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Melissa Gilbert Returns to Instagram With Makeup-Free Post as Busfield Case Proceeds

Her renewed posts signal a return to public life during her husband's pending felony case.

Overview

  • Gilbert shared a makeup-free selfie on Saturday, May 16, writing “This is me. No makeup” and tagging her Modern Prairie brand.
  • The post came after she reactivated her personal Instagram earlier in the week following a months-long break from her own account.
  • Busfield remains indicted in New Mexico on four third-degree felony counts alleging sexual contact with 11-year-old twin boys, and he has pleaded not guilty.
  • He surrendered to police in January after an arrest warrant, was released later that month under court conditions, and is set for trial in May 2027.
  • Gilbert has publicly backed him with a letter to the judge and a Good Morning America interview, where she said she is “100% confident he will be exonerated,” even as she describes severe career fallout for him.