Ashton Kutcher stepped down after outrage over letters he and wife Mila Kunis wrote seeking leniency in Danny Masterson's rape sentencing.
Kutcher announced he was resigning effective immediately from his role as board chairman at, an organization whose goal is to address the role the internet plays in child sex trafficking and abuse. Kutcher founded the group with his then-wife, Demi Moore, in 2009.
“After my wife and I spent several days of listening, personal reflection, learning, and conversations with survivors and the employees and leadership at Thorn, I have determined the responsible thing for me to do is resign…. I cannot allow my error in judgment to distract from our efforts and the children we serve,” Kutcher wrote in a letter shared by Thorn.In it, he apologized to survivors of sexual assault for the letter he wrote that defended Masterson’s character.
Letters of support in Danny Masterson’s sentencing memo from Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Billy Baldwin, among others.“The character statement I submitted is yet another painful instance of questioning victims who are brave enough to share their experiences. This is precisely what we have all worked to reverse over the last decade,” Kutcher wrote.
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