Danny Masterson's Child Custody Agreement Suggests He Believes His Time in Prison Will Be Substantial

Danny Masterson has agreed to a drastic child custody agreement, and considering the terms, the convicted rapist must believe he’ll be serving out the majority of his decades-long prison sentence — as he absolutely should be forced to do.

On Friday, TMZ reported that Masterson, 47, granted his estranged wife Bijou Phillips full custody of their 9-year-old daughter Fianna. Per court documents obtained by the outlet, Phillips was awarded both legal and physical custody while the disgraced actor serves a 30-year stint in prison for raping two women in 2003. Considering his age and the length of his sentence, Masterson may never experience life outside of prison again, and his daughter will be well into her adult years by the time he’s eligible for release.

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Though Masterson has relinquished his rights to parental custody, he has requested visitation rights. If his request is approved, visits with Fianna will be supervised at the prison he’s assigned to. Seems like a lot for a young girl to have to go through on top of the fact that her dad committed abhorrent crimes against women and went through a highly publicized trial for his vile behavior. We hope for her sake that the court system will share a similar view on the matter and spare her from additional trauma and heartache.

Masterson was found guilty of the rapes in May 2023, 20 years after he forced himself upon two women. Two weeks after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, Phillips filed for divorce from the former That ’70s Show actor. In her filing, the Raising Hope alum requested that Masterson be denied financial support of any kind.

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