‘Little House On The Prairie': Where Are Stars Of Classic Series Now?
The cast of the television series 'Little House on the Prairie' with a dog on the set of the show, ... More mid 1970s. Clockwise from left: American actors Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon (1936 - 1991), Karen Grassle, who holds an unidentified baby, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Lindsay or Sidney Greenbush. (Photo by)
More than 50 years after the premiere of 'Little House on the Prairie,' Netflix is rebooting the series. Where are the original cast members from the classic TV show?
Little House on the Prairie, of course, is the family drama based on based on famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder's book series about her life growing up in the Midwest. The series Little House on the Prairie — which is based on Wilder's third book of the same name — is set on her family's farm in Walnut Grove, Minn.
The series kicked off in March of 1974 with the airing of the pilot episode on NBC and began its official run in September of 1974. In total, the original Little House on the Prairie ran for nine seasons consisting of 204 episodes, from 1974 to 1983.
Little House on the Prairie stars Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls and Michael Landon and Karen Grassle as her parents, Charles and Caroline Ingalls, while Melissa Sue Anderson plays the oldest daughter in the Ingalls family, Mary.
In addition, twin siblings Sidney Greenbush and Rachel Lindsay Greenbush share the role of the second-youngest daughter, Carrie, and twins Wendi Turnbaugh and Brenda Turnbaugh play the Ingalls' youngest daughter, Grace.
Other prominent cast members in Little House on the Prairie include Allison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson, the antagonistic daughter of general store owners Harriet (Katherine MacGregor) and Nels (Richard Bull). Matthew Labyorteaux also starred in the series as Albert Quinn Ingalls, who was adopted by the Ingalls family, as did Dean Butler as Laura Ingalls' future husband, Almonzo Wilder.
On Friday, Netflix announced the core cast of the streamer's Little House on the Prairie reboot, with Alice Halsey starring as Laura Ingalls. In addition, Luke Bracey and Crosby Fitzgerald have been cast as Charles and Caroline Ingalls, while Skywalker Hughes will play Mary Ingalls.
Here's a look at where some of the core cast members of Little House on the Prairie are now.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — "Troublemaker" Episode 17 — Aired 02/25/1976 — Pictured: Melissa ... More Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
After the Little House on the Prairie series ended in 1983, Melissa Gilbert reunited with several of her castmates for three TV movies: Little House: Look Back to Yesterday in 1983 and Little House: The Last Farewell and Little House: Bless All the Dear Children in 1984.
Gilbert also appeared in several guest roles after Little House on the Prairie, including Fairie Tale Theatre (1985), Babylon 5 (1996), The Outer Limits (1998), Touched by an Angel (1998) and Nip/Tuck (2006), and starred in the series Sweet Justice (1994-1995) and had a recurring role in the Secrets & Lies (2015).
More recently, Gilbert starred in the TV movie Hometown Christmas (2018) and the feature film When We Last Spoke (2019). This year, Gilbert had a guest role in the series When Calls the Heart.
In addition to her screenwork, Gilbert has appeared in several stage productions, including a musical version of Little House on the Prairie.
Gilbert played 'Ma' Caroline in the production, which was previewed in 2008 in Minneapolis and toured the U.S. from 2009-2010. In February, Gilbert joined fellow actor Mark Moses for the Off-Broadway production of Still in New York City.
Gilbert also served two two-year terms as president of Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005. In 2010, Gilbert published her autobiography Prairie Tale: A Memoir.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Melissa Gilbert is seen during a segment of "Good Day New York" on ... More February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — "Pilot" — Aired 03/30/1974 — Pictured: Karen Grassle as Caroline ... More Quiner Holbrook Ingalls — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
Following the Little House on the Prairie series, Karen Grassle reprised her role as Caroline Ingalls in Little House: The Last Farewell in 1984.
Grassle also appeared in guest roles in the TV series Hotel (1983) and Murder, She Wrote (1987 and 1988), and also starred in such films as Wyatt Earp (1994), Tales of Everyday Magie (2012) and Not to Forget (2021).
Like Melissa Gilbert, Grassle has appeared in several stage productions, appearing in plays in Santa Fe, N.M., San Francisco, Fredricksburg, Va., and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Grassle published her memoir Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma in 2021.
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Karen Grassle attends the "Little House On The Prairie" Photocall ... More during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 15, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/WireImage)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — Season 1 — Pictured: Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls (Photo by ... More NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
During her time on Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Sue Anderson also starred in the 1976 television movie The Loneliest Runner, Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical tale written and directed by her fellow Little House star.
