A judge ordered Timothy Busfield to be released from jail Tuesday as his sobbing wife, Melissa Gilbert, mouthed “thank you, God” during a detention hearing after the actor and director was charged with child sex abuse. Judge David Murphy ordered that Busfield, 68, be released on his own recognizance until the trial. He can leave … Read more
Timothy Busfield was once ordered to pay $150,000 to a Minneapolis law firm for a case involving allegations of child sexual assault. The situation occurred in 1996, 30 years before a warrant was issued for the 68-year-old “West Wing” actor’s arrest in connection with child sex abuse charges. At the time, U.S. District Judge James Ideman … Read more
“The West Wing” might be returning to office. Aaron Sorkin, who created the political drama series that aired from 1999 to 2006, revealed after he visited the White House on Friday that he’s thinking about reviving the show. “If I had an idea, sure,” Sorkin, 63, told Variety. “I didn’t think about it seriously, frankly, until … Read more
With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval Office experience to stand at the front of the Rose Garden and give a rousing call to service. Martin Sheen and others from the cast of “The West Wing,” the hit drama about a liberal president and … Read more
Sunday’s Emmys 2024 ceremony had us screaming, “Bartlet for America!” “The West Wing” stars Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney took the Emmys stage to present the award for outstanding drama series. The cast began the segment huddle around the famed Resolute desk in a recreation of the Oval Office before … Read more
Aaron Sorkin knows today’s Republican Party is nothing like the one in “The West Wing.” Sorkin, who created early aughts political drama series, spoke at a Los Angeles event for his upcoming book on Saturday and addressed what he thinks the show would look like if made in the present day. “What would be different … Read more
They think that she can do it in style. Taylor Swift fans are turning to an unlikely source to explain how the pop star can make it to the Super Bowl: “The West Wing.” Swift, 34, will be performing at a concert in Tokyo on Feb. 10, the night before the Super Bowl on Feb. … Read more
Rob Lowe revealed that leaving the Emmy-award-winning show “The West Wing” was the “best thing” he ever did. Lowe, who played Sam Seaborn, the deputy White House communications director, in the political NBC drama, said he felt “undervalued” during his four seasons on the show. “Whenever I talk to actors who complain about their relationships … Read more