Danny Masterson has been fired from Netflix’s “The Ranch” amid several allegations of rape.

The writers of the comedy series, which also stars Ashton Kutcher, will be removing Masterson from future episodes. This is the second Netflix program that has needed to axe a character due to allegations against a lead actor — the first was “House of Cards,” which is now moving forward without Kevin Spacey.

“As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of ‘The Ranch.’ [Monday] was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him,” Netflix said in a public statement.

The actor will still appear in the second half of season two, which debuts on the streaming platform on December 15.

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It was reported that Masterson was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department in March of this year for allegedly raping multiple women in the early 2000s.

Three of the four women who accused Masterson were confirmed in reports to have been part of The Church of Scientology, of which Masterson has long been a member.

Masterson’s relationship to the church has been a subject of controversy amid the allegations against him.

A police report was originally filed in 2004 for an alleged assault the year prior, but dozens of affidavits from Scientology church members were put forth that contradicted the accuser’s account of events.

Although at one point this year sources inside the district attorney’s office reportedly had “compelling” evidence against Masterson, according to multiple sources including Vanity Fair — the investigation has since stalled.

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Netflix recently came under fire when one of Masterson’s accusers confronted a Netflix employee about the streaming giant’s continued relationship with the actor.

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Andy Yeatman, the head of the company’s global kids content, told the accuser Netflix did not believe the women accusing Masterson.

Netflix was forced to release a public statement about the matter.

“While he was coaching a youth soccer match today, Mr. Yeatman ― a Netflix kids’ programming executive ― was approached by a stranger who did not identify herself or explain her connection to Danny Masterson,” the statement says. “Mr. Yeatman’s comments were careless, uninformed and do not represent the views of the company. Further, he would have no insights into decision making on ‘The Ranch.’ We are aware of the allegations against Danny Masterson and we are following the current investigation, and will respond if developments occur.”

Chrissie Carnell Bixler, one of Masterson’s accusers, criticized Netflix for its relationship with Masterson after the streaming platform parted ways with Kevin Spacey.

“What Netflix has done, feels like … I don’t matter. The other women don’t matter. Our pain means nothing, and we should be good little girls and shut our mouths. No!” she said in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m going to be an amazing woman who will NOT shut my mouth when I find out my rapist raped countless other women. I will NOT shut my mouth when Netflix tries to make us feel like we don’t matter. We DO matter. We ARE important. We will see justice for what was done to us, and is continuing to be done to us … and for all those who knew/know and are either actively helping this serial rapist or are choosing to stay silent … YOU don’t matter.”

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Though allegations against him were around long before the now-infamous Harvey Weinstein sex scandal — which kicked off so many other revelations about sexual predators inside Hollywood — Masterson is one of many to receive newfound attention for past allegations.

Another to have been accused of sexual misconduct long before Weinstein is “X-Men” director Bryan Singer. The filmmaker was accused of sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 in a civil suit — and even had to bow out of promoting “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

Author Bret Easton Ellis alleged on his podcast that year that he had dated two men who said they had attended underage sex parties hosted by Singer.

Masterson is one of many to receive newfound attention for past allegations.

The filmmaker was suspiciously fired from “Bohemian Rhapsody” recently for allegedly not returning to the set after a Thanksgiving break in filming. Singer said the absence was due to a parent’s failing health and his own mental health, but many have viewed the controversy as being tied to new interest in allegations against him.

No matter what was behind Singer’s firing, the increasingly hot spotlight that’s now on alleged rapists like Danny Masterson is continued proof the swamp is quickly being drained in Hollywood. No doubt there are plenty of predators who once felt safe in Tinseltown now sweating bullets in anticipation of what’s to come. And to that we and many others say: Good.