Some shocking and potentially horrifying news out of Hollywood this morning as it’s being reported that actor Danny Masterson allegedly raped three women.
Most know Masterson as ‘Steven Hyde’ from the popular TV show ‘That 70’s Show’ which aired in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
According to the report by Tony Ortega at The Underground Bunker, the LAPD has been investigating Danny for weeks after at least three women came forward to Leah Remini with accusations that the Church of Scientology allegedly covered up the attacks.
The Underground Bunker has obtained documents which show that the Los Angeles Police Department has been investigating Scientology celebrity and That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson in at least three alleged cases of rape or sodomy of women who were also Scientologists and who claim they were pressured by the Church of Scientology not to contact police or go public with their accusations.
We want to emphasize that no charges have been filed against Masterson, whose attorney Marty Singer said that he had not heard about an investigation against the actor. When we contacted the LAPD, we were asked to send an email inquiry to Chief Charlie Beck, and he has not responded to a lengthy message we sent him yesterday. We sent a message to Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw asking for a church statement, but have heard nothing. Masterson’s publicist, Jenni Weinman, said she wanted to take our call yesterday, but then did not get back to us.
One person we did hear from is actress Leah Remini, whose recent A&E series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, was a key reason that the women came forward.
Before Remini’s series even began airing in November, there was so much publicity about it she and her co-star, former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder, began hearing from people who had never previously come forward about allegedly being victimized by the church. One of them told Remini about her claim of being attacked by Masterson.
Remini tells us that she said to the woman, who we’re calling Victim A, that it was time for people to take action, and she encouraged Victim A to file a police report.
Of course, this is still all alleged, though the fact the LAPD felt the need to investigate seems to suggest where there is smoke, there might be fire.
Ironic, considering Masterson is best friends with anti-sex trafficking spokesman Ashton Kutcher, who of course acted alongside Danny in ‘That 70’s Show’ as Kelso.
