Meredith Baxter Says She Was Physically Abused By Ex David Birney
Posted on Mar 01, 2011 @ 07:20AM - 3 comments

Actress Meredith Baxter, who played mother Elyse Keaton on 80s TV hit Family Ties, said she was a victim of domestic violence by the hands of her ex-husband David Birney in her new book Untied, and RadarOnline.com has the details for you.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Meredith Baxter On Coming Out - "This Is Who I Am"
Posted on Mar 15, 2010 @ 06:36AM - 8 comments
Actress Meredith Baxter, who played mother Elyse Keaton on 80s TV hit Family Ties, turned heads last December when she told the world she is a lesbian.
RadarOnline.com caught up with Baxter on the red carpet of the Human Rights Campaign's star-studded gala in Los Angeles over the weekend, where she talked to us about what triggered her decision to make her sexuality public and how things have been for her since.
Family Ties Child Star Applies For Medical Marijuana License
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 @ 01:29PM - 2 comments

Ex-Family Ties actor, Brian Bonsall was arrested in court Friday following the results of a drug test in which he tested positive for marijuana.
It's not the first time the former child star has smoked marijuana, and it'll certainly not be the last - RadarOnline.com has learned that Bonsall has applied for a medical marijuana license, citing severe head injuries that he suffered in his past as a valid reason for candidacy.
Family Ties Brian Bonsall Arrested In Bar Stool Brawl
Bonsall, who stared as Michael J Fox's baby brother on the hit 80's sitcom, has been in trouble with the law on several occasions throughout the years, including an arrest in 2004 for drunken driving and a 2007 arrest for assaulting his girlfriend.
Last December Bonsall was arrested once again, this time on suspicion of hitting his friend in the face with a stool. At the time of his arrest Bonsall reportedly told police that he and his friend both are "bi-polar and like a lot of drugs" and that he "takes a lot of drugs and sometimes those drugs make him forget things."
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He appeared in a Boulder court Friday where he pleaded not guilty to charges of third-degree assault in relation to the incident, as well as a failure-to-appear charge in connection to the 2007 assault on his then girlfriend.
After his plea, Bonsall was promptly arrested yet again, on accusations that he violated the conditions of his bond by testing positive for marijuana.
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Bonsall is currently being held at the Boulder County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Family Ties Brian Bonsall Arrested In Bar Stool Brawl
Posted on Dec 07, 2009 @ 06:29PM - 7 comments

Former child actor Brian Bonsall, who played Andy on the 80’s sitcom Family Ties, was arrested for allegedly hitting his best friend in the face with a bar stool, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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According to the Colorado Daily, cops were called to a Boulder, CO, apartment three times--- where Bonsall and his friend Michael Trujillo were reportedly arguing. When cops got there, they realized that Bonsall was wanted for another crime.
Trujillo claims Bonsall beat him in the face with a piece of broken bar stool. Bonsall says he was so drunk he doesn’t remember a thing.
Bonsall has been wanted since last year after failing to appear for a hearing stemming from a 2007 assault charge -- resulting in a bench warrant out for arrest.
VIDEO: Meredith Baxter Comes Out As Lesbian
Posted on Dec 02, 2009 @ 08:36AM - 14 comments
Meredith Baxter's family ties just got more interesting.
The actress -- who starred as a hippie mom in the 80's sitcom Family Ties -- revealed on the Today Show Wednesday that she is a lesbian, a secret she kept hidden for several years.
"I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition," she told Matt Lauer. "Some people would say, well, you're living a lie and, you know, the truth is - not at all. This has only been for the past seven years."