After Little House on the Prairie, Anderson appeared in several guest roles in such series as Hotel (1984 and 1985), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Equalizer (1987), X-Men: The Animated Series (1993 and 1994) and Burke's Law (1994).
Additionally, Anderson starred in several films, including Far North (1988) and Dead Me Don't Die (1990). Anderson's latest film appearance came in 2018's The Con is On.
In 2010, Anderson published her autobiography The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House.
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Melissa Sue Anderson attends the "Little House On The Prairie" ... More Photocall during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 15, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal)
Michael Landon (1936-1991), US actor, poses with his arms crossed and resting on his knee with a log ... More cabin the background in a portrait issued as publicity for the US television series, 'Little House on the Prairie', circa 1974. The drama, adapted from the novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), starred Landon as 'Charles Ingalls'. (Photo by Silver)
Less than a decade after wrapping up the Little House on the Prairie series, Michael Landon died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1991, at age 54.
Prior to Little House on the Prairie, Landon played guest roles on more than two dozen series and starred in a handful of films including the 1957 horror classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Landon landed his breakthrough role as 'Little Joe' Cartwright on the legendary series Bonanza, appearing in all 14 seasons and 430 episodes of the TV Western through 1973.
In addition to Little House on the Prairie, Landon also starred in the television films Little House: Look Back to Yesterday in 1983 and Little House: The Last Farewell and Little House: Bless All the Dear Children in 1984.
Following Little House on the Prairie, Landon starred as Jonathan Smith in the hit TV fantasy series Highway to Heaven for five seasons from 1984-89. The series also starred the late Victor French, who starred as Isaiah Edwards in a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie from 1974-1983.
In addition to writing and directing his semi-autobiographical TV movie The Loneliest Runner in 1976, Landon directed 89 episodes of Little House on the Prairie and 94 episodes of Highway to Heaven.
Landon's last screen appearance came in the 1991 TV movie Us, which he also wrote and directed.
American actor Michael Landon (1936 - 1991), Hollywood, California, circa 1990. (Photo by ...)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — Pictured: Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson (Photo by NBCU Photo ... More Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Following her work on Little House on the Prairie, Allison Arngrim starred in such TV projects as I Married Wyatt Earp (1983) and the feature films The Last Place on Earth (2002) and Make the Yuletide Gay (2007).
In 2018, Arngrin appeared in the comedic short film Livin' on a Praire, as a counselor dealing with a woman obsessed with the Little House on a Prairie TV series.
In 2010, Arngrin published an autobiography about playing the spiteful Little House on the Prairie character called, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated.
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 14: Alison Arngrim attends the Opening Ceremony during the 63rd ... More Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 14, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/WireImage)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — "Men Will Be Boys" Episode 10 — Aired 11/13/78 — Pictured: (l-r) ... More Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Quinn Ingalls. Photo by: Ted Shepherd/NBCU Photo Bank
Matthew Labyorteaux joined Little House on the Prairie during Season 3 in 1976 and appeared in 88 episodes through the show's final season in 1983.
After Little House on the Prairie, Labyorteaux appeared in the TV movie Little House: Look Back to Yesterday in 1983 and starred in the adventure series Whiz Kids from 1983-84). Matthew Labyorteaux's brother, Patrick Labyorteaux, also had a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie, appearing in 44 episodes throughout the show's run as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey.
Matthew Labyorteaux also appeared in several guest roles after Little House on the Prairie, including such series as Simon & Simon (1983), Highway to Heaven (1985), Amazing Stories (1985), Hotel (1988) and Night Court (1989).
In addition, Labyorteaux had voice roles for Pokemon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys (2004) and GI: Sigma 6 (2005-06) and a regular voice role in the series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-08). Labyorteaux has also done voices for Yu-Gi-Oh! and Star Wars: The Old Republic video games.
US actor Matthew Labyorteaux poses during a photocall for the series "Little house on the prairie" ... More as part of the 63nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the Principality of Monaco on June 15, 2024. June 14 to 18, major studios, broadcast networks, digital platforms and renowned talent gather together to promote their programs to the press and public and compete for the prestigious Golden Nymph Awards. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE — Season 9 — Pictured: (l-r) Dean Butler as Almanzo James Wilder, ... More Melissa Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (Photo by Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Dean Butler joined Little House on the Prairie in Season 6 in 1979 to play Almanzo Wilder, the future husband of Laura Ingalls.
