Melissa Gilbert Speaks Out on Husband's Sexual Assault Claims

0:00It's April 6th. Entertainment and celebrity news today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Melissa Gilbert, the 61-year-old star from Little House on the Prairie, just spoke out about serious sexual assault claims against her husband, Timothy Busfield. In a recent interview, she said she knew about past allegations before they tied the knot back in 2013, stressing she went in with. Eyes wide open. Those earlier claims popped up in the 1990s and early 2010s, but none led to charges at the time. Fast forward to this year, and things heated up when New Mexico cops issued an arrest warrant for Busfield over incidents with two young actors on the two young actors. Set of the cleaning lady, Gilbert joined the chat with Busfield's lawyer to set the record straight, saying the story got twisted by distractions in all-mind hype. She made it clear these issues have floated around for years, and she is not staying silent anymore. In January, authorities hid Busfield, now 68, with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor

1:01and one count of child abuse. A grand jury later upped it to four counts involving kids under 13, and he pleaded not guilty right away. His team calls it payback from the kid's mom after they got booted from the show, and they are ready to battle it out in court. As this legal fight drags on, Gilbert stands firm, owning her choices while the facts get aired out.