Melissa Gilbert’s husband, Timothy Busfield, facing warrant for child sex abuse

[Anonymous]

Ugh. Disgusting.

https://people.com/melissa-gilberts-husband-west-wing-actor-timothy-busfield-facing-arrest-warrant-for-alleged-child-sex-abuse-11882932#comments

[Anonymous]

I saw that this morning and didn't realize he was Melissa Gilbert's husband. Gross.

[Anonymous]

What??? Oh no, I loved him in the West Wing. I hope there's a misunderstanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What??? Oh no, I loved him in the West Wing. I hope there's a misunderstanding.

I'm not recommending that you do a search on his name, but the first hits on Twitter contain allegations from long ago. Apparently this current investigation has been going on since 2024. People are now looking at everyone who he's ever taken a picture with and the nine letter word starting with p that we never thought we'd hear again is popping up.

[Anonymous]

Why is Melissa's Gilbert's name leading the headline? That's a sh*tty and unfair editorial choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Melissa's Gilbert's name leading the headline? That's a sh*tty and unfair editorial choice.

To be clear, my comment is directed at People Magazine, not the OP.

[Anonymous]

Oh man, he was so creepy on the west wing!

[Anonymous]

I always associate him more with Thirty Something than with The West Wing.

[Anonymous]

Why refer to him as “Melissa Gilbert’s husband”? He’s a well-known actor in his own right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always associate him more with Thirty Something than with The West Wing.

Same, and didn’t realize he was Melissa Gilbert’s husband. Agree with PP that’s terrible framing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man, he was so creepy on the west wing!

I didn't get that vibe at all - quite the reverse. Wholesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What??? Oh no, I loved him in the West Wing. I hope there's a misunderstanding.

Definitely sounds like the article is suggesting the accusers parents may have an axe to grind. Their kids were replaced with different actors.

[Anonymous]

Something about this does not sound right and by that I mean it sounds like the parents filed this complaint as soon as their twins were replaced with a different actor. I hope this isn’t true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always associate him more with Thirty Something than with The West Wing.

I was surprised that neither of the articles I read mentioned ThirtySomething!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What??? Oh no, I loved him in the West Wing. I hope there's a misunderstanding.

Misunderstanding!? Jeez it’s no wonder so many people don’t come forward. The handsome celebrity must be innocent.