Federal Judge In College Admissions Case Calls Lori Loughlin’s Coercion Allegations ‘Serious And Disturbing’

It’s far from a certainty or anything like that, but could this be a way out for Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli?? A federal judge has responded to Loughlin’s legal team’s claim that the FBI told alleged college admissions scam artist Rick Singer to lie to the Fuller House star and her husband […]

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Lori Loughlin Isn’t Worried About Those Fake Rowing Photos? Why Not?!?

Lori Loughlin is apparently brushing off the release of her daughters’ infamous fake rowing photos! Per new reports, the Full House alum and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, aren’t paying much mind to the recently unveiled images of their daughters practicing their “rowing”, which the prosecution says were used as […]

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Olivia Jade Feeling ‘Extremely Embarrassed’ By Staged Rowing Pics — But Is ‘Trying To Move Forward With Her Parents’

Olivia Jade Giannulli is truly mortified following the release of her and sister Bella Rose Giannulli‘s staged rowing photos as part of the ongoing college admissions scandal — and we honestly can’t blame her! Just like us, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli‘s youngest daughter probably thought the damning piece of evidence would never […]

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Olivia Jade Giannulli: Those Fake Rowing Photos Are Ruining My Life!

The world has finally seen the photo of Olivia Jade on a rowing machine that Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli allegedly used to commit fraud.

Now, the young vlogger whose life was turned upside down feels even more humiliated than before.

E! News spoke to an inside source who reported on how Olivia Jade Giannulli feels about the world seeing her infamous rowing machine pic.

According to the insider, Olivia “is fully aware [that] this predicament is ongoing.”

“And,” the source continues, “she will have waves of sadness and anger.”

Considering that she is once again in the spotlight in the worst day, this time in photographic form, that is very understandable.

But Olivia is not in this alone.

She and her sister, Isabella Rose, were both the subjects of the same alleged admissions scheme.

According to the insider, the sisters have “definitely been leaning on each other.”

“And,” the source continues, “it’s been helpful that they are going through this together.”

But sisterly support can only go so far.

“The family is constantly stressed,” the insider describes, “and there are a lot of ups and downs.”

“They try to stay positive,” the source affirms.

“But,” the insider characterizes their emotional state, “it’s a cloud over their head at all times.”

For her part, Olivia reportedly feels like this scandal is getting worse by dragging on and on.

The insider says that she “just wishes this [were] over.”

Many have remarked that Lori and Mossimo should have tried to be the first to grovel and strike a deal, as Felicity Huffman did.

Instead, they have been fighting the charges from the start, and the result is that the family’s trauma has been prolonged.

The COVID-19 pandemic may not impact the rich in the same ways that it impacts most people, but everyone is feeling some effects.

“Olivia has seen her parents during quarantine,” the source reveals.

“But,” the insider dishes, Olivia “is spending most of her time at her boyfriend’s house in Malibu.”

The source adds that her boyfriend “[Jackson Guthy]’s parents have a compound in Montecito that they have been spending time at as well.”

Immediately after the college admissions scandal story broke, reports said that Olivia was pissed at her parents.

After all, they had humiliated her and spent a tremendous amount of money (allegedly illegally) so that Olivia could live out their dream for her.

It has never been clear how much Olivia or Bella knew about their parents’ efforts to get them into UCLA.

“Olivia is trying to move forward with her parents,” the insider shares. It sounds like the stressed out family is healing.

It’s not easy being the child of famous parents who are embroiled in a humiliating and frankly infuriating national scandal.

it has to be even worse when that scandal revolves around you and your short-lived college career.

Many have suggested that Lori and Mossimo would have been wiser to just gift her six figures in cash than to allegedly spend it on bribes.

Fortunately, Olivia has her good looks, her boyfriend, and her insanely wealthy family upon which to fall back.

Lori Loughlin Is In ‘Constant Contact’ With Daughters Olivia & Bella Who Are ‘Quarantined Together’

Apart but together! According to a People source, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have not been spending their self-quarantine with daughters Olivia Jade Giannulli and Bella Rose Giannulli, but it’s nothing to read into! The insider dished momma is still in touch with her girls: “Olivia and Bella are quarantined together. Lori […]

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Olivia Jade & Bella Rose’s Infamous Rowing Pics From The College Admissions Scandal Have Been Released!!

They’re HERE! The infamous photographs of Olivia Jade and Bella Rose Giannulli using rowing machines — which we never thought would be seen out of the courthouse, TBH — have been released, and it’s truly a quarantine miracle!! Related: Inside Lori Loughlin’s Surprisingly Easy Self-Quarantine Life! The pics are part of new […]

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Lori Loughlin Thinks Quarantine Is A Breeze — She’s Been Social Distancing For A YEAR!

Y’all think mandated quarantine can bring down Aunt Becky’s spirits? She’s been stuck in the same full house for like three decades! For real though, according to a new source, Lori Loughlin is one celeb for whom the global pandemic is NOT a stress — because she’s been basically locked in […]

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Lori Loughlin: Daughters’ Fake Rowing Pics From College Scandal Revealed!

As we all know, Lori Loughlin is facing decades in prison as she goes to trial for her alleged involvement in the college admissions scandal.

