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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Matt Baron\/BEI\/Shutterstock\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Kutcher was starring alongside Masterson and serving as an executive producer of The Ranch<\/em> when the Men at Work<\/em> alum was fired from the show in December 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch<\/em>. [December 4, 2017] was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him,\u201d Netflix said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n Kutcher, for his part, addressed the allegations for the first time during a January 2023 interview with Esquire<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, I can\u2019t know. I\u2019m not the judge. I\u2019m not the jury. I\u2019m not the DA. I\u2019m not the victim. And I\u2019m not the accused. And so, in that case, I don\u2019t have a space to comment. I just don\u2019t know,” he told the outlet, adding that he hopes Masterson will \u201cbe found innocent of the charges brought against him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Just Married<\/em> actor, who noted he is still in touch with his former costar, emphasized that he stands with victims of sexual abuse. \u201cI wholesale feel for anybody who feels like they were violated in any way,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Two and a Half Men<\/em> alum went on to express empathy for Masterson’s daughter, Fianna, whom he shares with wife Bijou Phillips<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cSomeday, his kid is going to read about this.”\u00a0<\/p>\n He and wife Mila Kunis wrote character reference letters<\/a> on Masterson’s behalf in 2023 after he was convicted on two counts of rape. The notes sparked backlash the following September after Masterson was sentenced.<\/p>\nAshton Kutcher<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n