Actor Danny Masterson’s lawyer denies and denounces rape charges

Actor Danny Masterson appears at his arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court (Lucy Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson, charged with raping three women, has made his first appearance in a Los Angeles courtroom – where his lawyer declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicised”.

Masterson, 44, who has been free on bail since his June arrest, stood in court in a blue suit and face mask next to lawyers Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, as the three women sat in the gallery.