MANILA, Philippines — Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are sorry for the character letters they wrote on behalf of their "That's '70s show" co-star Danny Masterson, who was sentenced Thursday to at least 30 years in prison for raping two women at his home two decades ago.
Kutcher uploaded a video of him and his wife Kunis on his Instagram on Saturday.
“We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson," began Kutcher.
Kunis, who is sitting beside him, added: “We support victims. We have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future."
Kutcher explained that Masterson's family reached out to them a couple of months ago to write character letters that "represent the person that we knew for 25 years." The letters were going to be examined by the judge so that these will be "taken into full consideration relative to the sentencing."
Kunis said that the letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling.
"They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way,” Kutcher added. “We would never want to do that, and we’re sorry if that has taken place."
Kunis ended the video by reiterating that they sympathize with the victims.
"Our heart goes out to every single person who’s ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape,” she said.