Melissa Gilbert Slams Megyn Kelly's Controversial Jeffrey Epstein Comments: 'It's Sick'

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00:00Melissa Gilbert slams Megyn Kelly's controversial Jeffrey Epstein comments,

00:04it's sick. Melissa Gilbert, former Little House on the Prairie star, criticized Megyn Kelly for

00:10remarks on The Megyn Kelly Show, in which Kelly claimed some people think Jeffrey Epstein was

00:15not a pedophile, because he was into the barely legal type. Referring to 15-year-old girls,

00:21Gilbert called the comments deeply troubling. Megyn Kelly argued there's a difference between

00:26a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old, calling Epstein's behavior sick, which triggered backlash, and the

00:32I was 15 hashtag, where women shared photos to show how young 15 truly is. Melissa Gilbert responded

00:39on Instagram, saying she felt compelled to speak out. She shared photos of herself at 15, when she

00:45was starring in The Little House on the Prairie and appearing alongside 23-year-old co-star Dean Butler,

00:50to underscore that 15-year-olds are still children. Melissa Gilbert said Megyn Kelly's comments made

00:56her nauseated, noting that the 15-year-old girl in her old photos was the same child expected to

01:02kiss a much older man on screen. She stressed, I was a child, I was 15, and thanked her mother,

01:08Michael Landon, and others for keeping her safe, acknowledging many young women never had that

01:13protection. Gilbert ended by urging Kelly to, be careful with your words. Epstein's past, including

01:20his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor and his 2019 jailhouse suicide resurfaced after newly released

01:27emails, reignited scrutiny of his high-profile ties, including to Donald Trump. The renewed attention

01:34comes as Melissa Gilbert again calls out Megyn Kelly, whom she previously criticized when Kelly

01:39threatened to sabotage a potential Little House on the Prairie reboot for being woke. Gilbert pushed

01:45back, noting the original series already addressed issues like racism, addiction, and misogyny. Dean

01:52Butler also recently reflected on their on-screen kiss, saying at the show's 50th anniversary reunion

01:57that he wished he and Gilbert had been closer in age for a more authentic portrayal.