Who is Danny Masterson’s estranged wife, Bijou Phillips?
BIJOU Phillips was one of the New York IT girls back in the noughties, thanks to her high-profile friendships with the likes of Paris and Nicky Hilton.
Since then she has created a career for herself in acting and is the wife of Danny Masterson.
Who is Bijou Phillips?
American Bijou, 43, was born on April 1, 1980, and is the daughter of the late John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and model Geneviève Waïte.
She is an actress, singer, model, and socialite.
At the age of 14, she quit school and moved into her own apartment with a housekeeper, just off Fifth Avenue in New York's Manhattan.
She was once described by The Observer as a "wild child" and by her own admission, was known for her excessive partying, saying in an interview in 2002 with the newspaper:
"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?"
Bijou started her modeling career at the age of 13, before switching to acting in her 20s.
What has Bijou Phillips starred in?
After ditching modeling, Bijou pursued a career as an actress.
She made her first major film appearance in Black and White (1999).
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After that Bijou appeared in Almost Famous (2000), Bully (2001), The Door in the Floor (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Choke (2008).
From 2010 to 2013, she played the role of Lucy Carlyle on the television series Raising Hope.
When did Bijou Phillips marry Danny Masterson?
Bijou has been married to actor Danny Masterson, 48, since 2011.
The couple began dating back in 2004.
They welcomed their daughter Fianna Francis Masterson in 2014.
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, TMZ reported Bijou filed for divorce.
The news comes just weeks after Masterson was sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for raping two women.
She reportedly filed for divorce in a California court.
What was Bijou Philips diagnosed with?
In 2017, Bijou was rushed to the Santa Barbara hospital due to a blood infection.
Bijou's representative revealed to TMZ that the actress suffered from kidney disease since she was a child.
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According to the representative, Bijou had significantly smaller than average kidneys.
In April of 2017, Danny Masterson took to Instagram informing his fans that Bijou was successful in finding a kidney transplant.