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Melissa Gilbert Returns to Instagram With Modern Prairie Update

Her post signals a cautious step back into public view during her husband's pending 2027 trial.

Overview

  • Gilbert, who reactivated her Instagram on Wednesday, May 13, teased a Modern Prairie Instagram Live set for Friday as part of the brand’s Get in the Picture campaign.
  • She had deleted her account in January after police sought a warrant for Timothy Busfield, and she has since used interviews and letters to defend him and keep her business visible.
  • A New Mexico grand jury indicted Busfield on February 6 on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, and he pleaded not guilty on February 10.
  • A judge released him under conditions that bar firearms and alcohol or illegal drugs and forbid contact with the alleged victims or unsupervised time with minors.
  • The case stems from allegations involving 11-year-old twin boys on Fox’s The Cleaning Lady between November 2022 and spring 2024, and a trial is scheduled for May 2027 in New Mexico, with Gilbert continuing her public support.