Bijou Phillips is severing ties with estranged husband Danny Masterson in a dramatic move

Danny Masterson’s estranged wife Bijou Phillipsfiled to remove the actor’s surname from their 11-year-old daughter’s name.

The model, who filed for divorce from the actor in September 2023 after he was convicted of rape, requested that her daughter’s name be changed from Fianna Frances Masterson to Fianna Frances Phillips. TMZ reported Friday.

Representatives for the exes were not immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Masterson, 49, and Phillips, 45, married in October 2011 and welcomed Vianna Frances in 2014.

Phillips privately stayed by her ex-husband’s side when he was indicted and Found guilty From two separate rape incidents in 2003 in May 2023.

The actress was often Photographed hand in hand With the “That ’70s Show” alum out of court.

She also wrote a letter to the judge before he was sentenced, describing him as an “amazing father.”

Phillips described Masterson’s relationship with Fianna Francis as “inseparable”.

It was Masterson, who maintained his innocence He was sentenced to 30 years in prison To life imprisonment at North Kern State Prison in Delano, California, in September 2023.

At that time, Phillips He reportedly “(could not) accept” that Masterson was responsible As for the rapes, an insider told the Daily Mail: “Danny is adamant he has done nothing wrong and Bijou believes him.”

The “Raising Hope” star was committed to staying by “Masterson’s side moving forward,” the insider claimed.

But Phillips decided so He pulled the plug on her marriage with Masterson shortly after the sentencing.

Insiders previously told the Daily Mail that Phillips’ friends and family had done so She encouraged her to break up with Masterson To show her daughter that “people ultimately need to take responsibility for what they do, even if it’s someone they love.”

“Peugeot is also doing this to protect its assets and protect its future. It does not want to lose money, land and housing due to a future civil suit against Danny,” the source claimed.

Phillips She confirmed that she had moved When she stepped out with her beau Jamie Mazur in June 2024.