Ashton Kutcher Resigns From Sex Trafficking Charity Amid Masterson Support Letters Backlash

After lauding Danny Masterson as a “role model,” Kutcher and Mila Kunis have decided to step down from Thorn, the sex trafficking nonprofit founded by Kutcher.

Actor Ashton Kutcher arrives at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2017. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Actor and philanthropist Ashton Kutcher resigned from his anti-child sex abuse nonprofit on Thursday amid criticism for support letters that he and his wife Mila Kunis wrote for their former “That ‘70s Show” co-star Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing for rape.

Mr. Kutcher acknowledged the need for Thorn to stay unwaveringly focused on its mission of developing technology to protect children from sexual abuse.