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Amazon Axes Timothy Busfield From Rom-Com After Child Sex Abuse Charges
Actor Timothy Busfield has reportedly been edited out of the Amazon MGM Studios movie “You Deserve Each Other” following child sexual abuse charges being filed against him.
The move comes after NBC did the same with a new episode of “Law & Order: SVU” featuring the actor. The episode with Busfield was pulled from the schedule after being slated to air January 22, per Variety.
Busfield stands accused of sexually assaulting twin boys beginning when they were 7 years old. The actor worked with the child actors, born in 2014, on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. Busfield directed some episodes and was named an executive producer.
One of the boys identified in court documents as “SL” told Albuquerque Police Officer Marvin Brown that Busfield touched his “penis and buttocks, masking it as play” more than once. The alleged abuse is said to have started with the boys when they were 7 years old, The Daily Wire previously reported.
An investigation began in November 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor reported his suspicions of sexual abuse and grooming to authorities. Investigators initially didn’t press charges, but the case was reopened in September 2025 when one of the boys reported the alleged abuse to his doctor.
The actor faced two previous sexual assault allegations in 1994 and 2012, but was never charged. Busfield recorded a video of himself professing his innocence just before turning himself in to the police earlier this month.
“You Deserve Each Other” is a romantic comedy starring Meghann Fahy and Penn Badgley and is based on Sarah Hogle’s bestselling novel of the same name. The plot involves an engaged couple who have fallen out of love and try to sabotage each other into calling off their wedding, but then fall back in love instead.
Busfield played the role of Bernie, the father of the bride, per The Hollywood Reporter. No release date was given for the project. As of Tuesday morning, Busfield’s name was removed from the cast list on IMDb.
Amazon MGM Studios did not immediately respond to The Daily Wire’s request for comment.