Disgraced Actor Danny Masterson Agrees to Give Estranged Wife Bijou Phillips Full Custody of Daughter While Serving 30-Year Sentence

Danny Masterson has agreed to give Bijou Phillips full custody of their daughter.

According to court documents, the disgraced sitcom star, 47, has given both legal and physical custody of daughter Fianna, 9, to his estranged wife, 43, as he begins his 30-year prison sentence.

Masterson — who was sentenced to three decades for two counts of forcible rape — requested visitation under prison officials' supervision if granted.

As OK! previously reported, Phillips filed to end their marriage in September. "Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband during this unfortunate time. Her priority remains with her daughter," the Almost Famous actress' attorney, Peter A. Lauzon, confirmed in a statement.

"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," the lawyer continued.

Phillips' move to end her marriage to Masterson was surprising since she loyally stayed by the That '70s Show star's side throughout the entire legal battle. "This has been a difficult and painful decision to make, but Bijou feels it's for the best that she ends things with Danny and moves on with her life," the insider explained.

"Of course, he's upset," a separate source added of Masterson. "She was just talking to his lawyers about the appeal. He didn't see this coming."

Despite the Havoc actress originally planning to stay married to the Cybil star, she had a change of heart. "Friends and family have told her to be a mom first and to consider divorce because it really shows her daughter that eventually people need to be held accountable for what they do, even if it is someone they love," a source explained. "Bijou also is doing it to protect her assets and protect her future."

In one of Masterson's many infamous character letters written for him to the judge, Phillips said of the father of her child, "I depended on Danny to take care of me and our daughter. I always felt that she would be okay because Danny is an amazing father."

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TMZ obtained the court documents.