Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson in September and requested full custody of their minor daughter after he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison, and the actor has now filed his own divorce request.
Danny Masterson responded to Bijou Phillips' initial divorce petition by filing his own paperwork in a Santa Barbara courthouse. The 47-year-old actor requested a divorce on the grounds of 'irreconcilable differences,' in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. In addition, Masterson requested Phillips, 43, receive physical and legal custody of their 9-year-old daughter, Fianna.
Phillips filed for divorce two weeks later, and requested Masterson receive visitation of their daughter. Celebrity divorce attorney Christopher C. Melcher, partner at Walzer Melcher & Yoda, notes that while Masterson filed his own response, a court will make the final decision regarding a custody arrangement.
Fox News Digital contacted representatives for both Masterson and Phillips. Phillips, the daughter of John Phillips of the folk-rock vocal group The Mamas & the Papas and actress Genevieve Waite, also requested spousal support in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Masterson initially faced up to 45 years in prison for three counts of rape by force or fear, which occurred between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
Danny and I have been together for 19 years. We married in 2011 and our beautiful daughter was born in 2014. She is the bright spot throughout many years of crises and uncertainty,' Phillips wrote in a lengthy character statement in support of her husband after his conviction. 'I can say that Danny has literally been a life-saving partner to me.' The 'Ranch' actor was on trial for the second time less than six months after his first ended in a mistrial in November.
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