Timothy Busfield is no stranger to the spotlight, but lately, those rays have been casting quite a shadow. The actor has been ordered to pay a whopping $150,000 to the law firm Messerli&Kramer, stemming from a defamation lawsuit he filed back in 1996. Busfield claimed the firm fabricated a story about him sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl while filming the movie“Little Big League.”Instead of the justice he sought, he found himself on the losing end and now responsible for the firm’s legal fees.
As if that wasn’t enough, Busfield is currently facing allegations of sexual abuse involving two underage boys, linked to his recent work on“The Cleaning Lady.”With prosecutors in New Mexico pushing for his arrest after a lengthy investigation, his career is at a precarious crossroads. Can any actor weather such a storm and come out clean? It seems like Busfield’s life has become a cautionary tale rather than a Hollywood success story—and certainly not the kind of sequel anyone hoped for.
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