Mila Kunis gave the impression to be in a celebratory mood last week as she posed for photos with Michael Keaton on the premiere of her highly anticipated recent film, Goodrich.
But Kunis was apparently capable of attend the family drama's premiere, which begins Friday, without having to reply uncomfortable questions from reporters about her husband Ashton Kutcher and his longtime friendship with embattled music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Since Combs' arrest last month on federal sex trafficking charges, Kutcher has been among the stars who may be concerned that new, unsavory details will emerge in criminal filings or civil lawsuits about the rapper's notorious parties. Federal prosecutors and alleged victims have alleged that at some of Combs' gatherings, women, men and even minors were forced to perform sexual acts for his pleasure during multi-day “freak-off” parties.
Following the music mogul's arrest in New York City on September 16, old photos emerged showing a young Kutcher with Combs, including him co-hosting the record producer's annual White Party in 2009. said the New York Post. Kutcher remained silent about the allegations surrounding his friend, which include sex trafficking, extortion, conspiracy and promotion of prostitution. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while he awaits trial.
Combs and Kutcher's friendship reportedly dates back to the early 2000s, while a resurfaced clip of Kutcher's appearance on “Hot Ones” in 2019 has come under special scrutiny, the New York Post said.
In the clip from the YouTube talk show, Kutcher's friendship with Combs becomes a topic of conversation. “There's a lot I can't say,” Kutcher said, clearly unwilling to discuss the rapper's partying on the show. “So, uh,” he said before pausing.
“I can’t say that either,” Kutcher laughed. “I actually drive through them. … Diddy party stories, man – that was a weird memory story.”
But if Kutcher was a co-host of Combs' 2009 White Party, in keeping with the New York Post, it's vital to notice that there isn’t a evidence that he or another stars who attended any of the White Parties, including Kutcher's first wife Demi Moore, involved criminal activity. It can also be vital to tell apart between Combs' lavish White Parties and the “Freak Off” parties, which were supposedly drug- and alcohol-fueled sex orgies.
Unfortunately for Kunis, she became embroiled in reports about her husband's friendship with Combs that included sources near the couple forced to disclaim Speculation that their nine-year marriage is in trouble. An insider told people last month that any talk of a breakup or separation resulting from the Combs controversy was “absolutely ridiculous and wrong.”
Kunis and Kutcher met while working together on the set of “That '70s Show” in 1998. Kunis was only 14 when she landed the role of Kutcher's character's lover. Kunis, who was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States when she was seven, admitted she lied about her age to get the role, the New York Post said.
Unfortunately for Kunis, the Combs controversy comes on the heels of one other PR nightmare for her and her husband – when each expressed public support for Danny Masterson, her “That '70s Show” co-star and one other good friend who was involved in several sexual assaults. Both Kunis and Kutcher wrote character letters on Masterson's behalf before he was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2023 after a jury found him guilty of two counts of rape.
Kunis and Kutcher faced intense and sustained backlash over the character letters because they praised their friend as a “role model” and an “extraordinary person” – views that Masterson's accusers called “trivialized” his crimes and directly questioned their testimony.
The Combs scandal has led to a different rumor about Kunis and Kutcher, following the backlash from Masterson. According to In Touch WeeklyThe couple is considering a move to go away Hollywood and as a substitute construct a brand new life in Europe.
“Ashton is so upset about being dragged into the mud again because of his past connections,” an insider told In Touch Weekly. “First it was Danny Masterson and now it's Diddy, and it's convinced him that there are far better places to live than Hollywood. In his opinion, the city is currently just a cesspool.”
The couple spent the summer in Europe with their two children and took them to see Taylor Swift's Eras tour in London in June, In Touch Weekly reported. However, the source also reported that they might remain within the United States resulting from their respective careers. Kutcher can also be a successful technology investor while Kunis' acting profession is taking off. She is ready to star in the newest installment of the “Knives Out” series with Daniel Craig and is currently promoting “Goodrich,” for which she and Keaton also served as executive producers. Vogue reported.
In “Goodrich,” Kunis plays the pregnant daughter of Keaton's title character, an elderly art gallery owner who asks her for help caring for his 9-year-old twins when his younger wife checks herself into rehab.
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