Rebecca Minkoff at Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year on October 8, 2024 in New York City; Danny Masterson attends the premiere of “Big Bear” at The London Hotel on September 19, 2017 in West Hollywood, Calif.Photo:Stephanie Augello/Variety/Getty; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
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Rebecca Minkoffis clarifying her relationship with convicted rapistDanny Masterson.
“I haven’t seen or spoken to Danny in over 10 years,” Minkoff said of Masterson. “When I started out, he was incredibly supportive to me. I knew no one.”
Rebecca Minkoff and Danny Masterson during Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2004 Presentation After Party at Gottfried Helnwein Gallery & Spider Club in Los Angeles, Calif.Mike Guastella/WireImage
Mike Guastella/WireImage
The fashion designer went on to say he introduced her to “girls and actresses that were excited to wear my product” during those early days in her career.
Minkoff concluded, “And that’s all I can say. I didn’t participate in the case. I don’t have details.”
(L-R) Musician Albert Hammond Jr., designer Rebecca Minkoff and actor Danny Masterson attend the Rebecca Minkoff at MBFW Spring 2011 fashion show on Sept. 12, 2010 in New York City.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
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Masterson wascharged in 2020with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003. At the time, he and the women werepart of the Scientology church.
The actorpleaded not guiltyto all three charges in January 2021.
Masterson was ultimatelyfound guilty of two counts of rapein May 2023, while the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
In September 2023, he wassentenced to 30 years to lifein prison.
Danny Masterson stands with his lawyers Thomas Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum as he is arraigned on rape charges at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 18, 2020 in Los Angeles.Lucy Nicholson/Getty
Masterson wasdenied bail pending an appealin January due to fears he would run. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo said at the time that he will “likely remain in custody for decades, and perhaps the rest of his life” if the “defendant’s conviction and sentence are upheld on appeal.”
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Minkoff has spoke about being a member of the Church of Scientology throughout her career – and evenapproached the subjecton season 15 of the Bravo reality show. In a 2021 profile inThe New York Times, she said she’s “totally open” about her religion, “but it’s not my job to proselytize.”
“I think there’s a lot of confusion when people hear the word ‘religion’ — immediately you hear that I pray to L. Ron Hubbard,” she told the outlet. “I study it, I take classes and that’s the extent of it, and it’s helped me stay centered. I don’t have all the answers. When I needed someone, it was a place for me to go get some answers.”
Minkoff added that there is “horrific misinformation” about Scientology.
source: people.com
