Article continues below advertisementMelissa Gilbert is playing the part of supportive wife as her husband, actor Timothy Busfield, faces child sexual abuse charges.After the West Wing alum, 68, surrendered himself to law enforcement in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, January 13, the Little House on the Prairie actress' rep released a statement on her behalf. "Melissa Gilbert is not making public statements at this time," it began. "Any purported 'statements' circulating online - including AI-generated deepfakes of her 'breaking her silence' - should not be treated as coming from her.