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New York: Emily Armstrong, a new addition to Linkin Park, has spoken out about her support for Danny Masterson during a sexual assault trial, in which he was convicted of rape.<\/p>\n
Armstrong was named the rock group\u2019s new lead vocalist seven years after lead singer Chester Bennington passed away. On Friday, September 6, videos of Armstrong belting out the band\u2019s most well-known songs went viral online.<\/p>\n
Following this, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the spouse of Masterson accuser Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, asserted on social media that Armstrong had backed the Ranch and That \u201970s Show star, who was charged with drugging and raping three women at his residence from 2001 to2003.<\/p>\n
Prior to his sentencing, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote letters of support for Masterson. In 2003, the jury found him guilty of raping two of the women. However, they were unable to reach a conviction on the third accusation, which dates back to November 2001 and was made by his former girlfriend. Last September, he received a prison sentence ranging from 30 years to life.<\/p>\n
Without mentioning Masterson, Armstrong released a statement after facing immense backlash, saying she was once \u201casked to support someone I considered a friend at a court appearance\u201d.<\/p>\n
In her post, she said, \u201cHi, I\u2019m Emily. I\u2019m new to so many of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a while back. I went to one early hearing as an observer. Soon after, I realised I shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always try to see the good in people and I misjudged him. I have never spoken with him since. Unimaginable details emerged and he was later found guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n
She went on to state unequivocally that she did not support abuse or violence against women and that she felt sympathy for the victims of these acts.<\/p>\n
Cedric Bixler-Zavala\u2019s blasted Armstrong for the alleged support to Masterson, writing: \u201cDo your fans know about your friend Danny Masterson? Your rapist friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kutcher and Kunis, who appeared together with Masterson in That \u201970s Show, talked about his \u201cexceptional character\u201d during his trial. They even appealed to Judge Charlaine Olmedo to be lenient.<\/p>\n
Calling Masterson a \u201crole model\u201d, Kutcher said he is \u201ca person that is consistently there for you when you need him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The duo apologised after receiving heat for their support of Masterson.<\/p>\n
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