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Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson on Monday.
Phillips, 43, cited “irreconcilable differences” in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
The couple married in 2011 and have one daughter together.
Phillips’ petition requested full legal and physical custody of their minor daughter, with Masterson receiving child visitation.
DANNY MASTERSON’S WIFE BIJOU PHILLIPS IS ‘HEARTBROKEN,’ PLEADS FOR MERCY IN ACTOR’S RAPE CONVICTION SENTENCING
Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips were married for nearly 12 years and have one daughter. (Photo by Michael Stewart)
Two weeks ago, the “That ’70s Show” actor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after being found guilty in May on two counts of forcible rape. A jury was hung on a third charge.
DANNY MASTERSON SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FORCIBLE RAPE
Masterson, 47, initially faced up to 45 years in prison if he was found guilty on three counts of rape by force or fear, which occurred between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
“The Ranch” actor was on trial for the second time, less than six months after his first ended in a mistrial in November.
Phillips was present throughout the retrial, and court sketches showed Masterson blew a kiss to Phillips before being led away after he was sentenced.
Danny Masterson blows a kiss to wife Bijou Phillips in courtroom sketch during rape conviction sentencing. (Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID)
In redacted character reference letters provided to Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo, Phillips urged the court to consider Masterson’s role in their family.
“Our daughter and I are heartbroken that he is not home with us,” she wrote.
When Masterson was convicted of rape earlier this year, Phillips cried as the verdict was read, prompting the judge to reprimand Bijou for her emotional outburst.
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“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.
