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They wanted leniency for their friend. On September 8, letters that Ashton Kutcher<\/strong><\/a> and Mila Kunis<\/strong><\/a> had written in support of Danny Masterson<\/strong> were made public after the That \u201970s Show<\/em><\/a> star, 47, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n In them, Ashton, 45, calls the actor a \u201crole model\u201d and says that Danny has \u201calways treated people with decency, equality and generosity,\u201d while Mila, 40, spoke to their former castmate\u2019s \u201cexceptional character\u201d and \u201cinnate goodness.\u201d<\/p>\n The backlash was swift. Following heavy criticism, the pair posted a video on Instagram the next day, explaining that the letters were a favor to Danny\u2019s family. \u201cThey were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way,\u201d Ashton insisted. Mila added, \u201cOur heart goes out to every single person who\u2019s ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape.\u201d Fans weren\u2019t buying it, though. The social media clip was dubbed \u201cperformative\u201d and \u201cinsincere,\u201d and some even wondered if the couple were only apologizing because the letters had gotten out.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople can judge them all they want,\u201d a source exclusively<\/a> tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cBut Ashton and Mila believe their hearts were in the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n