Danny Masterson's ex-wife, Bijou Phillips, has reportedly urged the court to throw out the lawsuit. convicted rapistsurname from their little daughter's surname.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the model and actress wants to legally change 11-year-old Fianna Masterson's name Fianna Phillips, further severing ties with the disgraced That '70s Show alumna.
Phillips is still waiting for a judge to approve her request, but she won a victory Friday when the judge declared the former spouses legally single.
Phillips filed for divorce in September 2023.less than two weeks after Masterson was sentenced to prison on two counts of forcible rape.
The 49-year-old is currently serving 30 to life behind bars after being convicted of raping two women at his Hollywood-area home in 2003, at the height of his sitcom fame.
The Scientologist was also accused of raping his ex-girlfriend. ultimately dismissed without a unanimous jury verdict. Masterson's sentence came after a mistrial last year.
Masterson and Phillips They started dating in 2004 and got married in 2011. They became parents with the arrival of Fianna in 2014.
After Phillips filed for divorce, her lawyer told TMZ that “her priority remains with her daughter.”
“This period has been unimaginably difficult for the marriage and family,” the statement said. “Mr. Masterson has always been there for Ms. Phillips through some of the most difficult times in her life. Ms. Phillips recognizes that Mr. Masterson is a wonderful father to their daughter.”
By October 2023 Masterson gave full legal and physical custody of Fianna to Phillips.who also asked the court to award her alimony. Phillips also sought to “deprive the court of its ability to provide support” to the actor.
