Melissa Gilbert stands firm in her support for husband Timothy Busfield amid child sex abuse allegations
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Melissa Gilbert is standing by her husband, Timothy Busfield, amid the child sex abuse allegations against him. For the first time since Busfield, 68, was arrested in February, Gilbert sat down for a forthcoming interview with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America to “clarify the facts” in the case, according to People. Busfield is awaiting trial after he was indicted on four charges of criminal sexual contact with a child under the age of 13 while he worked as the director on Fox series The Cleaning Lady from 2022 to 2024. He has denied all allegations and vowed to fight the charges against him. Gilbert maintained her husband’s innocence in her new interview, which is set to air April 6, and said that Busfield’s ongoing legal battle has been “hell” for their family. “This has been the most traumatizing experience of …








