Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were glimpsed out to lunch in Bel-Air this week, after their image was tarnished by their past associations.
In 2023 they were deluged with blowback when it emerged that they wrote desperate letters to the court pleading for the judge to show leniency to their That 70s Show co-star Danny Masterson before he was jailed for 30 years for rape.
The couple supported their old friend by making individual submissions to the court, despite him already being convicted for raping two women.Â
Then when the scandal around Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs erupted, scrutiny fell on Kutcher’s longtime friendship with the disgraced rap mogul.
Kutcher maintained a public silence through Diddy’s trial, which culminated in his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, though he was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, sex trafficking and racketeering.
Now, as the Daily Mail reveals Kutcher’s ‘desperate’ comeback attempt, he and his wife have been seen enjoying a casual outing in one of Los Angeles’ ritziest environs.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were glimpsed out to lunch in Bel-Air this week, after their image was tarnished by their past associations
Kunis, 42, appeared cheerful when she and her husband were spotted outside the upscale Italian restaurant Il Segreto in Bel-Air
Kunis, 42, appeared cheerful when she and her husband were spotted outside the upscale Italian restaurant Il Segreto in Bel-Air.
She opted for the California casual look of a loose-fitted midnight blue sweater, teamed with a set of striped beige and black sweats and white sneakers.
Kutcher, 47, was bundled up against the wintertime chill in a pink hoodie, which he wore with a pair of deep blue jeans and suede boots.
Kunis had a prominent role as a police chief in last year’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and is now attached to an upcoming movie called The 47 Night Stand from Greg Malins, who was an executive producer on Friends.Â
Meanwhile Kutcher only made one red carpet appearance in the past year, but is set to return to the spotlight with a role on Ryan Murphy’s show The Beauty on FX.
The series comes more than two years after he and Kunis found themselves at the center of a whirlwind of controversy over the letters they sent the judge in support of their old friend Danny Masterson after his rape conviction.
After their court submissions came to light, they issued a public apology video, and he stepped down from the organization he co-founded to combat child sex abuse.
His friendship with Diddy fell under renewed public attention during the latter’s downfall and trial, but Kutcher remained publicly mum on that subject.Â
They sent letters to the court in 2023 requesting leniency for their friend Danny Masterson before he was jailed for 30 years for rape; Kutcher, Kunis and Masterson pictured in 2000
Then when the scandal around Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs erupted, scrutiny fell on Kutcher’s longtime friendship with the disgraced rap mogul; the two men are pictured in 2007
Kucher’s new Ryan Murphy show revolves around a sexually transmitted disease that first makes patients ravishingly beautiful but ultimately has other malign effects.
The illness comes to light after supermodels start inexplicably dropping dead, leading to an inquiry by FBI agents played by Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall, via FX.
Kutcher joins a main cast that includes In the Heights star Anthony Ramos and Tony nominee Jeremy Pope, with Isabella Rossellini in a recurring role.
A string of guest stars will also be featured, ranging from Bella Hadid and Meghan Trainor to Billy Eichner and Ben Platt to Vincent D’Onofrio.
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s daughter Amelia Gray Hamlin will also appear, as will Brooklyn Beckham’s wife Nicola Peltz and Pedro Pascal’s trans sister Lux Pascal.
