Danny Masterson Appeal Argues Defense Attorney’s Pushback on Accusers, Scientology Was Too Weak

Danny Masterson, the former “That 70s Show” star serving a 30-year prison sentence for raping two women, filed an appeal that argues his defense attorney failed to call witnesses who could have discredited his accusers and pushed back on prosecution claims that Scientology strived to silence them, according to legal documents obtained by TheWrap.

The petition for habeas corpus filed Sunday also says Masterson’s lawyer, Philip Cohen, failed to “present any of an unparalleled trove of evidence” that would have undermined his accusers’ credibility. The filing says Masterson implored Cohen to call rebuttal witnesses, but he refused, relying instead on cross-examination of prosecution testimony.

Masterson was convicted of two…