After Little House on the Prairie, Butler reprised Almanzo for the TV movies Little House: Look Back to Yesterday in 1983 and Little House: The Last Farewell and Little House: Bless All the Dear Children in 1984.
In addition, Butler appeared in guest roles in such series as Fantasy Island (1983 and 1984), Who's the Boss? (1984), Hotel (1985 and 1986) and starred in the comedy series The New Gidget (1986-88) opposite Caryn Richman (both pictured below in 2021). Also, Butler had a recurring role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1997-2002.
Butler has also worked on documentary content on Little House on the Prairie, including 2015's Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, which he directed and narrated.
In 2024, Butler published his memoir Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond.
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 28: Dean Butler (L) and Caryn Richman attend the 2021 Festival Of ... More Arts Benefit Night Concert And Pageant on August 28, 2021 in Laguna Beach, California. (Photo by)
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The Loop: The team behind Texas-based Bar Colette, a 2025 James Beard Award nominee for Best New Bar, will take over downtown rooftop bar Chateau Carbide atop the Pendry Chicago hotel. Catch beverage director Rubén Rolón behind the bar, shaking up cocktails from a Bar Colette menu. Drink cocktails, hang with the Bar Colette team, and check out the views from Chateau Carbide's outdoor lounge. Reservations available via OpenTable; walk-ins space permitting. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chateau Carbide , 230 N. Michigan Avenue, 24th Floor. Sunday, June 15 Lincoln Park: Owners Adam McFarland and Tom Rogers of John's Food & Wine will discuss their counter-service approach with podcaster and Chefs, Drugs & Rock & Roll author Andrew Friedman as part of an interactive podcast recording. True to JFW style, the event will feature martinis, Chicago's top French fries, caviar, and more. Free. RSVP by Sunday, June 8. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at John's Food & Wine , 2114 N. Halsted Street. West Loop: Nobu Chicago will host a special edition of its weekend brunch at its rooftop restaurant and lounge with reception-style 'brunch bites and unlimited crafted cocktails while taking in views of Chicago's skyline.' $95 + tax person. Buy tickets by Thursday, June 12. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nobu Chicago , 155 N. Peoria Street, 11th Floor. Logan Square: Dan Richer, James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic for pizza destination Razza in Jersey City, teams up with Chicago pizza faves Middle Brow for an afternoon pizza party. Pies will include Middle Brow's version of the signature Razza zucchini and guanciale pizzas. RSVP by Sunday, June 15; RSVPs do not guarantee you a table at the event. Use Resy to book a table. 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Bungalow by Middle Brow, 2840 W. Armitage Avenue. Lincoln Park: As part of the JBF Greens event series, chef Zachary Engel of Galit, a James Beard Award nominee for Outstanding Restaurant, hosts a three-course brunch of Middle Eastern dishes using locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. Galit's beverage director Scott Stroemer will pair the meal with wine, and diners can expect pastries and desserts from executive pastry chef Mary Eder-McClure. $95 + tax per person. Buy tickets by Wednesday, June 11. 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Galit, 2429 N. Lincoln Avenue. The Loop: 'Everyone's a Critic: The Changing Landscape of Food Media and How We Consume It,' moderated by Nycci Nellis of will explore food criticism in today's social media-focused world and how it impacts restaurants. Discussion panelists include Eat with Seth's Seth Bernstein, James Beard Award-nominated critics Detroit Free Press dining and restaurant critic Lyndsay C. Green of the Detroit Free Press and L.A. Times food columnist Jenn Harris, and 2025 James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef: California Jon Yao of Kato. Free. Register by Sunday, June 8. 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Kendall College Atrium, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. The Loop: James Beard Award winners Erick Williams of Chicago's Virtue and Gabriel Kreuther of NYC's Gabriel Kreuther along with 2025 nominee for Best Chef: Southeast Silver Iocovozzi of Neng Jr.'s will discuss the ever-changing definition of American food and what it might look like in the future at this panel discussion entitled 'What is American Food Culture?' moderated by New York University professor Krishnendu Ray. Free. Register by Sunday, June 8. 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Kendall College Atrium, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. River North: Boka Restaurant Group co-founder Kevin Boehm will host 'Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages: A Conversation About the Beverage Service Industry Over the Last 35 Years and Where It Is Going' featuring beverage-industry heavy hitters. Panelists will include James Beard Award winners Cassandra Felix of New York's Daniel, Alba Huerta of Houston's Julep, and Frasca Hospitality Group's Bobby Stuckey. Two-time James Beard Award winner Emma Janzen will moderate the panel. Free. Register by Sunday, June 8. 