Ashton Kutcher Finally Revealed His 25 Year Secret

[Music] nineteen-year-old Ashton Kutcher walked on the set of That 70s Show as Kelso and the world fell in love with him he was a tall handsome gullible goofball who stole the hearts of women and teens around the world what they didn't know is that there is a whole different side of the actor that Hollywood rarely sees and over the years he would slowly expose who he truly is debuting in August 1998 That 70s Show followed the foreman family mainly Through The Eyes of their son Eric and his group of teenage friends pretty boy Michael Kelso Stoner Stephen Hyde and foreign exchange student Fez along with the Foreman's neighbor Donna pinciotti and snobby rich girl Jackie Burkhart although a comedy the show addressed issues Universal to teens across all decades including relationship drama problems with school and underage drinking and substance abuse despite the near constant bickering and sarcastic jokes each friend deeply cared for one another two people that especially cared for each other were Jackie and Kelso who were boyfriend and girlfriend on the show and in season 1 episode episode 5 they kissed in front of 10 million viewers at the time Ashton was 19 and Mila Kunis was just 14 years old she was 14 when we started the show I was like 19 right right and they're like okay you guys are going to be making out in the scene and I'm like thinking like we're like a second or third kiss it was the first it was like the first week no it was not the first week whatever let me tell you what happens I was so I mean you know Ash was attractive and I was a 14 year old little girl and I was extremely scared for my life sure I know he was very nice about it he was like oh hurry so I was like okay then Danny goes and goes dude I'll give you ten dollars if you french kiss her why wouldn't you stick my stick your tongue in my mouth or some what no no no no no no you're making it sound like it was like really okay Dan we had a little side bed going in multiple interviews throughout her career Mila states that she was scared as most of us were for her first kiss 25 years ago people thought this was adorable today they are pointing out how Mila was groomed and unfairly forced to do this to make things even worse Danny Masterson betting Ashton to put his tongue in her mouth for twenty dollars made them both seem extremely creepy but it didn't stop there in Mila's words she was forced to kiss every man on the show I'm worried about you on the show because you keep what because I'm the in the show I think so I Know It's upsetting to my parents as well I ain't off camera I know you're such a nice lady you're what you're all of 19. yes yeah and and and and you're you're in the show though you're you're just I'm the one who's kissed I'm every single guy in the show except for tofu it's so wrong isn't it yeah it is yeah quite wrong yeah and one of the writers they just throw it they don't care no they really did I don't know what they're thinking I have no choice but if you just kissed every man we have all heard the horrifying stories of Hollywood if this is what she was forced to do on screen what happened off screen the first season of That 70s Show was a tremendous success producing 25 episodes and averaging 11.7 million viewers while some praised Ashton for his Newfound Fame others resented him claiming that he was mediocre and coasting off his natural good looks but nobody resented him more than his twin brother Michael there was a moment where I viewed him as receiving more attention than I was and that kind of drove me down to a place where I was jealous most people don't know about Ashton's twin brother and after he watched Michael flatline on a hospital bed his whole world flipped upside down but first a word from our sponsor rocket money rocket money is an all-in-one Finance platform that helps you save more and spend less the personal finance app allows you to manage subscriptions lower bills build a custom budget and grow your savings all in one place I'm using rocket money to cancel all those subscriptions I forgot about and just don't use anymore rocket money identifies reoccurring charges and cancels them for you with just one tap your credit score is important rocket money will notify you of changes that impact your score and will offer you insights on how to improve it rocket money can also help you grow your net worth by giving you a clear picture of all your assets in one place including your cash debts Investments crypto and retirement funds to save more and spend less join the 3.4 million members using rocket money today and I've got the hookup go to rockmoney.com patrickcc or click the link in the description to get started for free you can also unlock even more features with premium that's rocketmoney.com patrickcc to get started for free Ashton's mother Diane didn't know she was carrying twins until she was on her way to the hospital to give birth five minutes after Ashton was born Diane delivered Michael the doctors were immediately worried because Michael only weighed four pounds Diane didn't know at that time the lack of oxygen and complications with delivery would set her son up for a lifetime of complications Michael was eventually diagnosed with a mild case of cerebral palsy which affects his right side and vision cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture