"The reason I opened my big fat mouth, was because someone else opened hers," Gilbert tells PEOPLE Melissa Gilbert speaks out about the things that are important to her. After making headlines for her recent comments reacting to Megyn Kelly's tweet about the Little House on the Prairie reboot,

Little House on the Prairie alum Melissa Gilbert took notice of Megyn Kelly's response to Wednesday's news of a planned reboot on Netflix. Just after it was announced, the former Fox News journalist and current host of The Megyn Kelly Show,

“Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier,” a logline for the new show says.

After Megyn Kelly threatened to "ruin" Netflix's upcoming 'Little House on the Prairie' reboot if they "woke-ify" it, Melissa Gilbert responded.

Melissa Gilbert is setting the record straight. After Megyn Kelly spoke out to make a bold request for the new Little House on the Prairie reboot, the actress from the original series issued a stern response to deliver a crystal-clear message.

The actress says the original "Little House on the Prairie" was "Michael Landon's interpretation" of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved novels.