Melissa Gilbert Stands By Husband Amid Accusations

Melissa Gilbert emotionally  

The 61-year-old actress - who married The West Wing actor in 2013 - made a candid appearance during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America which aired on Monday.  

Busfield was indicted by a grand jury on February 6 and accused of touching two children on set of The Cleaning Lady while filming in Albuquerque between November 2022 and spring 2024.

The Little House On The Prairie star maintained her husband's innocence while also revealing that she had known of his past sexual assault allegations before their marriage. 

'I know this man in my bones. No one knows him better than I do. I know literally everything about him,' she expressed.

'Our marriage has had a lot of ups and downs, we've been through our struggles, we've had our own issues to deal with, and we've worked through everything.' 

Gilbert added that Busfield is 'completely honest with' her and she fully trusts him. 

'I trust him with my children's lives, I trust him with my grandchildren's lives, my nieces and nephews. He is an honorable, caring, generous human being.'

The actress was later asked how the allegations against Busfield and the indictment have affected them, causing her to describe it as 'hell'