Are The Sexual Assault Allegations Against Russell Brand His Punishment For Questioning The Left?

Danny Masterson is an actor most people haven’t thought about for a long time, if at all. By all accounts, his career peaked all the way back in 2006, with the conclusion of the sitcom “That 70’s Show.” But a few years ago, all of a sudden, Masterson’s name was everywhere. That’s because in March of 2017 — the year the #MeToo movement began in earnest — Masterson was accused of sexual assault by three women. In response, without waiting for a trial, Netflix summarily fired Masterson from his role as a series regular on one of their shows. Three years later, in the summer of 2020, Masterson was formally charged with three rapes in Los Angeles, a jurisdiction that “believes all women.” Prosecutors said one rape occurred in 2001, another in early 2003, and a third in late 2003.

Right off the bat, the timeline raises some obvious questions. For one thing, how is it possible to prove rape beyond a reasonable doubt, 20 years after the fact, in the absence of any physical evidence of violence or drugging? You might think that the accusers must have had airtight stories. But that’s not true in this case. In fact, one of the accusers previously told authorities that Masterson had not raped her. She says that she only realized years later that she was raped. She originally thought it was consensual, and then — years after the fact — changed her mind. All of this explains why, late last year, the jury deadlocked. There was a mistrial. According to the foreman on that jury, they were leaning towards acquittal on every count. He said that they found the stories from the accusers to be inconsistent, contradictory, and implausible.