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Melissa Gilbert Defends Husband Amid Sex Abuse Charges

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Melissa Gilbert, known for her role in Little House on the Prairie, breaks silence on husband Timothy Busfields child sex abuse charges. Busfield, accused by two actors from The Cleaning Lady, pleads not guilty. Gilbert defends him, calling the claims pure hell and traumatic. Busfields lawyer claims the boys were fired and falsely accused. Prosecutors stand firm, with a neutral grand jury backing the charges. Gilbert vows to fight every step as the couple awaits trial in 2027.

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Melissa Gilbert Defends Husband Amid Sex Abuse Charges

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Melissa Gilbert Defends Husband Amid Sex Abuse Charges. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 6th, Melissa Gilbert, the little house on the prairie star, just broke her silence in her first TV interview since her husband Timothy. Buspilkaihei with child sex abuse charges. She went on Good Morning America this week, defending him hard against the four counts of criminal sexual contact, with a minor from an albacurky, Grand Jury. Trial set for 2027, and Gilbert says it's wrecked their life since they tied the not back in 2013. The accusations came from two young actors Buspilk worked with on the Fox show The Cleaning Lady, where he was a producer, director, and actor from 2022 to 2025. They claimed inappropriate touching on set, but Buspil pleaded not guilty right away and called the whole thing straight up lies in a video clip. Gilbert didn't hold back on the emotional toll, describing it as pure hill and a super traumatic ride that's left her unable to speak out until now. She doesn't buy the claims for even a second and trusts Hill Walk Free in court, picturing

full exoneration and apology and shaking off this dark, cloud. Buspil's lawyer joined the chat explaining the boys got fired from the show and wrongly pinned it on him when he had zero say. Prosecutor Stan Firm, saying a neutral Grand Jury backed the charges and they've got a solid basis to move forward. ABC tried reaching the parents, but got no response. With Buspil's credits spanning 30-something, the West Wing, and films like Field of Dreams, this saga is far from over as they gear up for that, long way till trial. Gilbert's making it clear they're fighting every step. entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.

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