Melissa Gilbert Condemns The Organizers Of ‘Little House On The Prairie’ 50th Anniversary

Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on the classic TV series Little House on the Prairie, recently expressed her displeasure towards the organizers of the show’s 50th anniversary. The actress accused the event management team of promoting a sham and misleading her fans.

Also, other cast members like Alison Arngrim, Karen Grassle, Dean Butler, Charlotte Stewart, and Matthew Labyorteaux have joined Melissa as they’ve all decided to maintain their distance from the rest of the planned tour while they apologize to their fans for the disappointment and institute a legal action.

Melissa Gilbert condemns the event planner

Jack Bishop of Gravel Road Markets was responsible for organizing the event that took a wrong turn as Melissa outed him for running a scam in her name. Melissa alleged that Bishop listed her as a co-producer on various franchise for the 50th anniversary event without any prior knowledge or consenting to it.

The 60-year-old shared that even though Bishop was aware of her decision to discontinue from the rest of the tour following the cast reunion and festival in March this year, he continued to use her name for promotional purpose to get credibility with fans while selling his ideas to them for personal gains.

Gilbert called for a Jack-Bishop investigation

The actress finds Bishop’s action distasteful as she claimed the organizer preyed on the fans and also subjected them to “horrible mistreatment.” Therefore, Melissa has called for a thorough investigation of Bishop and for him to be sued if found guilty, as she feels the organizer’s action is a stain on the TV series’ lasting legacy.

Little House of the Prairie cast has decided to “no longer support, promote, or appear at any Gravel Road Markets, LLC events.” They also demanded that their names be removed from any “sales and marketing assets events produced or promoted by Gravel Road Markets, LLC.” They also advised that fans should seek clarification about their tickets from Eventbrite.