Netflix Fires Danny Masterson Over Lingering Accusations Of Rape

Danny Masterson– who most people know from the TV series “That 70s Show,” has been fired by Netflix. It’s interesting, because this comes just days after a Netflix executive told one of Masterson’s accusers that they didn’t believe their claims.

HuffPost reported that Andy Yeatman was approached by an alleged victim during their daughters’ soccer game on Sunday, who asked how the streaming giant planned to respond to the claims of violent sexual assault which have been made against the actor, who stars alongside Ashton Kutcher in Netflix’s comedy series The Ranch.

Netflix defended Yeatman (above) from a claim made by the victim that he made a condescending comment after the game

Yeatman responded by saying that while Netflix takes allegations of sexual misconduct seriously, but in this particular case ‘we don’t believe them.’

If you recall, four women accused Masterson of rape back in the early 2000s. (BTW– he’s a Scientologist and word has it his cult is trying to cover up his misdeeds. I wouldn’t be shocked if that’s true. The “church” has a history of doing that sort of thing.)

ANYWAY. He’s been removed from his Netflix series “The Ranch.” They straight up wrote him out of the script.

‘As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch,’ a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

‘Yesterday was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him.’

Masterson continues to deny allegations that he violently raped four women, one of whom he was dating at the time.

Masterson continues to deny that he raped a bunch of women.

‘I am obviously very disappointed in Netflix’s decision to write my character off of The Ranch. From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. Law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit,’ Masterson told HuffPost on Tuesday. 

  ‘I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. In this country you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, in the current climate, it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused.’

Whether or not you believe him, he’s not wrong about that. We’re certainly living in a “guilty until proven innocent” world.

Did Netflix do the right thing?

h/t Daily Mail