Coverage dated November 16, 2025 to November 17, 2025

Danny Masterson Blames Trial Lawyer and Anti-Scientology Bias for Rape Convictions

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Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape convictions with a new habeas petition blaming his trial lawyer.

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Variety
Danny Masterson Blames His Lawyer for Putting on a Poor Defense at Rape Trial (opens Variety)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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Danny Masterson argues in a new filing that his lawyer, Philip Cohen, failed to push back on claims about Scientology at his rape trial in 2023.
Deadline
Danny Masterson Says Scientology Shouldn’t Have Been Part Of Rape Trial & Judge Was Biased: “Evidence Of Force Was Marginal At Best,” Petition Claims Of Assaults (opens Deadline)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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Two years into a 30 yr prison stint, Danny Masterson wants his rape convictions overturned because of a bad defense, a biased judge & too much Scientology
NBC News
Danny Masterson blames lawyer for presenting poor defense at rape trial (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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Danny Masterson, who is serving prison time after being convicted of raping two women in 2023, filed a petition for a new trial, blaming his lawyer of putting on a poor defense and landing him in prison
Los Angeles Times
Danny Masterson alleges anti-Scientology bias in petition to overturn rape conviction (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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In a 183-page motion filed in court on Monday, disgraced actor Danny Masterson alleged his attorney failed to put on an adequate defense when Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape for sexually assaulting two women in the early 2000s.
Rolling Stone
Danny Masterson Blames Trial Lawyer and Anti-Scientology Bias for Rape Convictions (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Nov 17, 2025
Rolling Stone's feed description
Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape convictions with a new habeas petition blaming his trial lawyer.
Lamag
Danny Masterson Claims Scientology Bias Tainted Rape Conviction (opens Lamag)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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Danny Masterson says Scientology bias and attorney mistakes tainted the jury, as he seeks to overturn his rape conviction.

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