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American actor Ashton Kutcher has resigned from his anti-child sex abuse charity after writing a character reference for fellow That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson before he was sentenced for rape.

Acting couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis on Saturday took to social media to address some of the criticism they have received for sending letters of support to the Los Angeles judge overseeing the ...

Because rapists are not “good” people, character references are redundant and should be abolished for rape cases, especially child rape ones, advocacy groups say. And one group says if character ...

Two mates – bonded by their stories of horror in their youth – are turning their painful pasts into a campaign for legislative change. The Your Reference Ain't Relevant campaign is calling to stop ...