Mistrial declared after jurors deadlocked in Danny Masterson rape trial - CNN

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A Los Angeles County Superior Court justice declared a mistrial successful the rape proceedings of histrion Danny Masterson connected Wednesday aft jurors remained deadlocked, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s bureau said.

Masterson was charged successful 2020 with forcibly raping 3 women successful abstracted incidents occurring betwixt 2001 and 2003, CNN antecedently reported.

“While we are disappointed with the result successful this trial, we convey the jurors for their service,” the territory attorney’s bureau said successful a statement. “We besides privation to springiness our heartfelt appreciation to the victims for bravely stepping guardant and recounting their harrowing experiences.”

The territory attorney’s bureau said “we volition present see our adjacent steps” connected prosecuting the lawsuit and did not bespeak if they program to refile.

CNN has reached retired to Masterson’s lawyer for comment. Outside of the court, Masterson did not respond to a verbal petition for comment.

Masterson, who was charged by his afloat sanction Daniel Peter Masterson, is champion known for his relation arsenic Steven Hyde connected “That ’70s Show,” which aired for 8 seasons connected the Fox web from 1998-2006.

The amusement besides starred Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon and Wilmer Valderrama.

Masterson would co-star with Kutcher again connected Netflix’s “The Ranch.” He besides had a relation connected TBS’s “Men astatine Work.” (TBS, similar CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)

In 2017, Netflix and producers of “The Ranch” wrote Masterson disconnected the amusement amid rape allegations.

At the time, Masterson said helium was “obviously precise disappointed” by the decision, successful a connection to CNN.

Following his apprehension successful June 2020, Masterson’s lawyer Tom Mesereau told CNN: “Mr. Masterson is innocent, and we’re assured that helium volition beryllium exonerated erstwhile each the grounds yet comes to airy and witnesses person the accidental to testify.”

All of the alleged crimes took spot astatine Masterson’s Hollywood Hills home, authorities said astatine the time.