"Given what's emerged in the case against Gilbert's husband of 12 years, she appeared to make herself vulnerable to accusations by Kelly and others, who say she engaged in hypocrisy and virtue signaling by recently speaking out against the sexual exploitation of minors, including when they are working on film or TV sets. What's made things look even worse for Gilbert is that she already knew that her husband was under investigation on Nov. 15."
"That's when she publicly joined the viral #iwasfifteen hashtag, which targeted Kelly for comments she had made that appeared to minimize the victimization of female teenagers, as People reported. On her Sirius XM show in November, Kelly seemed to question whether notorious accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein could qualify as a pedophile, according to People."
Megyn Kelly seized an opportunity to criticize Melissa Gilbert after New Mexico authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gilbert's husband, Timothy Busfield, on child sexual abuse allegations. Critics argued Gilbert exposed herself to charges of hypocrisy and virtue signaling because she had recently spoken out against sexual exploitation of minors on film and TV sets. Gilbert publicly joined the viral #iwasfifteen hashtag on Nov. 15, by which time she reportedly already knew her husband was under investigation. Kelly previously questioned whether Jeffrey Epstein qualified as a pedophile and described 15-year-old girls as "barely legal," prompting the hashtag.
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