Lisa Marie Presley's testimony in Danny Masterson rape trial may 'flip the outcome'
WARNING: This article contains details of incidents of sexual assault that some readers may find traumatic. Discretion is advised
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Lisa Marie Presley will reportedly testify in Danny Masterson’s sexual assault trial. The prosecution notified Masterson’s defense team that they were going to call the ex-Scientologist and Elvis Presley's daughter as a witness in court.
Lisa Marie, who grew up in the organization's church after her father's death, was a longtime Scientologist. After completing her education, she severed ties with the religious organization in 2012. Earlier, people were speculating her role in the trial. Now, it is revealed that her testimony could flip Masterson’s case. The 'That '70s Show' actor is currently fighting three charges of forcible rape and if found guilty, faces 45 years to life in prison.
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On Tuesday, October 4, Judge Charlaine Olmedo denied Masterson’s plea to delay the case over LA mayor hopeful Rick Caruso's anti-Scientology ads and ruled the trial to begin on October 11. The prosecutor team on Wednesday, October 5, revealed they were going to call Lisa Marie as a witness, a report by The Underground Bunker says.
It was also revealed that Lisa Marie was a friend of one of Masterson's accusers identified as Jane Doe 1. During her testimony at the preliminary hearing in 2021, Jane referred multiple times to a “Lisa” as a friend. “My friend Lisa had someone named Luke who lived and worked with her who was close to Danny…Luke Watson,” Jane Doe 1 testified.
Watson and Lisa Marie shared a romantic relationship from 1998 to 1999. The pair was also a part of a clique that also included Masterson and Doe. During her testimony, Doe claimed that Masterson forcibly raped her on April 25, 2003, after she felt sick in a hot tub with both Watson and 'The Ranch' actor. She testified that she told the boys that she was feeling "sick to her stomach and wanted to throw up." And surprisingly the boy started arguing. “It’s better that I do it, really,” Watson told Masterson, to which he replied “Oh my God, dude. She is my homie. I wouldn’t. I would never,” and took her to the washroom upstairs.
Jane Doe 1 claimed Masterson stuck his finger deep down her throat and helped her throw up before sexually assaulting her. She also noted that Masterson begged her to not tell anyone about the incident including her friend Lisa Marie. "When I first came to, he was saying, 'It’s good. You like this. I’ll tell you what you’re not going to do. You — you can do this any time. But you’re not going to tell f*****g Paige. You’re not going to tell f*****g Lisa. You’re not going to f*****g tell anybody,'" the survivor testified.