Melissa Gilbert does a 180 after admitting life with husband Timothy Busfield 'is done'


Little House on the Prairie's Melissa Gilbert made her social media return after her husband, Timothy Busfield, was arrested on allegations of child sexual abuse


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Jenni McKnight
Jenni McKnightUS Lifestyle Editor
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Melissa Gilbert has had a change of heart after her husband, Timothy Busfield, was arrested on allegations of child sexual abuse in January.

The Little House on the Prairie star, 62, has reactivated her Instagram account, four months after she deleted her profile following the actor's arrest.

While she has appeared on her company Modern Prairie's socials, Melissa has now shared her first post since January on her own account.

"That right. I'm back. See you Friday! xo, MGB Repost from @officialmodernprairie," she wrote above a post announcing she'll be hosting an Instagram live on Modern Prairie's page on Friday, May 15.

Comments for the post, which was accompanied by a photo of two crochet dolls of Melissa and Modern Prairie's co-founder, Nicole Haase, were turned off.

WATCH: Melissa Gilbert gives her first interview since husband's arrest

Melissa's last post was on January 6, and she deleted her account soon after the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) issued a warrant for her husband's arrest on January 9.

Fans who tried to access her Instagram were met with the message: "Profile isn't available. The link may be broken, or the profile may have been removed." 

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Melissa's social media return comes just over a month after she admitted that "life as we knew it is done" in her first interview since Timothy's arrest.

"We are grieving what we had – all of our plans, all of our dreams, all of our ideas, all of our projects," she said on GMA. "For Tim, it's done. He's canceled. Even if he's exonerated, he will always be that guy."

Melissa Gilbert with husband Timothy Busfield© Getty Images
Melissa Gilbert with husband Timothy Busfield

Timothy surrendered to police on January 13 after the APD issued a warrant for his arrest, alleging he engaged in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys on the set of the TV show, The Cleaning Lady.

He has been accused of two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse.

Timothy Busfield's booking photo was released by the police department © Getty Images
Timothy Busfield's booking photo was released by the police department

He vehemently denies all allegations and told TMZ: "They're all lies and I did not do anything to those little boys and I'm gonna fight it. I'm gonna fight it with a great team, and I'm gonna be exonerated, I know I am, because this is all so wrong and all lies."

He attended a pretrial detention hearing in a district court in New Mexico on January 20, where he was released from custody under restrictions including that he will appear for all his court dates, not possess any firearms or dangerous weapons, and will not consume illegal drugs or alcohol. 

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Timothy was arrested on allegations of child sexual abuse

Timothy has also been ordered to have no contact with the alleged victims or their families, discuss the case with any witnesses, or have unsupervised contact with any minor children.

On February 6, Timothy was indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (child under 13), to which he pleaded not guilty on all counts on February 10, per a plea entry filed in New Mexico's Second Judicial District Court. 

His trial is scheduled to begin in May 2027. "Mr. Busfield will fight these charges at every stage and looks forward to testing the State’s case in open court – where evidence matters – not behind closed doors," his lawyer told People.

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