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  "id": 16792669,
  "title": "Danny Masterson Loses Appeal of Rape Conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/danny-masterson-loses-appeal-of-rape-conviction",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T19:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/danny-masterson-loses-appeal-rape-conviction-1236932259/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An appeals court has denied Danny Masterson’s appeal of his 2023 conviction on rape charges, upholding the verdict and his 30-year prison sentence. In an 89-page ruling, a three-judge panel rejected each of Masterson’s arguments in turn, including the claim that the trial judge was biased against Scientology. Masterson, a star of “That 70s Show,” […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Danny Masterson Loses Rape Conviction Appeal, Judges Uphold 30-Year Prison Sentence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/danny-masterson-loses-rape-conviction-appeal-judges-uphold-30-year",
        "published": "2026-10-27T19:54:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Court upholds Danny Masterson's rape conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/court-upholds-danny-mastersons-rape-conviction",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:13:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Danny Masterson Loses Rape Conviction Appeal, Vows to Take Fight to State Supreme Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/danny-masterson-loses-rape-conviction-appeal-vows-to-take-fight-to",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:02:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}