Timothy Busfield will be edited out of Amazon MGM's You Deserve Each Other as he faces accusations of sexually abusing two boys
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Timothy Busfield will be digitally edited out of the forthcoming Amazon MGM film You Deserve Each Other in the wake of child sex abuse allegations that led to his arrest earlier this month.
Busfield, 68, on January 13 was booked in connection with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and a count of child abuse.
The Emmy Award-winning actor, who is married to actress Melissa Gilbert, appeared in You Deserve Each Other playing the role of Bernie, the father of Meghann Fahy's character Naomi, for filmmakers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.
Production on the romantic comedy - which also stars Penn Badgley, Justin Long, Natalie Morales, Hope Davis, Kyle MacLachlan and Ana Gasteyer - has ended, insiders told The Hollywood Reporter Monday.
Without reshoots, editors will have to use digital technology to remove Busfield from the scenes he appeared in. Producers have not yet issued a release date for the film, which is based off author Sarah Hogle's 2020 book.
Daily Mail has reached out to Busfield's lawyer and reps for Amazon MGM for further comment on the story.
Timothy Busfield will be digitally edited out of the forthcoming Amazon MGM film You Deserve Each Other in the wake of child sex abuse allegations that led to his arrest earlier this month. Pictured in 2022 in New Jersey
The story of the movie, according to a log line, 'follows an engaged couple who have fallen out of love and try to sabotage each other into calling off their wedding, only to fall back in love in the process.'
The Lansing, Michigan-born actor has appeared in films including Field of Dreams, Little Big League and Revenge of the Nerds; and on TV shows such as The West Wing and Thirtysomething.
Busfield's also racked up multiple credits as a director, having worked extensively behind the lens on shows such as The Client List, The Night Shift and Designated Survivor.
The allegations against Busfield involves two child actors, ages seven and eight, stemming from his work on the New Mexico set of TV series The Cleaning Lady.
Busfield is a producer on The Cleaning Lady and directed six episodes between 2022 and 2025.
The parent's children Angele LaSalle and Ronald Rodis informed authorities of the allegations, which Busfield denies.
Busfield says that LaSalle and Rodis concocted the allegations as a means of getting back at him after their sons were replaced on the television show two years ago.
Busfield took jabs at the past of his accusers and their trustworthiness in recently legal filings, according to TMZ.
Busfield turned himself in to authorities in New Mexico on January 13 amid the allegations
Producers have not yet issued a release date for the forthcoming Amazon MGM film
Busfield told police during an interview on the topic that actress Elodie Yung informed him that LaSalle vowed to get her 'revenge on Tim Busfield for not bringing her kids back for the final season.'
On Friday, Busfield's legal team urged a court in New Mexico, where the TV show was filmed, to release the actor from custody pending the outcome of the charges.
Busfield's legal team cited an independent probe that cast doubt on the allegations made by prosecutors, the AP reported.
Attorneys for Busfield said that his accusers' parents have a checkered past, while he has passed polygraph tests on the topics at hand.
A pretrial detention hearing is slated for Tuesday, in which a judge will rule whether Busfield has to remain in custody for the time being.