CP is the most common motor disability in children it is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain affecting a person's ability to control their muscles the Kutcher family didn't realize how bad Michael's condition really was nobody in our family nobody in our world was ever pointing out a difference between us it just kind of felt like there's things that he's good at and there's things that I'm good at unfortunately for Michael the kids at school were sure to let him know he was obviously different bullies would point out Michael's weak eyesight hearing loss and speech impediment Ashton became Michael's protector he wasn't going to let anyone bully his brother in a lot of the the times where we were playing soccer and where maybe other kids would exclude me he would always make sure that I was included Michael even said that Ashton went so far as to only accept a sleepover invitation if his twin brother was invited too Ashton felt guilty that his brother was suffering from this illness while he was totally normal but in the eighth grade things took a turn for the worse Michael developed flu-like symptoms and doctors discovered that he had contracted viral myocarditis resulting in an enlarged heart that needed a transplant Michael was only given three or four weeks to live Ashton stayed right by Michael's bedside the entire time until one day he flatlined Ashton contemplated his own life since his heart would be a perfect match for his twin he asked his parents to sacrifice him for Michael fortunately Michael found a donor within 24 hours from an accident victim in another state and successfully received a heart transplant ultimately saving his life but his complications didn't end there the family relocated to Homestead Iowa where Ashton attended Clear Creek Amana High School unfortunately Michael later developed a blood clot and required open heart surgery Ashton quickly realized he couldn't help his brother he couldn't handle any more heartache and did whatever he could to distract himself this is where he found his passion for acting in school plays but he wasn't able to stay focused which led to a pattern of delinquency Ashton was convicted of third degree burglary and sentenced to three years of Probation and 180 hours of community service after trying to break into his high school after hours when he went to the University of Iowa he was kicked out of his apartment for being too noisy and wild he was partying every night and often woke up many mornings not knowing what he had done the night before however it was on one of these drunken nights that he realized he had a gift at The Airliner bar in Iowa City Iowa a woman approached Ashton and asked if he had ever considered modeling Ashton had nothing to lose so he entered the fresh faces of Iowa modeling competition to his surprise he placed first and found an opportunity to be successful outside of traditional education he traveled to New York City and participated in the international modeling and Talent Association Convention losing to Josh Duhamel despite losing Ashton Garner detention from several modeling agencies standing at six foot two he soon landed a modeling contract with next modeling agency he immediately dropped out of school and pursued this full time becoming the face of Calvin Klein and a Skateboarding company called Zoo York but modeling was not his passion he knew he was more than just a pretty face after hearing about an audition for a comedy sitcom in La Ashton decided to take his chances he auditioned for two roles on two different shows and landed them both the first was a one-hour TV drama about Cowboy Surfers Ashton was desperate to make his dreams a reality but he denied the role because it didn't feel right that series became wind on water a low budget Adventure canceled after six episodes the second role he landed was Michael Kelso on That 70s Show which made him a superstar now most people know Ashton to be kind of a one-dimensional actor he landed a couple of minor supporting roles in romantic comedies early on coming soon and down to you as well as the action crime Thriller reindeer games but he made his lead role debut as Jesse and Dude Where's My Car a stoner comedy about two friends who wake up after a night of partying unable to remember where they left their car now this film was bound to be successful for Ashton since it was written by That 70s Show screenwriter and script editor Phillip Stark and the main character Jesse was basically the same as Kelso Stark was familiar with Ashton's comedic timing and was able to construct the screenplay in a way that displayed his strengths critics hated the movie saying it straight up wasn't funny but that didn't matter dude wears my car was a box office success and grossed over 73 million dollars worldwide on a 13 million dollar budget I also thought it was hilarious but I was eight years old when I watched it it was during this new peak of Fame for Ashton that he would find himself being a witness to a murder which changed the course of his life forever the Hollywood Ripper was described as a serial sexual thrill killer who took the lives of multiple women throughout the 90s into the 2000s one of those victims was Ashley ellerin who was a friend of Ashton's on the night of February 21st 2001 Ashton and actually had planned to go to the Grammys