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Who is Bijou Phillips?
Bijou Phillips is an American actress, model, and singer. The daughter of musician John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model.
Phillips made her singing debut with I’d Rather Eat Glass (1999), and since her first major film appearance in Black and White (1999)
She has acted in Almost Famous (2000), Bully (2001), The Door in the Floor (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Choke (2008).
Bijou Phillips Bio
Bijou Phillips was born on April 1, 1980, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his third wife, Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress.
She was named for the song “My Petite Bijou” by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (bijou means ‘jewel’ in French). She is the youngest of Phillips’s children; she has one brother, Tamerlane, and three half-siblings (Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna).
After her parents split up, both were found unfit to have custody of Bijou and she was placed in foster care with a family in Bolton Landing, New York.
She lived there on and off, making extended visits with her parents, who had both acquired houses in the area. Her father won custody when she was in third grade, and she moved with him to Lloyd Harbor, a village of the Town of Huntington, Long Island.
According to Waïte, when Phillips was 13 years old, her half-sister Mackenzie informed Bijou of her (Mackenzie’s) ten-year incestuous relationship with their father, and the information had a devastating effect on Bijou’s teenage years, stripping her of her innocence and leaving her “wary of [her] father.”
At 14, Bijou Phillips left school and moved into her own apartment with a housekeeper, just off Fifth Avenue. Once described by The Observer as a “wild child”, she experienced a rebellious childhood in New York City, where she used to party, drink and take drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.
On this period of her life, she remarked: “If you were 14 years old and able to live on your own in an apartment in New York City, and you got invited to all these clubs, and you got a bank account and you had a car service you could call so that you could go wherever you wanted … What would happen?”.
Growing up, she became somewhat of a local tabloids’ fixture due to her late-night persona and association with other socialites like sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton.
At 17, following the death of her friend, the 20-year-old Manhattan socialite Davide Sorrenti, her father sent her into rehab.
Career
Bijou Phillips began her career in the spotlight as a model at an early age. She was on the cover of “Interview” magazine when she was 13 and then appeared on the cover of “Vogue Italia.”
She became an image model for Calvin Klein and appeared in some controversial advertisements in which she was wearing only underwear. Due to her young age, some condemned the campaigns as pedophilic.
When she was 17 years old, Phillips signed a record deal and began working on her debut album. The album, “I’d Rather Eat Glass,” was produced by Jerry Harrison and was released in May of 1999.
The album title refers to her early days as a model, indicating her disdain for the idea of returning to the profession. The album received mixed reviews from music critics and remains her only full-length music release to date.
The same year, Phillips made her film debut in the independent drama, “Sugar Town.” She had a small role. However, the same year, she had a major role in “Black and White,” opposite Robert Downey Jr., Jared Leto, Brooke Shields, and Elijah Wood.
In 2000, she appeared in “Almost Famous” alongside Kate Hudson. The following year, she starred in two independent coming-of-age films – “Tart” and “Bully.” Her performances in the films led to her dubbed one of 2002’s “Shooting Stars of Tomorrow” by “The Hollywood Reporter.”
In 2003, Phillips starred alongside Mischa Barton in the thriller film “Octane,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year, she appeared in “A Door in the Floor” and then in “Havoc” and “Venom” in 2005.
Over the next few years, Phillips appeared in a number of horror films. She starred in “The Wizard of Gore” in 2007 and then collaborated with actress Lauren German in three films – “Spin,” “Hostel: Part II,” and “What We Do Is Secret.”
In 2008, she appeared in the documentary “Chelsea on the Rocks,” which tells the story of the famous Hotel Chelsea in New York City.
In 2009, Phillips starred in four independent feature films, three of which were opposite her future husband, Danny Masterson. She appeared in “Wake,” “It’s Alive,” “Dread Central,” and “Made for Each Other.”
She then booked recurring role on the FOX sitcom, “Raising Hope,” in which she plays the title character’s bother. She appeared in a total of seven episodes throughout the show’s four year run.
During the same time period, she guest-starred in episodes of “Hawaii Five-0” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Following her last appearance on “Raising Hope” in 2014, Phillips has not acted, opting instead to focus on her family and her health.
All about Bijou Phillips husband
Who is Bijou Phillips husband ?
Bijou Phillips is married to her husband Danny Masterson.
Who is Danny Masterson?
Daniel Peter Masterson is an actor who was born on March 13, 1976, in Albertson, New York.
While he might be known for starring alongside Ashton Kutcher on That ’70s Show from 1998 to 2006, he has also been seen in Men at Work, The Ranch, and Beethoven’s 2nd, among other productions.
Outside of acting, Masterson is known for his religious views and is a follower of Scientology – a religion that was founded in the 1950s by L Ron Hubbard.
Over the years, the religion has been heavily criticized by many around the world, but fellow celebrity followers, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta, have joined the church.
How did Bijou Phillips meet Danny Masterson?
Bijou met Danny Masterton at a poker tournament in Las Vegas in 2004, almost twenty years ago.
When did Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson start dating?
After meeting at a celebrity poker game, the twosome started dating in 2004.
“Every guy at the table was flirting with me but Danny,” Phillips recalled to Paper magazine in 2009. “He wasn’t laughing at my jokes. I was like, ‘Who is this Danny Masterson and what does he think he’s doing?’”
Masterson confessed at the time that he only knew his now-wife by reputation only, calling her a “little crazy girl.” He continued: ““After Vegas, and talking to her a few times, I was shocked by how unbelievably intelligent she was. She knew every book I had ever read. I was like, this girl is amazing.”
When did Bijou Phillips marry Danny Masterson?
Bijou Phillips has been married to actor Danny Masterson, 48, since 2011.
The couple announced their engagement in March 2009 and were married in October 2011 in a private castle in Ireland.
Do Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson have children?
Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterton have one child together, a daughter called Fianna Francis Masterton.
The pair had Fianna three years after their marriage began, welcoming her on Valentine’s Day in 2014.
She is now nine years old – though Bijou has not shared any photos of her daughter on Instagram, Masterton has often shared snaps of their relationship.
On her birthday in 2021, he posted a picture, calling his daughter his ‘bestest of best friends’.
What was Danny Masterson convicted of?
On June 17, 2020, Masterson was charged with raping three women between 2001 and 2003.
At the time of the alleged attacks, all three women were members of the Scientology church.
Masterson has continuously denied all of the allegations and went to court to fight them in October 2022. After a weeks-long trial, jurors were “hopelessly deadlocked,” causing a mistrial.
“While we are disappointed with the outcome in this trial, we thank the jurors for their service,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said in a statement, via Fox News.
“We also want to give our heartfelt appreciation to the victims for bravely stepping forward and recounting their harrowing experiences.”
Masterson was tried again after a judge rejected the defense’s motion to dismiss the charges, according to CBS News.
The jury selection for Masterson’s retrial began on April 17, 2023.
Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said he “intends to introduce additional evidence at the retrial,” adding that the court could expect to see new witnesses take the stand.
On May 31, 2023, Masterson was found guilty by a jury on two of the three rape counts against him.
On September 7, Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson divorce.
After he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in his rape retrial in September 2023, Phillips filed for divorce in a California court later that month, according to TMZ.
“Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband during this unfortunate time. Her priority remains with her daughter,” her lawyer Peter A. Lauzon told the outlet.
He continues, “This period has been unimaginably hard on the marriage and the family. Mr. Masterson was always present for Ms. Phillips during her most difficult times of her life. Ms. Phillips acknowledges that Mr. Masterson is a wonderful father to their daughter.”
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