Former That 70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama’s new memoir, An American Story: Everyone’s Invited, hit the shelves today. The book reveals details of Wilmer’s life before and after making it big in Hollywood and some personal and scary secrets he shares with his former co-stars, Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson.
Wilmer Valderrama recalls that while working with Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson on the set of That 70s Show, the three developed a close bond that they have carried with them through the years.
Valderrama is making the rounds and plugging his memoir book while sharing some important and exciting life and career highlights. According to Us magazine, one memory he shares in the book reveals one of the scariest times he shared with his 70s Show plans Danny Masterson and Ashton Kutcher.
Wilmer details a past trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. He shares that he, Ashton, Danny, and a few other close friends were traveling home in a small chartered plane. A winter storm picked up speed during the flight, and things took a frightening turn.
Wilmer Valderrama & Ashton Kutcher Help Out A Panic-Stricken Danny Masterson
Wilmer details the event, claiming he believed things were about to end badly for everyone on board.
“The plane is pitching up, down, side to side. I’m feeling lightheaded. It’s getting hard to breathe. Oxygen masks drop from the ceiling, and I wonder if they dropped because the turbulence shook them loose or if it’s something else.
“We fumble with our masks. Something is definitely not right with this plane,” the actor wrote. “Colin clutches the armrests of his seat with a death grip. Ashton’s jaw has dropped to his lap. … Our plane is going down.”
That is the moment that Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama noticed that pal Danny Masterson was freaking out. Wilmer recalls Danny telling his friends, “I have no feeling in my arm,” prompting Valderrama and Kutcher, 46, to “share one mask” and give Masterson an extra. The pilot informed the passengers that they had to land but were “still a long way from home.”
While in the moment of a full-blown emergency, Wilmer reveals he couldn’t help but think the worst. Even so, his mind went to the comical side of things. ‘I’m struggling to imagine a best-case scenario if we crash high on a mountainside and they can’t find us,” Valderrama recalled. “Ashton’s gonna wonder who to eat first. It’s probably gonna be me because he loves Latin American food.”
Following a rocky landing, Wilmer Valderrama says they all let out a cheer. But it was not a happy cheer but a cheer of relief. “It feels like a lifetime has just passed. [After we talk], I’m thinking, What if my life had ended that day on the plane?” Valderrama wrote.
The incident was a real eye-opener for all involved. However, Wilmer Valderrama admits, “We’re all going to die, someday”, and we have to prepare for what’s next. Luckily, everything turned out well for the three That 70s Show friends, well, that is, except for Danny Masterson.