after party together around 8 24 he said he was running late around 8 30 Witnesses said they heard screams from Ashley's house Ashton said he arrived to her house much later at 10 45 pm he knocked on the door but heard nothing thinking he stood up so he left without her at 9am the next day Ashley was discovered by her roommate dead on the floor she was stabbed 47 times he immediately contacted the police the next day he was freaked out because he knew his fingerprints would be on the doorknob but he was not a suspect in this case however 20 years later many people are questioning Ashton's involvement in an Instagram story posted by Chrissy Bixler the girlfriend of his co-star Danny Masterson she wrote did you forget I was there you were on speakerphone the night you called Danny on February 21 2001 which was the night of the murder I heard everything I heard the plan in my opinion you're just as sick as your Mentor however this all happened in 2001 and went relatively unnoticed until recently in 2003 Ashton co-starred with Brittany Murphy and just married where he discovered that romantic comedies are where he thrives the two young actors dated briefly after filming wrapped and while it was a short-lived romance their natural chemistry helped the movie become a commercial success grossing over 100 million dollars worldwide but critics would not let up on Ashton he was nominated for Worse actor for all three of his 2003 films at the 24th golden raspberry Awards he did step outside his comfort zone with the butterfly effect a science fiction Thriller where Evan treyborn experiences blackouts and can travel back in time to inhabit his younger self with his adult mind trying to make small changes to reshape the future of his friends and family this was a huge box office success but again critics destroyed it it seemed like the only praise Ashton would get would be from young girls who thought he was a heartthrob people couldn't fathom why he kept getting casted for new films and that's likely because he was producing them himself he started his own production company called Catalyst in 2000 alongside Jason Goldberg at age 22 the young entrepreneur knew he could make way more money producing than just being an actor however during his next big TV Venture he almost destroyed his career during the early 2000s Catalyst and MTV developed a program called harassment the initial plan was to create a hidden camera show which would feature pranks on regular everyday Anonymous people however those plans were derailed in January 2002 following an incident that resulted in Ashton and MTV being sued for 10 million dollars James and Laurie Anne Ryan took a holiday from their home in Washington DC to Las Vegas booking their stay at the Hard Rock Hotel the couple entered their Las Vegas room and discovered what appeared to be a dead human body covered and surrounded by Blood evidently the victim of a homicide two actors posing as security guards blocked their exit and another dressed as a paramedic went in before Ashton popped out and told him it was all part of a gorilla-style Candid Camera show the incident was being filmed as part of the pilot episode for harassment unfortunately the couple who just wanted to enjoy their vacation were absolutely mortified and later sued MTV for 10 million dollars the couple claimed invasion of privacy infliction of emotional distress and fraud among other things the crazy part is this wasn't even the first time MTV made this mistake eight months earlier a pair of teenage girls sued MTV after they were sprayed with human EX increment for the show dude this sucks MTV apologized and promised to never show the footage but the lawsuit remained in litigation somehow Ashton dodged a bullet with this controversy but MTV still trusted his vision for a prank show they rebranded from harassment to punked and decided to prank celebrities instead of random people punked first aired in March 2003 and the first episode saw Ashton Target singer Justin Timberlake and Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz for Justin he was led to believe he owed nine hundred thousand dollars in taxes when government agents appeared to confiscate his house and valuables Time magazine named the prank is number three in their list of 32 epic moments in reality TV history punked wasn't the first prank show ever created but it certainly was the most popular one of that time the second season secured 7.4 million viewers a 55 increase over season one it was the most watched show in its time period among viewers 12 to 34. the pranks were decent but it was the never-ending list of A-list celebrities that made it so popular The Rock Tyra Banks Kanye West Serena Williams Dirk nowitzky Stone Cold Steve Austin Simon Cowell Allen Iverson Tony Hawk acon Shaquille O'Neal Triple H Sean Paul Neo Rihanna Zac Efron and John Cena basically everyone got punked the hardest part about the show was getting celebrities to sign the paperwork because they didn't want to be embarrassed in front of millions we never aired a single episode that a celebrity didn't sign a waiver to say it's okay to air this punkt became a part of culture in the early 2000s people would often say am I being punked right now while something weird or crazy was happening in their lives and then they look around in all various Corners to wait for Ashton Kutcher to pop