Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Weirder…
So, you’ve got these two kids accusing Timothy Busfield, the actor we’ve all seen a million times (he was in “Thirtysomething,” “The West Wing,” you know the guy), of sexual abuse. Serious stuff. Horrific, if true. But Us Weekly, bless their nosy little hearts, just dropped a bomb that’s got me raising an eyebrow so high it might get stuck. Turns out, the parents of these two kids – Ronald Rodis and Angele LaSalle – are caught up in their own lawsuit. And it’s not even related to Busfield. It’s about, wait for it… alleged injuries the dad suffered. Like, what?
Yeah, you heard that right. On August 12, 2024 – so, not ancient history here, this is fresh – Rodis and LaSalle filed a lawsuit. And the defendants? Southwest Executive Suites and a bunch of others. They’re claiming something happened while they were renting a property in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I mean, you can’t make this stuff up, can you? It’s just… a lot.
The Nitty-Gritty Details, Because They Matter
Okay, so let’s get into the specifics, because the devil, as they say, is always in those tiny little details. Property records that Us Weekly managed to snag show this place they were renting was a two-bedroom, three-bathroom condo. Not exactly a shack, you know? It’s a decent size, almost 2,000 square feet. Rodis apparently signed a short-term lease for this place, from January 19, 2021, to February 20, 2021. So, just over a month.
And here’s where it gets really interesting, if you ask me. He said he was paying a cool $4,300 a month in rent. Four-thousand-three-hundred bucks. Plus a security deposit of $2,150. Oh, and don’t forget the $175 clean-out fee. So, they’re not exactly penny-pinching here, are they? This isn’t some back-alley motel room we’re talking about. This is a fairly swanky, short-term rental. The suit claims Rodis was having dinner with LaSalle on February… and that’s where the context from the source cuts off, but you get the picture. Something allegedly happened during their stay. Something injury-related.
So, Another Lawsuit? Really?
You gotta ask yourself, right? Another lawsuit? Now? While these incredibly serious accusations against Timothy Busfield are hanging in the air? I mean, come on. Call me cynical – I’ve been doing this for 15 years, so yeah, I’m pretty cynical – but my alarm bells are starting to clang a little. Not that every lawsuit is a money grab, obviously. People get genuinely hurt, things happen. But when you’ve got two ongoing legal battles, especially when one involves highly public accusations against a celebrity and the other involves a property injury claim with significant rental costs… you just have to wonder about the timing. And the motivation.
“It just makes you wonder about the whole picture, doesn’t it? Like, what else is going on here that we don’t know about yet?”
What This Actually Means
Here’s the thing. This new lawsuit doesn’t automatically mean the Busfield accusations are false. Absolutely not. Kids can be abused by someone, and their parents can simultaneously have unrelated legal issues. Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive. But if I’m being honest, it does complicate things. It adds a layer of… well, let’s just say “texture” to the situation.
It makes you scrutinize everything just a little bit harder. It makes you wonder about the parents’ financial situations, their history with litigation, their motivations. Because, let’s be real, going after a celebrity, especially on these kinds of charges, is a massive undertaking. It’s emotionally draining, financially draining. And to be also embroiled in another lawsuit over an alleged injury? It just… it raises questions. Big ones.
I’ve seen this pattern before, where layers upon layers of legal issues start to pile up around central figures in a high-profile case. It’s never clean. It’s never simple. And it often leaves you with more questions than answers. What this means for the Busfield case? I don’t know, honestly. It’s not entirely clear yet, and we certainly haven’t heard Busfield’s side fully on this new development. But what I do know is that it just made an already messy situation a whole lot messier. And probably, a whole lot longer. Get ready for more twists and turns, because this story is clearly just getting started.
