Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from her husband Danny Masterson almost two weeks after his rape conviction.
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The That ’70s Show actor faces between 30 and life in prison for raping two women in the early 2000s. On Monday, his wife filed papers in a California court to end their close marriage when she was 12 years old. “It was during this unfortunate time that Ms. Phillips decided to file for divorce from her husband. His daughter remains his priority, the star’s attorney, Peter A. Lauzon, told TMZ on Tuesday. This time was incredibly hard on their marriage and family. Mr. Masterson was always there for Ms. Phillips during the most difficult times of her life. Ms. Phillips acknowledges that Mr. Masterson is a wonderful father to her daughter. »
According to legal documents, Bijou Phillips cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and stated that the date of their separation is “to be determined.”
She requested custody of her nine-year-old daughter, but is willing to grant her husband visitation rights. She also requested spousal support, to have her legal fees paid and to change her legal name back to Bijou Phillips.
The Raising Hope star, who married Danny Masterson in October 2011, supported her husband throughout the trial and attended his sentencing. She also provided a certificate of character that the judge must take into account when pronouncing sentence. “I can say that Danny has been a life-saving partner to me in every sense of the word,” she reportedly wrote. We need him more than you can imagine. I know he was convicted of serious crimes. But the man I married was nothing more to me than a great husband and a devoted father to our daughter. »