Day 23 (Day 19 since testimony began, Day 5 of deliberations) Danny Masterson retrial
Billy Baldwin was in the hallway again today with the Masterson clan as we arrived for this afternoon's short session.
His wife Chynna Phillips Baldwin, sister to Danny Masterson's wife Bijou Phillips, has reported at her YouTube channel that she has been recovering from a kidney infection at a hospital in New York, which may explain why she's not here as well. (Mackenzie Phillips attended some of the early days of this retrial.)
In the courtroom, it's the same quiet verdict watch: Four or five reporters sitting in the back row, quietly doing work on laptops. And the only other warm bodies in the room are the clerk and bailiff.
Occasionally, some other Sheriff's Office figures have come through.
The other reporters were pretty skeptical that we were going to hear anything during such a brief session, and they turned out to be right.
So here's the upshot: The court will be dark tomorrow, and the jury will return at 9 am on Thursday to resume deliberations.
We are going to take advantage of the day off to partake in an annual ritual, a special bike ride, and like last year, we'll be checking in with some updates during the day at the dot org comments section.
We hope we see you there. And then, on Thursday morning, we hope this jury can come up with something. No one wants to go into the Memorial Day weekend!
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