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Ashton Kutcher said he was 'Thankful for 'No comment'' as he broke his silence following the Danny Masterson letter scandal

Nov 27, 2023, 00:17 IST
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Ashton Kutcher returned to social media on Thanksgiving.Jerod Harris via Getty Images
  • Ashton Kutcher shared a Thanksgiving message with his X followers on Thursday.
  • He appeared to allude to the recent scandal around his letter of support for Danny Masterson.
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Ashton Kutcher shared a Thanksgiving message with his followers on Thursday, breaking his social-media silence in the wake of the Danny Masterson letter scandal.

"Happy Thanksgiving. In addition to life, love, health, & friendship. This year let's acknowledge being present," Kutcher wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"Being present isn't responding and reacting to every inbound stimulus. It's experiencing, then having the wherewithal to not react. Digest, feel, learn, take inventory, & square this new experience with past experiences. Create a refined perspective to live with until something else refines it further. That's being present," he wrote.

"I'm Thankful for 'No comment', thankful for learning, thankful for listening. Thankful for sharing this life with you," he added.

Kutcher and his wife, Mila Kunis, faced public backlash for sending letters of support for Masterson, who was their costar on "That '70s Show," after he was convicted of rape.

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"That 70''s Show" cast members Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, and Danny Masterson in 2000.Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison

Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in September after a jury found him guilty of two counts of rape in May.

According to Kutcher's letter, which the legal-affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff obtained, the actor said Masterson "has been nothing but a positive influence on me."

"Not only is he a good friend to me I've witnessed him be a good friend to others and the kind of brother others would be lucky to have," Kutcher wrote in his letter.

Kutcher and Kunis later apologized for their letters in a video posted to Instagram. Kutcher said that the letters "were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way."

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis posted an apology video after their letters of support on behalf of Danny Masterson came to light.Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk)/Instagram

"We would never want to do that. And we're sorry if that has taken place," he added.

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Around 50 letters were submitted in support of Masterson, including ones from Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, who also starred in "That 70s Show," Cuniff reported.

A representative for Kutcher did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment sent outside regular working hours.

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