'Family Ties' Star Stirs Things Up

Brian Bonsall, who played little brother 'Andy Keaton' on 'Family Ties' during the 1980s, was arrested this past weekend in Boulder, Colorado for assaulting a friend with a broken bar stool.

According to unidentified family sources, the 28-year-old former child-actor was upset after his TV-mom, Meredith Baxter revealed on the 'Today Show' a few days earlier that she was a lesbian. Baxter, 56, says she discovered this new aspect of her sexuality five years ago.

Other former cast mates from the show - Michael 'Steven Keaton' Gross and Justine 'Mallory' Bateman were supportive of Baxter - and Michael J. Fox who played older brother 'Alex,' said he was 'cool' with it.

Still, Baxter's admission has had an impact on more than just Bonsall.

Reportedly, both Marc 'Skippy' Price and Scott 'Nick' Valentine - as well as 95 per-cent of the North American male population have spent the past week fantasizing about Baxter having girl-on-girl action with Betty Buckley who played super-hot step-mom 'Abby' on 'Eight is Enough.'

At press time, Tina 'Jennifer' Yothers could not be found for comment.