What happens now in Danny Masterson's rape case? 'That '70s Show' actor's retrial scheduled for March 2023

What happens now in Danny Masterson's rape case? 'That '70s Show' actor's retrial scheduled for March 2023
Danny Masterson is free on a $3.3 million bond and his second trial is set for March 27, 2023 (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The trial of Danny Masterson, who was accused of three rapes, was declared a mistrial by the court on Wednesday, November 30 after jurors complained that they were profoundly "deadlocked."

The foreman of the Los Angeles jury of six women and six men informed Judge Charlaine Olmedo that they remained "hopelessly deadlocked" after deliberating for three days before Thanksgiving week and returning Monday, November 28 to try to reach a decision once more. The 'That '70s Show' star had entered a not-guilty plea to raping three women between 2001 and 2003 in his Hollywood Hills residence. "We are not even close to coming to a unanimous decision on any of the three counts and are convinced this will not change," the jurors stated in a note that was first read aloud by the judge. The male foreman informed Judge Olmedo that the jury had reached a deadlock and that no more information from the court could persuade them to change their minds. When she asked him how many ballots the jury used, he said that the jurors cast four votes on Wednesday and three on Tuesday.

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