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at Biân 600 W. Chicago Avenue. River North: Decorated chef Rick Bayless will welcome James Beard Award nominee chef Zachary Walters of Oklahoma City's Sedalia's for a mariscos patio party at Bar Sótano. The seafood-heavy menu will include freshly shucked and grilled oysters, mussels in escabeche, albacore ceviche, shrimp aguachile, Baja fish tacos, South American-style grilled anticuchos, and seafood paella, along with one drink ticket. All proceeds go to No Kid Hungry. $85 + tax per person. Buy tickets by Sunday, June 15. 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Bar Bar Sótano, 443 N, Clark Street. River North: The inaugural edition of the Chicago Cocktail Classic hosted by Three Dots and a Dash, Gus' Sip & Dip, and Salon 61, brings together more than two dozen world-class bars, local legends, and international icons for a walk-around tasting experience. Each ticket is good for 10 drinks that are redeemable for sample-size cocktails from a curated bar lineup, including the American Bar (London), Bar Nouveau (Paris), BKK Social Club (Bangkok), Identidad (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Panda & Sons (Edinburgh), Angel's Share (NYC) Bar Colette (Dallas), Bar Snack (NYC), Bisous (Chicago), Little Rituals (Phoenix), Merai (Boston, MA), Silver Lyan (Washington, D,C.), Trick Dog (San Francisco), Truce (Chicago), ViceVersa (Miami), and Wolf Tree (White River Junction, Vermont). $89 + tax per person. Buy tickets by Sunday, June 8. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting at Three Dots and a Dash, 435 N. Clark Street. Near North: Progressive cocktail lounge Dearly Beloved will offer a two-fer celebration of Beard Weekend and Father's Day at its Whiskey & Cigar Fest. The ticket includes two whiskey cocktails and one complimentary cigar. Additional cocktails and cigars will be available for purchase along with dishes such as truffled honey-fried chicken. Tickets are $40 and available online. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Dearly Beloved, 900 N. Franklin Street. West Town: Beloved neighborhood restaurant Nettare, known for showcasing ingredients from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, will host a four-course dinner with pairings from Wisconsin-based, family-owned J. Henry & Son's, which specializes in small-batch, slow-aged bourbons and ryes. $90 includes welcome drink, optional $50 drink pairing + tax per person. Buy tickets by Saturday, June 14. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Nettare, 1953 W. Chicago Avenue. Logan Square: Long Beach, California's Gusto Bakery, an panaderia that specializes in baking with wild-fermented sourdough and made-in-house fresh corn masa, celebrates its James Beard nomination for Best Bakery with a pizza party featuring a special mole pie. RSVP by Sunday, June 15. RSVPs do not guarantee a table. Use Resy to book a table. 5 p.m. at Bungalow by Middle Brow, 2840 W. Armitage Avenue Bucktown: Two of Chicago's celebrated cocktail spots, West Loop's Bisous, headed up by long-time bartender Peter Vestinos, and Bucktown's Truce, an all-day cocktail and coffee lounge, celebrate their James Beard semifinalist nominations for Best Bar with a martini night featuring riffs on the classic cocktail. No RSVP required. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Truce, 1935 N. Damen Avenue. Gold Coast: Pandan, located on the rooftop of the Viceroy Chicago, will celebrate James Beard Awards weekend with a summer soiree that transforms the space with floating lanterns and festive music. The event includes a selection of Pandan's Southeast Asian-influenced cocktails and bites, ranging from grilled oysters and barbecue pork skewers to Filipino coconut cake seared on the binchotan grill. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Highgate Foundation, supporting Save the Children and The Aga Khan Foundation. Buy tickets by Thursday, June 12. $50 per person. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Pandan at Viceroy Chicago, 1118 N. State Street. Wicker Park: One Off Hospitality welcomes JBF Outstanding Bar Program nominee and acclaimed Southeast Portland whisky haven, Scotch Lodge, to Chicago. Initially scheduled to be held at the Violet Hour, the event is relocating to Friends of Friends. The collaboration will feature signature drinks from the guest bar's inventive menu alongside a few favorites from the home team. Entry is free, drinks are charged upon consumption. Reservation link pending. 9 p.m. to midnight; Friends of Friends, 2001 West Grand Avenue. West Town: Chicago neighborhood tavern Sportsman's Club will host a special late-night bar pop-up featuring Justin 'Juice' LeClair, the cocktail force behind New Orleans's NightBloom. No RSVP required. Entry is free; drinks are charged upon consumption. 