Ashton Kutcher + Mila Kunis: A Deep Dive
I'll keep adding to this post about Ashton Kutcher when I find relevant information. I will include links and resources as much as possible.
Ashton Kutcher
Basics:
Born: February 7, 1978
Discovered: 1997 (Iowa): Entered and won a local contest often referred to as “Fresh Faces of Iowa.”
Religion: He is Catholic, while his wife, Mila Kunis, is Jewish; they celebrate Jewish holidays and Kunis has noted that Kutcher leads their Shabbat traditions.
Key Relationships & Timeline
Mila Kunis (2012–Present): Co-stars on That ‘70s Show, married in 2015, two children.
Demi Moore (2003–2013): Married for eight years; highly publicized relationship with a 15-year age gap.
Brittany Murphy (Died: Dec 20, 2009) (2002–2003): Dated after filming Just Married.
Ashley Scott (2001–2002): Brief relationship.
January Jones (1998–2001): Dated early in his career.
Ashley Ellerin (2001): Ashley Ellerin was a girlfriend who was tragically killed in 2001, for which Kutcher testified.
Alleged/Brief Romances
Rihanna (2012): Alleged fling reported in 2012.
Nelly Furtado (2006): Brief romance.
Amy Smart (2003): Rumored fling.
Daveigh Chase (2003): Briefly linked.
Kutcher was raised in a “relatively conservative” Catholic family.
“The Ranch”: He stated that his Netflix show, The Ranch, was intended to represent a “conservative family in the middle of America with conservative views”.
He has an older sister named Tausha and a fraternal twin brother named Michael, who had a heart transplant when they were younger. Michael has cerebral palsy and is a spokesperson for the advocacy organization Reaching for the Stars. Michael’s cardiomyopathy caused Kutcher’s home life to become increasingly stressful. He said he “didn’t want to come home and find more bad news” about his brother, stating, “I kept myself so busy that I didn’t allow myself to feel.” Kutcher stated that, when he was 13, he contemplated committing suicide to save his brother’s life with his own heart; when he told his father he was considering jumping from a Cedar Rapids hospital balcony, his father dissuaded him from doing so shortly before doctors announced that a transplant had become available from an accident victim in another state.
Kutcher has sometimes referred to his own upbringing when explaining his perspectives on "toxic masculinity" and how he parents his own children.
Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (née Finnegan), a Procter & Gamble employee, and Larry M. Kutcher, a factory worker. He has Czech, German, and Irish ancestry.
References for Danny Masterson
The reason Ashton is on my watch list, is because not one but 2 women Ashton have dated have ended up dead. Also he and Mila Kunis both wrote a letter of personal reference for Danny Masterson. The letters were written after Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape in May 2023. Other That '70s Show co-stars, including Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, also wrote letters supporting Masterson. He was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women.
Ashton Kutcher’s Letter: Described Masterson as a “role model” with exceptional character and an “extraordinarily honest” person. He noted that Masterson treated people with “decency, equality, and generosity,” and stated that he was the reason he avoided drugs.
Mila Kunis’s Letter: Referred to Masterson as an “outstanding role model and friend” and an “exceptional older brother figure”. She credited him with having a positive influence on her and helping her stay away from drugs.
Purpose: The letters were submitted to Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo to ask for a lighter sentence, arguing that Masterson was not an ongoing threat to society.
So where did Ashton Kutcher come from, what is his past and who has he associated with over the years.
