Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert filed for divorce this week from her husband of 16 years, actor Bruce Boxleitner. The celebrity couple announced their separation earlier this year.
The petition filed Monday in Los Angeles listed the date of separation as January 2011.
Boxleitner’s most recent body of work was in the 2010 science fiction flick Tron: Legacy. He and his actress wife will share joint custody of their 15-year-old son Michael.
Several days ago, Melissa’s sister Sara Gilbert of ‘The Talk’ announced the end of her ten year relationship with partner Allison Adler. They have agreed to share joint custody of their son, born to Adler, and the daughter delivered by Gilbert.
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