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January 2024 A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied bail for Danny Masterson pending an appeal, citing concerns that he could flee, especially in light of his ongoing divorce proceedings.
December 27 2023 Masterson was admitted to North Kern State Prison after months of post-sentencing hearings.
September 18 2023 Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, citing irreconcilable differences and requesting full legal and physical custody of their child, as well as spousal support.
September 7 2023 Danny Masterson was sentenced to an indefinite period of 30 years to life in prison for sexual assault.
July 2023 Prosecutors announced that they would not retry Danny Masterson on the charge for which the jury was hung.
June 7 2023 Judge Olmedo sanctioned Danny Masterson's earlier defense attorneys, Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, for leaking confidential discovery material from the criminal case to Vicki Podberesky, an attorney representing the Church of Scientology. This breach violated multiple directives to refrain from sharing criminal discovery with civil case litigants and included personal information about the victims.
May 2023 Danny Masterson was convicted of raping two women in 2003, while a third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
May 31 2023 Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of forcible rape during a retrial held between April and May 2023.
November 30 2022 A mistrial was declared after the jury remained deadlocked following three days of deliberation. The jury foreman indicated that they leaned towards acquittal based on the inconsistencies in the testimonies of the complainants.
November 14 2022 Both parties rested their cases during the trial, with Masterson choosing not to testify or present witnesses in his defense.
October 11 2022 The trial against Masterson commenced after being rescheduled from the original August date at the request of his legal team.
2021 Ron Miscavige passed away at the age of 85.
November 10 2021 Judge Ronald S. Coen ruled that the testimonies of the alleged victims were credible and set the trial date for August 29, 2022.
August 9 2021 During a pretrial hearing, Judge Olmedo rejected several broad subpoena requests from Masterson's defense attorneys regarding evidence, and a motion to dismiss the case was forwarded to another judge.
June 7 2021 Masterson pleaded not guilty again during his arraignment concerning the rape allegations spanning from 2001 to 2003 and was ordered to remain free on $3.3 million bail.
May 21 2021 Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo ruled the three witnesses credible and ordered Masterson to stand trial on three counts of rape, requiring him to surrender his passport at the upcoming arraignment.
January 21 2021 Masterson pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
June 17 2020 Danny Masterson was charged with raping three women: a 23-year-old in 2001, a 28-year-old in early 2003, and a 23-year-old in late 2003, following a three-year investigation starting in 2017.
January 22 2020 Bixler-Zavala reported that a second of his family pets had to be euthanized due to being fed rat poison wrapped in raw meat, which he alleged was done by Scientologists in retaliation for his public statements about Danny Masterson's alleged actions.
August 2019 One week before the airing of the special on August 26, 2019, four accusers filed a civil suit against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology.
August 26 2019 On August 26, 2019, A&E aired a two-hour special episode titled 'Waiting for Justice,' focusing on the sexual assault allegations against Masterson, after delays due to pressure from Scientologists.
2018 The television series 'The Ranch,' for which Danny Masterson was a co-executive producer, concluded.
2018 Masterson's character was written out of The Ranch due to the rape and assault allegations against him.
2017 Danny Masterson played Annie's Boyfriend in the episode 'Baby Steps' of Easy.
December 2017 In December 2017, after a fourth victim's accusations, Netflix fired Masterson from its comedy series The Ranch, stating that he was no longer part of the show and production would resume in early 2018 without him.
November 2017 In November 2017, musician Cedric Bixler-Zavala publicly accused Danny Masterson of sexually assaulting his wife, Chrissie Carnell.
April 18 2017 Ron Miscavige appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to discuss his life in Scientology as detailed in his book.
March 2017 Ron Miscavige was interviewed on The Thinking Atheist podcast, elaborating on his book and his escape from Scientology.
March 2017 In March 2017, three women filed sexual assault allegations against Danny Masterson, prompting an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.
2016 Starts portraying Jameson 'Rooster' Bennett in The Ranch, a role he would continue until 2018.
2016 In 2016, Danny Masterson starred in 'Hot Bot' as Agent Koontz and in 'Urge' as Neal.
2016 Danny Masterson was a co-executive producer for the television series 'The Ranch,' which aired until 2018.
2016 Masterson began starring in the Netflix comedy series The Ranch.
October 3 2016 Danny Masterson appeared as himself on WWE Raw, guesting with Ashton Kutcher.
2015 In 2015, Danny Masterson played the role of Neighbor in the short film 'In Passing.'
2014 Danny Masterson served as a producer for the television series 'Men at Work,' contributing to 10 episodes.
2014 Danny Masterson played David Van Dyke in the episode 'Ganging Up' of Royal Pains.
February 2014 Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips welcomed their daughter.
2013 Danny Masterson appeared in the episode 'Shot in the Dark' of Haven as Anderson Harris.
2012 The sitcom Men at Work premiered on TBS, co-starring Masterson.
2012 Danny Masterson featured as Limelight/Lemuel Lightner in the episode 'Limelight' of Supah Ninjas.
2012 Danny Masterson appeared in multiple films in 2012, including 'The Chicago 8' as Jerry Rubin, 'California Solo' as Paul, 'Alter Egos' as Jimmy, and 'The Polterguys' as Tim Burr.
2012 Masterson appeared in the film Alter Egos, directed by Jordan Galland.
2011 Masterson guest-starred as James Roland in the USA Network's series White Collar (episode 'Where There's A Will').
2011 Danny Masterson appeared as Lucy's Boyfriend in the episode 'Don't Vote for This Episode' of Raising Hope.
October 18 2011 Danny Masterson married Bijou Phillips.
2010 By this year, Masterson had changed his DJ name to DJ Mom Jeans.
2010 Masterson portrayed Jerry Rubin in the movie The Chicago 8.

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