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Danny Masterson's trial on multiple rape charges looks likely to start in early November, according to the schedule laid out by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. A DTLA arraignment hearing in front of Judge Eleanor Hunter set August 9 as the next time prosecutors and defense lawyers would convene to handle some…

After four days of often gut-wrenching testimony by alleged victims during a preliminary hearing, a California judge today has determined there is enough evidence for Danny Masterson to stand trial on multiple rape charges. With the That 70’s Show actor in the downtown L.A. courtroom on Friday, Superior Court Judge…

UPDATED, 12:30 PM: After several delays and postponements, Danny Masterson on Wednesday finally entered a plea to multiple rape charges, sort of. That ’70s Show actor was not actually in court in downtown Los Angeles this morning for the arraignment hearing. However, his main defense lawyer Tom Mesereau said his…

A judge has ruled that stalking and intimidation cases brought by four women against actor Danny Masterson must be mediated by the Church of Scientology. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield ruled that the civil complaints must be settled by the Church of Scientology in “religious…

UPDATED, 6:45 PM Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents at his home between 2001 and 2003. The D.A.'s Office declined to file sexual assault charges against Masterson in two other cases, one for…

On Friday, Netflix released Part 6 (Season 3B) of its multi-camera comedy series The Ranch, the first batch of new episodes without original co-lead Danny Masterson who was fired at the end of filming of Part 5 over fallout from multiple previous accusations of sexual assault against him. Early Saturday, Masterson…

The mystery of how Danny Masterson’s absence would be dealt with in the second half of The Ranch season was revealed tonight. Masterson has been under investigation since earlier this year when four women claimed they had been raped by the actor in the early 2000s. Masterson has denied all of the claims, but that wasn…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Danny Masterson’s exit in Part 5 of Netflix’s The Ranch. The question of how Danny Masterson would be written out of The Ranch following his exit last year has been answered. Netflix on Friday released the first half of Season 3 (aka Part 5), which contains…

Netflix has revealed the premiere date for the first half of Season 3 of The Ranch, which includes the final episodes with Danny Masterson. The first 10 episodes of Season 3 (aka Part 5) will premiere June 15. Masterson, who starred opposite Aston Kutcher in the popular multi-camera comedy series, was fired last…

Danny Masterson, fired last month from his starring role on Netflix’s comedy series The Ranch amid ongoing sexual assault claims against him, is no longer with his agency UTA. The company did not comment today beyond confirming that it no longer repped the actor. We’re hearing though from sources that the two parted…

UPDATED with Andy Yateman statement: A Netflix executive who told an alleged Danny Masterson sexual assault victim that the company did not believe rape accounts about the actor has been fired. Andy Yeatman, director of global kids content at Netflix, was terminated by the company on Dec. 11 over the comments, which…

UPDATED with Masterson’s statement: For almost two decades, actor Danny Masterson has been under a cloud of suspicion over accusations by four women that he had raped them in the early 2000s. With renewed attention to the case amid the current crackdown on sexual harassment and sexual assault in Hollywood, Netflix is…