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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize over letters of support for Danny Masterson (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The three women were members of the Church of Scientology, as is Masterson. All three women said they were initially hesitant to speak to law enforcement because they said church teachings discouraged reporting to police. The women eventually left the church.

Cults are bad, people. Religion is bad because it's a normalized / accepted cult. Eff this guy.

I noticed that Topher Grace didn't get mentioned for writing a letter to the judge. I've never thought he's a great actor (he was pretty good in Traffic), but I like him a bit more now.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (14 children)

I doubt Ashton and Mila apologized because they actually regret writing those letters; this is just damage control because they got caught defending a rapist. Also, Scientology isn't a religion, it's a criminal organization, and it ought to be treated as such.

I was disappointed to hear that Kurtwood Smith wrote a letter in support of Masterson too. I really liked him in RoboCop... but I guess there's a reason why he was so good at acting like a total bastard.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Cult vs Criminal Org. Both can be true.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Yeah the largest biological weapon attack on US soil was a cult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my favorite Down The Rabbit Hole videos. Too bad it's not on Youtube anymore...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds good! I learned about it from Wikipedia, which is a bit dry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For those looking, the video is about Rajneeshpuram. But you can also find a well-done Netflix documentary on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Will look out for it!

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