out with a camera on their face laughing there was one clip of punk to that resurfaced recently of Ashton talking about pranking Hilary Duff the Lizzie McGuire Superstar who at the time was 15 years old Hillary Joff is in Lizzie McGuire she also has an album out um she's going to be in a movie called Cheaper by the Dozen and she's one of the girls that we're all waiting for to turn 18. along with the Olsen twins many people say this is just the way people joked in the early 2000s but others claim this was actually Ashton's sick mindset Ashton was lucky to star in two extremely successful shows at once but the first one was about to come crashing down he was making between 250 000 and 300 000 per episode of That 70s Show adding up to as much as 8 million dollars per season Topher Grace left the show Once the series concluded its seventh season fans felt that it wasn't the same without such a central character in the series Ashton also left the show to explore new opportunities as an actor and producer without Topher and Ashton the show's last season only Drew 6 million viewers a 5 million viewer decline compared to the first season from here the only time Ashton saw success is when he played the role of the dumb hot guy from 2006 to 2014 he starred in 13 films but failed to have any kind of substantial impact outside of romantic comedies his first project After That 70s Show was about Robert Kennedy's assassination titled Bobby despite a star-studded cast the actors seemed more like very special guest stars than real 1968 vintage Americans Bobby was just average and struggled to achieve box office success despite prominent roles in the guardian Open Season what happens in Vegas these films just added to Ashton's list of below average films that did well at the box office spread personal effects and brothers Justice was a three-peat run of low budget indie films that all received bad reviews and no commercial success following a forgettable role in Valentine's Day Ashton found himself opposite Catherine Heigl in the 2010 action comedy Killers it received negative reviews from critics and only grossed 98 million against a 75 million dollar budget and with his film career on the ropes he accepted yet another rom-com no strings attached with Natalie Portman the film was adored by fans and grossed over 149 million dollars worldwide but what fans adored even more was Hollywood's newest Power couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Ashton ended his marriage with his then wife Demi Moore Ashton and Demi met in 2003 when Ashton was 2 25 years old and Demi was 40. their relationship quickly made headlines as an unexpected couple with their 15-year age Gap Demi already had three daughters from a previous marriage to actor Bruce Willis following months of negative reports about Ashton's alleged infidelity Ashton and Demi both decided it was time for a divorce however still to this day he remains a father figure to her children I make a conscious effort to stay in touch with the girls I love them and I'm never going to stop loving them right and respecting them and honoring them and rooting for them to be successful in whatever they're pursuing a lot of men especially A-list celebrities would not keep in touch with their ex-step children after a divorce but once he reunited with Mila Kunis that 70 show fans dreams came true sometimes life imitates art on top of that Ashton made a winning return to television in 2011 replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men after Sheen's Antics got him booted off the hit sitcom Kutcher fit in as yet again the idiotic handsome womanizer but ratings rapidly declined until it was ultimately canceled it didn't really matter though because Ashton was the highest paid actor on television for four years according to Forbes making upwards of seven hundred thousand dollars per episode he specialized in acting like an idiot but in real life he is far from it because his hundreds of millions in net worth is due to him being an early investor in some of the largest corporations today Airbnb Pinterest Shazam Skype Spotify Warby Parker and Uber all received some investment money from the actor one of his top Executives at Catalyst Sarah Ross began introducing him to Silicon Valley Elites during the early 2000s I spent 90 percent of my time just listening says Kutcher Ashton used his Celebrity Status to break into Silicon Valley and begin investing before it was a cool thing to do as you can imagine he made a fortune in 2010 Ashton teamed up with music executive Gary osiri and investor Ron Berkel founding a grade investments in 2016 Forbes noted that the group turned their 30 million dollar fund into a cool 250 million in just a six-year period throughout the 2010s you would see him at Tech conferences and on business news networks talking about money instead of movies but as you learn more about what he does with his money you realize he is not like your typical capitalist Ashton spends a ton of his dollars and time to ending suffering around the world Ashton made considerable efforts to raise money for Habitat for Humanity girls educational and mentoring Services Boys and Girls Clubs Of America raising Malawi United Nations Children's Fund St Jude's Children's Research Hospital stand up to cancer among others in March of 2022 Ashton Amela helped raise over 30 million