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(CNN) -- Ashton Kutcher y Mila Kunis compartieron un video en el que dicen que son “conscientes del dolor” que causaron al escribir cartas en apoyo a Danny Masterson antes de su sentencia por violación.

<b>CNN ESPAñOL</b> — (CNN) -- Ashton Kutcher y Mila Kunis compartieron un video en el que dicen que son “conscientes del dolor” que causaron al escribir cartas en apoyo a Danny Masterson antes de su sentencia por violación.

Kunis y Kutcher, quienes coprotagonizaron con Masterson la serie "That '70s Show", estuvieron entre las casi 50 personas que abogaron por indulgencia para el actor antes de que fuera sentenciado el jueves a 30 años de prisión a cadena perpetua por violar a dos mujeres en 2003.

Masterson ha mantenido su inocencia y planea apelar su caso.

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En su video compartido en Instagram este sábado, Kutcher dijo que la familia de Masterson les pidió que escribieran cartas caracterizadas que describieran a "la persona que conocíamos durante 25 años para que el juez pudiera tomar eso en plena consideración en relación con la sentencia".

"Las cartas no fueron escritas para cuestionar la legitimidad del sistema judicial o la validez del fallo del jurado", dijo Kunis.

En sus cartas a la corte, la pareja avaló el carácter de Masterson.

"No creo que sea un daño continuo para la sociedad", escribió Kutcher, mientras que Kunis describió a Masterson como un "excelente amigo y modelo a seguir".

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Kutcher dijo este sábado que su intención con las cartas era “no socavar el testimonio de las víctimas ni volver a traumatizarlas de ninguna manera. Nunca querríamos hacer eso. Y lamentamos si eso ha ocurrido”.

“Apoyamos a las víctimas, lo hemos hecho históricamente a través de nuestro trabajo y continuaremos haciéndolo en el futuro”, dijo Kunis en el video.

Los dos están involucrados en varios esfuerzos filantrópicos, incluida una organización que Kutcher cofundó para combatir el tráfico sexual.

Kunis concluyó su mensaje diciendo: “Nuestro corazón está con cada persona que alguna vez ha sido víctima de agresión sexual, abuso sexual o violación”.

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The efforts to repeal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at North Carolina's public universities come amid a broader backlash in conservative circles against affirmative action and other more recent racial justice reforms that passed after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels right-hander José Soriano pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, pinch-hitter Kevin Pillar had a tiebreaking two-run single for his 1,000th career hit and Los Angeles got a series-clinching 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

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