Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have responded to backlash over support letters they wrote for former co-star Danny Masterson during his rape trial.
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00:00 We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of
00:06 Danny Masterson. We support victims. We have done this historically through our work and will
00:11 continue to do so in the future. A couple months ago, Danny's family reached out to us and they
00:17 asked us to write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years so that the
00:25 judge could take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing. The letters were not
00:30 written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling. They
00:37 were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-
00:42 traumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that and we're sorry if that has taken place.
00:49 Our heart goes out to every single person who's ever been a victim of sexual assault,
00:54 sexual abuse or rape.
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