dollars for ukrainians after Russia invaded their country however his most profound effort that you almost never hear about is his foundation to stop child sex trafficking Thorne digital Defenders of children the non-profit build software given to law enforcement for free to identify victims of sex trafficking and the people participating in the sale and exploitation of children Ashton has been devoted to this cause for over a decade and his effort through Thorn are making a difference the 2021 impact report from Thorne shows their software Spotlight identified 3977 victims in 2021 and 24 366 during the lifetime of the software over 2 700 law enforcement agencies are now using the technology provided by Thorne the work Thorne is doing helps protect children from their abusers and removes damaging content from the internet Ashton is the co-founder and chairperson of Thorne in 2017 Ashton testified on Capitol Hill about child sex trafficking the things he said in this testimony are sickening but they need to be heard so people can address the disgusting reality of what goes on in this world I've been on FBI raids where I've seen things that no person should ever see seen video content a child that's the same age as mine being by an American man there was a sex tourist in Cambodia and this child was so conditioned by her environment that she thought she was engaging in play Ashton claims that it would typically take years for federal agents to identify and capture a trafficker but his software is able to do it in just three weeks and in some cases he has identified and rescued victims within just three days he asked Congress for of course money to build more infrastructure around this but also he wanted to create a government initiative to end human trafficking however we don't know of his testimony mobilized any government programs we do know that he hasn't given up in 2022 he raised more than one million dollars for Thorne while running the New York City marathon and to this day Thorne has a team of 100 employees using technology to defend children from sexual abuse however just recently Ashton and Mila have said things that make us question everything we thought we knew about them Danny Masterson their co-star on That 70s Show was accused tried and found guilty of our wording to victims Masterson was accused in 2017 by five different women claiming he assaulted them in the early 2000s three of the five victims were scientologists a church that he has been a part of since he was a child Masterson assured everyone that these claims were false and he was a victim of jealous women who feel empowered by the metoo movement however the court did not see it that way the trial began in October of 2022 and the testimonies were horrifying multiple victims testified how brutal and forceful Masterson was one of his victims was his longtime girlfriend Chrissy Bixler in May of 2023 Masterson was found guilty of R wording two women in 2003 but in a strange turn of events Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis each sent the judge a letter asking for leniency and Masterson sentencing in Ashton's letter he describes his now guilty friend as an extraordinarily honest and intentional human being and a role model he ends the letter with while I'm aware that the Judgment has been cast as guilty on two counts of by force and the victims have a great desire for justice I hope that my Testament to his character is taken into consideration in sentencing I do not believe he is an ongoing harm to society and having his daughter raised without a present father would be a tertiary Injustice in and of itself despite Ashton and Mila's attempts the judge sentenced Danny Masterson to 30 years in prison for his crimes Ashton's statement completely changed everything we thought we knew about him he dedicated the past 10 years fighting against human trafficking being a first-hand witness on multiple occasions to arguably the worst type of crime in human existence and being a part of rescuing these victims and trying to give them a fair chance at life again only to contradict everything he stands for when his co-star committed the exact crimes he is fighting against then to defend his character and say that him being in jail would be an injustice this one statement destroyed Ashton's credibility forever once the letters leaked onto the internet they apologized we are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson we support victims we have dumbest historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future a couple months ago Danny's Family reached out to us and they asked us to write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration relative to the sentencing the letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling they were entitled for the judge to reap um and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way we would never want to do that and we're sorry if that has taken place our heart goes out to every single person who's ever been a victim of sexual assault sexual abuse this robotic and cold apology did not help anyone understand why they sent these letters and this entire situation makes people regret celebrating Ashton Kutcher for the past 25 years

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Length: 24min 43sec (1483 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 11 2023