Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in jail on two rape expenses on Thursday (September 7), and simply minutes later, an outdated clip from Late Night time with Conan O’Brien resurfaced and rapidly went viral throughout social media.
The video is from 2004 when Masterson appeared on the NBC late-night discuss present. Throughout the interview, O’Brien requested the That ’70s Present star about his lack of Lengthy Island accent. Masterson defined that after dwelling in Los Angeles for a couple of decade, his accent “simply goes away naturally, after which there’s additionally sure phrases that there’s nothing you are able to do about.”
He then shared how his buddy, actor Bodhi Elfman, teases him, “He says, ‘Hello, my title is Danny Masterson, would you want to the touch my balls?’,” emphasizing the ultimate phrase in a powerful Lengthy Island accent.
O’Brien picked up on this bizarre anecdote, responding, “So why are you asking folks to try this? That’s the extra vital query.”
“I imply, you bought ’em, what I imply? Everyone ought to seize,” Masterson replied.
Then got here the remark that led to the clip going viral. O’Brien stated, “I’ve heard about you. And also you’ll be caught quickly; I do know you’ll.”
“I’ll,” Masterson replied.
Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for raping 2 girls….Conan knew pic.twitter.com/KEE596oqdl
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The video was posted on Twitter/X on Thursday afternoon and has to this point racked up 3.3 million views, 2,980 reposts, 546 quotes, and 22.8K likes.
Masterson, who has maintained his innocence, was accused of raping three girls at his Hollywood Hills dwelling between 2001 and 2003. He was convicted of raping two girls in 2003, however the jury couldn’t attain a verdict on the third allegation from November 2001 involving his former girlfriend.
Throughout Thursday’s sentencing, Decide Charlaine Olmedo reportedly addressed the actor, saying, “Mr. Masterson, you aren’t the sufferer right here. Your actions 20 years in the past took away one other individual’s voice and selection. Your actions 20 years in the past have been felony, and that’s the reason you might be right here.”
