Christina Ricci, 43, lately appeared to share her opinion about Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis‘ assist of their former That ’70s Present co-star Danny Masterson after he was discovered responsible on two counts of rape. The married couple shared an apology video on Saturday, after it was revealed they had been two of fifty individuals who wrote letters asking the choose within the case to offer Danny a extra lenient sentencing. Shortly after the clip was posted, Christina posted a message of her personal that seemed to be a direct response to their submit.
“So generally folks we cherished and admired do horrible issues. They won’t do this stuff to us and we solely know who they had been to us however that doesn’t imply they didn’t do the horrible issues and to discredit the abused is against the law,” the Casper star wrote within the message, which was posted to her Instagram story.
“Individuals we all know as ‘superior guys’ could be predators and abusers,” she continued. “It’s powerful to simply accept however we’ve to. If we are saying we assist victims – ladies, kids, males, boys – then we should have the ability to take this stance.”
“Sadly I’ve recognized a number of ‘superior guys’ who had been beautiful to me however have been confirmed to be abusers privately,” she additionally added. “I’ve additionally had private expertise with this. Imagine victims. It’s not simple to come back ahead. It’s not simple to get a conviction,” she concluded.
Christina’s message sparked quite a lot of assist and reward throughout social media. Though she didn’t point out their names, Ashton and Kutcher defined that they wrote their letters on behalf of Danny after his household requested them to, within the video they shared. In addition they stated the letters represented “the individual that we knew for 25 years” and added that they “assist victims.”
Danny was sentenced to 30 years in jail, which incorporates 15 years for every cost, earlier this week, after being discovered responsible of rape in Might. His household, together with his spouse Bijou Phillips, had been current within the courtroom on the time of the sentencing, and Decide Charlaine Olmedo made a stern speech. “Mr. Masterson, you aren’t the sufferer right here. Your actions 20 years in the past took away one other particular person’s voice and selection. Your actions 20 years in the past had been legal, and that’s the reason you might be right here,” she stated.