The civil lawsuit, long awaited, is on the brink of commencing, following the conclusion of the scandalous criminal case involving the shamed star of "That ’70s Show." The courtroom drama saw the practices of Scientology repeatedly under fire by the prosecution, which ultimately led to Masterson's conviction for two counts of rape.

Both Masterson and the Church now face allegations of directing his victims, former Scientology members, to conceal his misconduct by discouraging them from reporting to law enforcement.

"Danny has already been shunned by most, if not all, of his Hollywood circle," reveals a source. "Even as he awaits his sentencing in prison, his peers have cast him aside as if he were a contagion."

The impending civil case could possibly deal a fatal blow to Masterson's marriage with Bijou Phillips, who was left aghast upon his conviction, likening the criminal verdict to a familial loss.

Despite Phillips' vow to stand by her husband, the source added, "as the civil lawsuit advances, the future is uncertain. Anything can happen!"

The lawsuit, filed in 2019 by Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and her husband, musician Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Marie Bobette Riales, and two anonymous plaintiffs, alleges that the Church's representatives resorted to intimidation and harassment after they took their accusations against Masterson to the police.

By the end of December 2020, the lawsuit seemed to have lost momentum when an L.A. Superior Court Judge, Steven Kleifield, ruled that the civil complaint against Masterson should be resolved through a religious arbitration panel run by Scientology. This decision was based on an eternal contract the plaintiffs had signed upon joining the religion.

In a dramatic reversal, however, a California appeals court decided that the women were not obliged to abide by the arbitration agreement, given that they had exited the Church, a right protected by the Constitution's freedom of religion clause. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the appeals court decision against Scientology on October 3, 2022.

The appeals court criticized Scientology’s attempt to bind its members indefinitely, stating: "Scientology suggests that joining its religion requires eternal submission to a religious forum — essentially a surrender of the constitutional right to renounce their faith. The Constitution forbids such an exorbitant price.”

Denying all allegations, representatives of Scientology insist that the Church is being targeted by fame-seeking law enforcement. Masterson also maintains his innocence in both the criminal and civil cases.