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But Masterson,
40, said the claims were false and dated back more than 10
years.
The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that its
homicide and sexual assault section was "conducting an
investigation involving the actor Danny Masterson. Three women
have come forward and disclosed that they were sexually
assaulted by Masterson during the early 2000s."
The statement gave no details.
Masterson started his career as a child model and actor and got
his break-out role in the 1998-2006 Fox television comedy series
"That 70s Show," in which he played rebel adolescent Steven
Hyde.
He is currently appearing in the Netflix comedy "The Ranch" and
has been married to actress Bijou Phillips since 2011.
Masterson's representatives said in a statement they were aware
of the allegations, which dated back 16 and 14 years.
One involved a former girlfriend of Masterson. "The alleged
incident occurred in the middle of their six-year relationship,
after which she continued to be his (Masterson's) longtime
girlfriend," the statement said.
Another woman made allegations against Masterson about 14 years
ago, and police "interviewed numerous witnesses and determined
the claim had no merit," the statement said.
"These (are) false allegations," it added.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy in Los Angeles and Jill Serjeant in
New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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