9 p.m. to midnight (or later) at Sportsman's Club, 948 N. Western Avenue. Monday, June 16 The Loop: Chef and author Adrienne Cheatham will host a panel discussion exploring careers in the culinary industry that go beyond the kitchen line with creativity, community, and entrepreneurship as cornerstones. The stacked lineup of hospitality leaders includes 2025 James Beard Impact Award honoree and co-founder of EatOkra Anthony Edwards, founder of nonprofit Abundance Setting and owner Beverly Kim of Anelya and Parachute Hi Fi, One Off Hospitality partner and James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Restaurateur Donnie Madia, founder and co-owner High Street Hospitality Group and James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Restaurateur Ellen Yin, and chef, author, podcast host André Natera. Free. Register by Sunday, June 8. 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at Kendall College Atrium, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. The Loop: Advocacy and the collective power for change of those working in the restaurant industry are the focus of this panel discussion hosted by Anne McBride, vice president of programs for the Beard Foundation. Topics to be discussed include advocacy success stories and challenges, as well as the impact work of JBF. Free. Register by Monday, June 9. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Kendall College Atrium, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. The Loop: At this special screening of the James Beard Award-winning film Coldwater Kitchen , which addresses some of the most pressing questions of the carceral system, attendees will have access to a post-film discussion moderated by Desire Vincent Levy, executive producer of the film, who will talk about the role food media plays in social impact storytelling. Panelists will include Detroit Free Press dining and restaurant critic Lyndsay C. Green, co-director of Coldwater Kitchen and former Free Press critic Mary Kurlyandchik, chef Jimmy Lee Hill of Lakeland Correctional Facility, and Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, founder of Down North Pizza in Philadelphia. Refreshments included. Free. RSVP is required by Sunday, June 15. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street. Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards. 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'Grandpa robber' behind Kim Kardashian Paris heist recalls that 2016 night
Kim Kardashian made a defiant walk into Paris' Palace of Justice in May, to face the criminals who held the reality star at gunpoint and robbed in 2016. The trial's shocking outcome would only prompt more questions. Ten suspects, dubbed the "Grandpa Robbers" by French media because most of them were in their 60s and 70s, stood trial in Paris for the notorious 2016 jewel heist that terrorized the reality star. ABC News Studios' "IMPACT x Nightline: Inside the Kim Kardashian Heist" is streaming only on Hulu. Despite finding eight of the 10 suspects guilty of crimes related to the 2016 heist, the French court allowed all defendants to walk free, with some receiving suspended sentences or credit for time already served. The judge cited the defendants' ages and health concerns as reasons for leniency. Two were acquitted. The crime occurred during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016, when Kardashian was staying at the exclusive "No Name Hotel," reportedly known for hosting celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna. That night, while Kardashian's security detail accompanied her sister Kourtney to a nightclub, the robbers struck. In an interview with ABC News, Yunice Abbas, one of the convicted robbers, said he didn't even know who Kardashian was at the time. "I was always told 'wife of an American rapper,'" Abbas said. The robbers, wearing fake police jackets, first confronted the hotel's night concierge, Abderrahmane Ouatiki. They forced him at gunpoint to lead them to Kardashian's suite. "When you feel the cold steel of a gun on the back of your neck, you have to be calm," Ouatiki told ABC News. "You have to be wise in such situations." The thieves escaped with more than $6 million worth of jewelry, including Kardashian's upgraded 18.8-carat wedding ring from then-husband Kanye West. In their hasty bicycle getaway, Abbas admitted to falling and spilling some of the stolen jewels on the street. Following the verdict, Kardashian, who has become an advocate for criminal justice reform, released a statement. "While I'll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice, and promoting a fair legal system." The outcome of the trial surprised even the defendants. When asked if he expected the lenient sentence, Abbas responded with a simple "No" as he left the courthouse a free man. The unexpected verdict left some questioning the French justice system. "I respect Kim Kardashian, but I call foul. Justice was not served," legal commentator Nancy Grace told ABC News. "They should be in jail for what they did."
