An episode of “Regulation & Order: SVU” that includes actor Timothy Busfield has been pulled from this week’s schedule, TVLine has confirmed, as Busfield faces accusations of sexual abuse involving a minor. (Give Me My Distant first reported the information.)
Busfield was set to guest-star in an episode titled “Corrosive” that was scheduled to air this Thursday at 9 pm on NBC. Now that episode has been changed by one other new “SVU” episode titled “Fidelis Advert Mortem,” which was initially slated to air the next week on January 22. There is not any phrase but as to when “Corrosive” would possibly air, if in any respect.
Busfield — a veteran TV actor who gained an Emmy for “thirtysomething,” together with roles on “The West Wing” and “Studio 60 on the Sundown Strip” — faces two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor after an arrest warrant was issued for him on Friday. The incidents occurred in 2022 when Busfield was directing episodes of the Fox drama “The Cleansing Girl.” Twin boys who had been actors on the present allege that Busfield touched them inappropriately on a number of events on the present’s set, once they had been seven and eight years previous.
“The Cleansing Girl” producers Warner Bros. TV issued an announcement in response to the warrant: “The well being and security of our forged and crew is at all times our prime precedence, particularly the protection of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very severely and have methods in place to promptly and completely examine, and when wanted, take applicable motion. We’re conscious of the present fees towards Mr. Busfield and have been and can proceed to cooperate with legislation enforcement.”
