Mila Kunis was pictured headed out to dinner Tuesday at the Los Angeles eatery The Nice Guy, weeks after she and her husband Ashton Kutcher were slammed for penning letters of support for convicted rapist Danny Masterson.The 40-year-old actress - who stepped out with Kutcher, 45, in Los Angeles last week - wore a long-sleeved tan cashmere sweater with wide leg jeans and black boots on the weeknight outing.

The Chernivtsi, Ukraine-born beauty wore her long dark brown locks pulled back as she accessorized with earrings and a necklace, while carrying her phone.Kunis and Kutcher have come under fire in the past month for sharing letters of support for their That 70's Show costar and 'begging the judge for leniency' after the trial, in which Masterson was convicted of raping two women and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Following the backlash, insiders claimed they are worried that the 'damage of it all' could be detrimental to their careers and have since shared an apology video, while Kutcher has stepped down as chair of his anti-child sex abuse organization.The latest: Mila Kunis, 40, was pictured headed out to dinner Tuesday at the Los Angeles eatery The Nice Guy, weeks after she and her husband Ashton Kutcher, 45, were slammed for penning letters of support for convicted rapist Danny Masterson, 47.The couple reportedly wanted to stay out of the spotlight for the foreseeable future in the hopes that people 'forget' about the scandal they have been wrapped up in. 

The backlash has also seen their own relationship called into question, with many highlighting how the Ted actress, now 40, was only 14 years old when she was cast in That 70's Show, alongside the then-19-year-old actor.The couple, who got married in 2015 and have two daughters, are said to have a 'saving grace' in Fox cartoon sitcom Family Guy - Mila voices Meg - which will help them financially during the fallout.

'They legitimately feel like they are getting canceled,' a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'Ashton was looking forward to this past weekend being very low-key and devoted to watching football and dealing with his fantasy football teams. 'With all the people railing against them, it isn't going to go away anytime soon, and they are feeling it. They are hoping as time passes, people will forget and or move on from their criticism. 'But as of right now, they are anticipating that the damage of it all might affect obtaining future work in film and TV.

'They continued: 'One saving grace financially speaking. Mila's voice work will continue on Family Guy, she will have that forever. The cast and crew of Family Guy has her back.'Kutcher has faced fresh scrutiny, with old videos resurfacing of his past alleged problematic behavior, in the wake of Masterson's conviction for sexually assaulting two women in 2003.