Hollywood actress Christina Ricci seems to have criticised Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis after they appealed to a choose for leniency when sentencing their former co-star for rape.

In a prolonged assertion in an Instagram story, Ricci mentioned "people we know as 'awesome guys' can be predators and abusers" and it is "tough to accept but we have to".

She added that to "discredit the abused is a crime".

Ricci, finest recognized for taking part in Wednesday Addams within the 1991 film The Addams Family, made the remarks after Kutcher and Kunis launched a video saying they did not imply to "undermine the testimony of the victims" and apologised if that they had "retraumatised them in any way".

The actor and actress, who're married, had written letters to the judge through the trial of their former That 70s Show co-host Danny Masterson - who has since been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women.

During the trial, the ladies whose proof led to his conviction mentioned Masterson had given them drinks that made them really feel light-headed in 2003, earlier than they handed out and he raped them.

However, Kunis described him as a "role model" and Kutcher mentioned he was "dedicated and loyal" of their letters to guage enchantment for leniency.

Ricci wrote in her assertion: "So sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things.

"They may not do these items to us and we solely know who they have been to us however that does not imply they did not do the horrible issues and to discredit the abused is against the law.

"People we know as 'awesome guys' can be predators and abusers.

"It's powerful to just accept however we now have to. If we are saying we assist victims - girls, youngsters, males, boys - then we should have the ability to take this stance."

She added: "Unfortunately I've recognized a lot of 'superior guys' who have been pretty to me who've been confirmed to be abusers privately.

"I've also had personal experience with this.

"Believe victims. It's not simple to come back ahead. It's not simple to get a conviction."

In their letters, Kutcher claimed that Masterson "was the first person to jump to the defence" of a woman he did not know after she was berated by her belligerent boyfriend.

In her letter, Kunis wrote: "Throughout our time together, Danny has proven to be an amazing friend, confidant, and, above all, an outstanding older brother figure to me."

She went on to say that Masterson had performed a "pivotal role" in guiding her away from drug use.

In an Instagram video posted on Saturday night, Kutcher and Kunis took it in turns to elucidate why the letters have been despatched.

Kutcher mentioned: "We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson."

Kunis added: "We support victims, we have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future."

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Kutcher went on to say that Masterson's household had reached out and requested them to put in writing "character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years".

He added that this was so the choose may "take that into full consideration relative to sentencing".

Kunis then mentioned: "The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling."

Kutcher continued: "They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatise them in any way, we would never want to do that and we're sorry if that has taken place."

Kunis completed the video by saying: "Our heart goes out to every single person who has ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape."

Masterson performed Steven Hyde, Kunis performed Jackie Burkhart, and Kutcher performed Michael Kelso within the sitcom that ran between 1998 and 2006.