A state appeals court has rejected That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson ’s effort to have his rape conviction and prison sentence overturned.

Masterson, now 50, was found guilty in May 2023 of two counts of rape by force or fear over attacks that occurred in the early 2000s at his Hollywood Hills home. He was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.

On Tuesday, a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense's argument that Masterson's conviction should be reversed for nearly a dozen reasons, including a delay in prosecuting the actor on one of the charges and the jurors being allowed to hear evidence about the Church of Scientology during his trial.

The appellate court justices found in a 89-page opinion that evidence was relevant "to understand the victims' behavior toward defendant and their interactions with him; their initial reports to Scientology; their delay in reporting the crimes to law enforcement; their initial acceptance of defendant's behavior, and…