Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher enjoy a cozy dinner with convicted rapist Danny Masterson’s brother – months after they were forced to issue a groveling apology for begging judge to show ‘LENIENCY’ to That 70s Show star in his assault case

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have been pictured having fun with a night in town with convicted rapist Danny Masterson’s brother – simply months after issuing a groveling apology for supporting their That ’70s Present co-star throughout .

Again in September, the couple got here below fierce fireplace after it was revealed that they’d written letters to the choose defending Danny, 48, and begging the choose for ‘leniency’ in his sentencing.

Afterwards, the actress, 40, and the Two and a Half Males alum, 46, mentioned they had been sorry for the ‘ache they’d triggered’ and insisted that they ‘help victims’ in a brief, joint video posted to their social media accounts.

Now, the pair, who wed in 2015 and share daughter Wyatt Isabelle, 9, and son Dimitri Portwood, seven, had been noticed grabbing a chunk to eat with Danny’s youthful brother, actor Jordan Masterson, and one other pal.

Photographers caught the group leaving an eatery referred to as The Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills on Thursday night.

They reportedly stayed for 2 hours and arrived and left in separate vehicles.

The group dressed casually for the night out, with Mila donning a figure-hugging black prime that she tucked into some high-waisted blue trousers and paired with a grey plaid jacket.

She accomplished the look with black heels and stored her hair pulled again into a decent ponytail.

As for Ashton, he opted for a white T-shirt, black pants, grey sweater, and related coloured sneakers.

Jordan, 38, who’s finest recognized for his function within the comedy 40-Yr-Previous Virgin, wore denims and a button-down black sports activities jacket with a white prime beneath and brown costume sneakers.

They had been joined by a thriller brunette, who wrapped her arm round Jordan’s at one level.

In Might 2023, Danny was convicted of raping two girls in 2003, and he was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in September. 

Following his sentencing, it was delivered to mild that Mila and Ashton had written letters to the choose throughout Danny’s trial.

Within the notes, which had been obtained by DailyMail.com, Mila and Ashton gushed over Danny and insisted that he all the time ‘handled folks with decency, equality, and generosity.’ 

‘He is a very sincere and intentional human being,’ Ashton wrote in his message to the choose. 

‘Over 25 12 months relationship, I do not ever recall him mendacity to me. He is taught me about being direct and confronting points in life and relationships head-on, resolving them, and shifting ahead.’ 

In hers, Mila ‘wholeheartedly’ vouched for Danny’s ‘distinctive character’ and the ‘large optimistic affect’ he has on these round him, together with her. 

She went to claim that Danny is an ‘excellent function mannequin’ – and celebrated his energy in staying away from medication. 

‘His dedication to avoiding all substances has impressed not solely me but additionally numerous others in our circle,’ she continued. 

‘Danny’s steadfastness in selling a drug-free way of life has been a guiding mild in my journey by the leisure world and has helped me prioritize my well-being and concentrate on making accountable selections.’ 

After Mila and Ashton’s letters had been made public, they confronted an onslaught of criticism from folks all throughout the globe – together with different stars like Amy Schumer and Christina Ricci – in addition to considered one of Danny’s victims.

The girl, whose identify has not been shared, referred to as their letters ‘extremely insulting and hurtful.’

‘My hope is that they be taught radical accountability and the significance of self-education to be taught when to maintain their privilege in verify,’ she mentioned. 

The couple then issued an apology, with Ashton – who has co-founded Thorn, an nonprofit group that works to cease the exploitation of youngsters – explaining of their joint Instagram video, ‘We’re conscious of the ache that has been attributable to the character letters we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson.’

‘We help victims,’ Mila added. ‘We’ve performed this traditionally by our work and can proceed to take action sooner or later.’

Ashton continued: ‘A pair months in the past, Danny’s household reached out to us and so they requested us to write down character letters to signify the person who we knew for 25 years in order that the choose might take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing.’

Mila went on to say: ‘The letters weren’t written to query the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury’s ruling.

‘They had been supposed for the choose to learn. And to not undermine the testimonies of the victims or re-traumatize them in any manner.’

‘We might by no means wish to try this. And we’re sorry if that has taken place,’ Ashton emphasised.

‘Our coronary heart goes out to each single individual that has ever been a sufferer of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape,’ Mila concluded.

Days after Danny’s sentencing, his spouse, Bijou Phillips, who stood by Danny in the course of the trial however ended up submitting for divorce per week later, was noticed being consoled by his brother Jordan.

The 2 shared a poignant embrace earlier than getting lunch with Bijous and Danny’s nine-year-old daughter Fianna. 

Mila and Ashton’s outing with Jordan comes simply days after they posed with their youngsters in public for the very first time.

Over the weekend, the household watched the ladies’s basketball recreation between the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks.

However some on-line trolls accused the celebs of solely exhibiting off their youngsters in an try and appear like a healthful household after the backlash they acquired for supporting Danny. 

‘They’re utilizing their youngsters to try to change their picture,’ one individual wrote on social media afterwards.

‘First they wrote the courts over their help for his or her ’70s Present good friend, then their silence on their good friend P Diddy. These two have gotten increasingly more unlikable.’

Another person added, ‘Very bizarre. Prepared to publicly present the children after shielding them in privateness for what? To appear like cool dad and mom?’

‘Mila and Ashton, we’ve receipts,’ mentioned one other person.

Ashton is a longtime good friend of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who’s at the moment dealing with a number of authorized points, together with a number of rape accusations, and was seen beating up his girlfriend Cassie a number of years in the past

A supply instructed DailyMail.com that Mila has banned Ashton from speaking to Diddy, or providing any public help of the embattled rapper following the warmth they confronted over their relationship with Danny. 

‘There is no such thing as a manner in hell Ashton or Mila will probably be exhibiting any form of public help for Diddy proper now,’ the insider mentioned.

‘No matter Ashton’s lengthy historical past with him, he has distanced himself from Diddy since Cassie’s lawsuit, and much more so within the wake of the brand new ones. 

‘Mila is not going to let Ashton be in any form of contact. He’s anticipating a subpoena as they’ve been good pals for 20 years.’