says, “We support victims” while conveniently not supporting Masterson’s victims. Sickening!

[kimkorringa]

Mila did not say that they "support the victims" as Chase states (0:30). Rather she said "we support victims .... and will continue to do so", which is quite different and it avoids acknowledging the three women who testified to violent sexual assaults by DM.

[lindseyhudson]

Mark is spot on in this one. You should not write a letter to a judge to vouch for your friend who is being sentenced for drugging and raping women. If you do that then you really don't care about your friend's victims and you don't care about victims in general. You should be hoping your ex friend gets an appropriately long enough sentence because rapists often get ridiculously light sentences.

[hodgekim]

It wasn’t leaked. It was public record. And they were only mad bc they didn’t know it would be public record

[shellysimon]

How bout an apology to the victims in THIS case? They don't need to apologize to the frickin internet -my opinion.

[Amelia_Rose_]

What apology? You mean when they say “I’m sorry that you feel that way.” “I’m sorry IF we hurt you.” They’re not sorry. They’re mad that their letter was public record and that they got caught and called out. There was no apology in that video.

[yesnomaybeso]

To me they look irritated that they are having to apologise. And despite talking about their support for victims, the reason for the apology is nothing to do with the victims, it's purely to save their own reputations. Damage control.

[MrCosmicharlie]

Personally, if my “friend” raped women, even if they were a great/close friend or the best family member-they are still a rapist and deserve punishment. I think it’s even more unfortunate that these two are supposed to be fighting to prevent the sexual trafficking of minors. One would think they would be more understanding of the impact that sexual assault has on a person. They obviously didn’t know the letters would be made public and they are backtracking and that is the disgusting part IMO. Danny hurt women and expected to get away with it. I’d be interested in how much Scientology has to do with the comments here and in the case in general.

[jonchowe]

2 errors: 1. he was sentenced to life with 30 years minimum, not just 30 years. 2. The letters were not leaked, they are public record.

[Delicere]

I’m not a body language expert but I speak English. They’re aware of the pain they caused with their letters. They’re not sorry for it, they’re aware. Speaks volumes.

[Purplenpinkk]

Mark had it right, totally. Scott in parts, too. You can’t support women and children of physical and sexual abuse and then ask a judge to minimize a convicted offender’s sentence. What were these two thinking? They should have told Masterson’s family “NO!” Mila did not sound convincing or sincere, at all. I don’t think I’ll be able to unsee this.

[Kristi_Cookies]

"We support victims"... but we support our sleazy friends more. Ashton K. looks like every kid I've ever seen forced to apologize for something they've done wrong. This was carefully organized and doesn't appear too genuine. I agree with you Scott, there's a lot of frustration and anger more than contriteness.

[misspoes]

Guys, you are really missing the boat here. They know about this for twenty years, they knew the victims, they know the role of scientology in this and they def know DM and yet, they desided to write those letters. These are not the only victims of DM. Why would anyone in their right mind want to make a serial rapists punishment less severe. Justice is served, period!

[Wrayven]

These women were people they knew! Not just random victims.

[BookishDark]

It’s asinine to say they support victims while writing letters supporting their buddy who was just convicted of raping two women. They aren’t ethics when you pick and choose who and where they apply - either you’re against sexual assault or you aren’t. Just because it’s your buddy doesn’t make it okay. He deserves the sentence he got and they deserve the flack they’re getting.

[MiraculousAngelTarot]

Mila: "We support victims" (in general), not "We support THE victims"(in this case).

[TaraAmrit]

It's less an apology and more a justification and rehabilitation of their public image.