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Melissa Gilbert’s husband, Timothy Busfield, facing warrant for child sex abuse
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Anonymous
That’s fair. The 16 year old allegation is enough to wipe him out of Hollywood anyway. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
I’d love to hear your take on the recent allegations by the father of the 16 year old. Does he have an axe to grind as well? |
Anonymous
And not the first time with a teenage girl. That's the tell. |
Anonymous
Yep, as it should. |
Anonymous
+1000 |
Anonymous
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16 year olds can lie too if there is something to gain.
Not saying she is lying but they can be capable. They can also be telling the truth. |
Anonymous
| I haven’t see a ton of people flooding the news with new allegations. With Weinstein, every day new women were coming forward. This time it’s just the child actors who trained to say and do what they’re told to say and do, and a 16 yr old from what, 10-15-20 years ago? Where are all the other victims if this is a long term pattern? |
Anonymous
There are two victims, one from a while ago (settlement does not suggest innocence) and one from a few years ago. These are credible, especially with the father's involvement and Busfield begging him not to call the authorities. He'll be subpoenaed in this case, no doubt, as will the young woman. Guess what, there are men in the business with ZERO accusations, much less two that establish a pattern. |
Anonymous
A nerd. |
Anonymous
According to Matthew Moore, an adult actor on the set, the father had written a script for a show and was hoping TB would present it to higher ups. The father sounds cringy from how Moore describes him: Separate from the case involving the twin boys, Busfield has also been accused of sexually assaulting a third alleged victim, a 16-year-old girl. According to filings, the incident allegedly occurred during an audition at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, which Busfield founded. The motion states per the Daily Mail, "While auditioning for the defendant at B Street Theatre, the 16-year-old reported that (he) kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her privates." Additional claims within the filing allege Busfield "begged the family to not report to law enforcement if he received therapy," with the girl’s father, described as "a therapist himself," believing at the time that therapy was the appropriate response. However, Busfield’s attorneys presented statements from another actor at the theatre, Matthew Moore, which they argue undermine the credibility of the accusation. According to court documents, Moore recalled a conversation with the alleged victim’s father that painted a troubling picture of competing motives. The father allegedly told Moore, "They are going to love it because Tim Busfield is going to present it to them, which I'm certain he will do because he will need to if he thinks he's going to f* my daughter." When Moore questioned why the father believed Busfield was interested in his daughter, the response was reportedly blunt: "Because she's a total babe." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-audio-emerges-in-timothy-busfield-case-raising-serious-questions/ar-AA1UBFuE?uxmode=ruby&ocid=winp2fp&cvid=3881bfb2836e4692b6f42a41b9af090b&ei=12 |
Anonymous
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Correction: Matthew Moore was a teen at the time of the alleged incident, acting with the 16yo daughter. He is now an adult.
Some more details from Moore about the father: A new witness has come forward regarding a teen’s allegations against Timothy Busfield. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Monday, January 19, a witness by the name of Matthew Moore shared testimony in an affidavit regarding allegations against Busfield, now 68, involving a teenage girl more than two decades ago. Moore claimed that he knew the alleged victim when they were teens and both aspired to be actors. The duo were both apprentices at the B Street Theatre in 2000, where Busfield worked as director. One night, Moore was with the alleged victim and her father, Colin Swift, who made "uncomfortable" comments to Moore about the daughter’s relationship with Busfield. Moore alleged that Swift had written a pilot for a potential show and was sure that it was going to be picked up because of Busfield. “I don’t need an agent because you guys are going to be stars,” Moore recalled Swift allegedly saying, per the docs. “They are going to love it because Tim Busfield is going to present it to them, which I’m certain he will do because he will need to if he thinks he’s going to f*** my daughter.” Moore allegedly asked Swift what made him think that Busfield was interested in his daughter. According to Moore, Swift claimed that his daughter was “a total babe.” “She will talk to him. I know. That’s exactly what’s going to happen. I know because she is my daughter, which means she is smart,” Moore claimed Swift said. In addition to Moore’s alleged conversation with Swift, Moore claims he witnessed Busfield receiving a shoulder massage from the girl while directing him during a class. Moore shared that he “did not see” Busfield “initiate physical contact” with the girl, adding that nothing appeared “to be predatory or abusive.” After Busfield was accused of inappropriately touching twin child actors on the set of The Cleaning Lady, Swift came forward to the authorities about alleged past abuse involving his daughter. Swift claimed in a pretrial motion that Busfield “kissed” his daughter and “put his hands down her pants and touched her privates.” https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/witness-makes-claims-timothy-busfield-213625227.html |
Anonymous
Gross. Why would Busfield allow that? He was their teacher! This just gets worse and worse. |
Anonymous
Witness to what? These accusations get weaker and more ridiculous every time. Where's the smoking gun? It's all a bunch of bitter stage parents who are the real abusers. |
Anonymous
Awww, poor Tim. |