EXCLUSIVE: Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips had been dwelling APART for 5 years earlier than he was convicted of rape, divorce paperwork reveal

Convicted rapist Danny Masterson had been dwelling other than spouse Bijou Phillips for 5 years, in line with papers she filed of their divorce following his 30-years-to-life jail sentence.

The beautiful admission seems to fly within the face of the devotion Phillips confirmed by standing by her husband’s facet by means of two prolonged court docket trials and the idea by many who the divorce was filed to guard the couple’s belongings.

Within the papers, obtained by DailyMail.com, Phillips is cautious to say that the couple’s 9-year-old daughter Fianna has lived solely along with her mom in Santa Ynez, California, since 2018.

She says that for the primary 4 years of the little lady’s life she lived with each her and Masterson of their Hollywood compound. They offered that 5 mattress, four-bath Moorish mansion for $6.2 million in 2021.

Earlier than his jail sentence, Masterson, 47, had been seen on the Santa Ynez house and it was believed they lived collectively.

The bombshell comes regardless of Phillips standing by her husband’s facet all through his two rape trials. Bijou is seen kissing Masterson whereas on a lunch break through the trial 

Within the papers, obtained by DailyMail.com, Phillips is cautious to say that the couple’s 9-year-old daughter Fianna has lived solely along with her mom in Santa Ynez, California, since 2018

In court docket paperwork obtained by DailyMail.com, Phillips gave the date of the couple’s separation as ‘TBD [to be determined]’

That is the house the place, in line with paperwork, Bijou has lived along with her nine-year-old daughter since 2018

Repeated calls and emails to Phillips’s lawyer Peter Lauzon to elucidate the discrepancy weren’t returned.

Phillips, 43, filed for divorce from Scientologist Masterson on Monday in Santa Barbara, California, 35 miles east of Santa Ynez. She gave the date of the couple’s separation as ‘TBD [to be determined]’.

If Phillips had needed to cover the obvious dwelling preparations she may have ticked a field saying they had been confidential as many celebrities concerned in California divorces do. However as an alternative her precise deal with was listed.

The couple purchased the house in Santa Ynez, a celeb enclave the place Michael Jackson, Olivia Newton John and Bo Derek have lived amongst others, for $1.27million in 2016. It sits on 9.5 acres and has a four-bedroom important home together with separate lodging for visitors and a barn with room for 5 horses.

Phillips, who appeared devastated when Masterson was sentenced to the hefty jail time period after being convicted of raping two ladies, was seen with out her marriage ceremony ring at a restaurant close to the property on Wednesday.

Phillips was seen with out her marriage ceremony ring at a restaurant on Wednesday

The blonde mother dressed down in dishevelled denims and a black tank for an hour-long lunch with a buddy and smiled broadly through the outing.

The lunch got here lower than two days after she filed to finish her marriage, citing irreconcilable variations and asking for full custody of her daughter in addition to spousal assist.

In distinction, Masterson is at present inmate quantity 6614941 in LA County’s Males’s Central Jail awaiting a switch to an as-yet-undecided state jail.

Earlier this week, his devastated mom Carol and youthful brother Jordan, 37, had been photographed coming into the 5,640-capacity lock-up in downtown Los Angeles – a two-hour drive from Santa Ynez.

Phillips has but to go to however did assist Masterson all through his rape trial and burst into tears on listening to his sentence earlier than sneaking out of court docket by means of a again door.

Shortly after Masterson’s sentencing, pals informed DailyMail.com that Phillips nonetheless ‘cannot settle for’ that the That 70s Present star is a convicted rapist whereas his lawyer Shawn Holley informed TMZ that he plans to enchantment.

A supply near Phillips informed DailyMail.com: ‘Bijou’s solely optimistic outlook on issues stems from her belief in Danny and the enchantment course of.

‘She is hanging on to the truth that she utterly trusts he by no means did what he was charged for, she will be able to’t settle for that to be true. And he or she is seeking to the enchantment course of for justice to be served.

‘Danny is adamant he did nothing mistaken and Bijou believes him. Her different ideas are somewhat extra scary and morbid: she would not imagine Danny will hurt himself in jail, however she may be very frightened somebody will hurt him and even kill him and the stress that’s bringing her is by itself stage of stress that she by no means has felt earlier than.

‘It’s a nightmare, however she will probably be on his facet shifting ahead and proceed to be current for his or her daughter.’

The doc say that for the primary 4 years of their daughter’s life she lived with each her and Masterson of their Hollywood compound. They offered that 5 mattress, four-bath Moorish mansion for $6.2 million in 2021

After the conviction, sources stated that Phillips was coming to phrases with the prospect of elevating her youngster alone 

In 2020, Danny posted a liked up picture along with his spouse. In response to the court docket paperwork they might have been dwelling individually for 2 years on the time

Masterson had two trials over the rapes with the primary, in November 2022 ending in a mistrial after a special jury had been hopelessly deadlocked on all three rape prices.

‘He was freed on $3.3million bail all through each, however that freedom ended along with his conviction on two of the fees on Might 31.

At his September 7 sentencing, Masterson’s victims tearfully informed the courtroom how he had ruined their lives.

‘You might be pathetic, disturbed and intensely violent and the world is a safer place with you in jail,’ stated one, recognized as Jane Doe #2, trying straight on the actor, who was wearing a grey swimsuit and open-neck grey shirt.

‘You’re a true coward and heartless monster,’ added Jane Doe #1. ‘I believe life is an acceptable sentence.’

His accusers are all former Scientologists and are additionally suing the actor and the Church of Scientology in civil court docket, claiming that they have been harassed and intimidated since reporting him to police. The church has repeatedly denied that it has harassed the victims.

A standing listening to on that civil case is scheduled for September 26.

Masterson blew his spouse a kiss within the court docket room as he was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, seen in a court docket sketch

Letters launched by the court docket following sentencing confirmed Phillips, together with  Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, had written letters to Decide Charlaine Olmedo begging for leniency.

In hers, Phillips described him as a ‘life-saving associate’ and described how he had ‘toiled lengthy days’ on their ranch to make it worthwhile.

She concluded: ‘We’d like him greater than you may think about. I do know he has been convicted of great crimes.

‘However the man I married has solely been a unprecedented husband to me and a loyal father to our daughter.’

Kutcher and Kunis, who married in 2015, issued a groveling apology after being vilified for his or her assist of Masterson. That they had described him as an ‘distinctive particular person’.

Each beforehand starred alongside him on That 70s Present. Kutcher had informed the choose ‘I don’t imagine he’s an ongoing hurt to society’ including that ‘having his daughter raised and not using a current father’ could be ‘a tertiary injustice in and of itself’.

Kunis, in the meantime, had informed Decide Olmedo of Masterson’s ‘distinctive character and the great optimistic affect he has had on me and the folks round him’.