At the heart of this story were photos of her daughters posing on rowing machines. Now, you can see those images for yourself.

Lori and Mossimo Giannulli filed to dismiss the case against them. Now, federal prosecutors have filed back.

E! News got a hold of phone transcripts, emails, and photos from that filing.

The accused ringleader of the scam, William “Rick” Singer, emailed Lori and Mossimo in August of 2016.

“I need a PDF of her transcript and test scores very soon while I create a coxswain portfolio for her,” Singer wrote of Bella, their eldest daughter.

Singer suggested: “It would probably help to get a picture with her on an ERG in workout clothes like a real athlete too.”

According to the documents, Mossimo replied: “Fantastic. Will get all.”

Then, the following month, he emailed Singer the above image of Isabella Rose.

One month later, she was accepted to USC and Mossimo was directed by Singer to make a payment of $50,000.

“For accounting purposes would I categorize this as a donation?” Mossimo asked in an email.

To this, Singer replied: “Yes.”

Bella was formally admitted in March of 2017, at which point the parents were directed to make another “donation” of $200,000.

This time, it was to Key Worldwide Foundation, Singer’s non-profit organization.

“Good news my [older] daughter is in [U]SC,” Mossimo allegedly wrote to his financial advisor. “Bad [news] is I had to work the system.”

Prosecutors allege that it was only 4 months later that Singer prompted the parents to “send an ‘Action Picture’ of their younger daughter.”

This photo would be “for use in an athletic profile that he noted would falsely present her as a coxswain for the L.A. Marina Club crew team.”

Mossimo responded with this photo:

Olivia Jade Gianntulli is shown here pretending to row.

Interestingly, Olivia’s fake experience as a coxwain (the world’s funniest word) and her passion for vlogging collided during all of this.

Apparently, one of her counselors at school expressed dismay and downright disbelief at her alleged rowing career, which was never mentioned.

This counselor could not imagine Olivia having time for all of this alleged boatwork considering her rigorous schedule of beauty vlogging.

According to court documents, Mossimo marched down to the school to meet with the counselor.

He accused the counselor of trying to sabotage Olivia’s chances of getting into USC.

The counselor assured him that, hd he read the recommendation for Olivia, it was nothing short of glowing.

The counselor — wisely choosing to not pick a fight with a millionaire bully — made it clear that Mossimo had laid out the details of Olivia’s coxswain experience.

The farcical absurdity of all of this is that Olivia herself openly stated that it was never her dream to go to college, let alone USC.

It’s not just that her parents have so much money that they spent enough to buy a large, nice house to get her into school.

It’s that Olivia is passionate about being a beauty vlogger and an influencer.

Lori and Mossimo would have been better served just giving each daughter a pile of cash.

Lori Loughlin Wants Her College Admissions Case DROPPED — Here’s Why!

Lori Loughlin is gunning for the charges against her and husband Mossimo Giannulli to be dropped in the college admissions scandal case! Per documents obtained by ET, attorneys for the couple filed a motion to dismiss the case, claiming prosecutors with the US Attorney’s office committed “extraordinary” misconduct. Related: Olivia […]

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Lori Loughlin: I Am NOT Spending 50 Years In Prison!

Disgraced actress Lori Loughlin is facing 50 years in prison for her role in a massive college bribery scandal.

Now, her attorney is claiming that the entire case is built on a lie.

Lori and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested last year.

They had spent a combined $500,000 — half a million — to ensure that their two daughters were accepted to UCLA.

The plan was to get them admitted as part of the rowing team, but they would not actually participate in the sport.

Lori and Mossimo pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Now, their attorney has added a new claim to their defense as part of a motion to move the trial date.

“[Rick] Singer’s notes indicate that FBI agents yelled at him and instructed him to lie,” he told the court.

He was allegedly to lie “by saying that he told his clients who participated in the alleged ‘side door’ scheme that their payments were bribes.”

Their attorney said that Singer, who is at the center of the bribary scheme, was to say this “rather than legitimate donations that went to the schools.”

In other words, Lori and Mossimo allegedly thought that they were just doing what other rich parents have done for generations.

They purportedly believed that they were making hefty donations to the school … in a shady, indirect way.

We’re not sure how they’ll reconcile that claim with the photos of their daughters pretending to row.

It doesn’t sound like the judge was impressed, because the attorney’s motion was denied.

People spoke to criminal defense lawyer James J. Leonard Jr. as an expert on the subject.

Apparently, the judge’s decision was not the boon to the prosecution that one might imagine.

“This is a defense attorney’s dream and a prosecutor’s nightmare,” he characterizes.

He adds: “This changes everything.”

“They are not upset that the date didn’t get moved,” an insider close to Lori Loughlin claims.

The source explains: “Any new development that might challenge the prosecution’s allegations is good for them.”

In other words, the court’s decision to not move the trial date will give prosecutors less time to prepare to counter this claim.

Not only does it muddy the waters of the trial, but may end up handing defense attorneys grounds to appeal on a silver platter.

The entire bribery scandal was allegedly perpetrated to benefit the children of rich parents.

In reality, some — like Lori’s YouTuber daughter, Olivia Jade — didn’t necessarily want to go to college in the first place.

It is widely believed that these parents would have been better served gifting their young adult children with this cash.

Being in college without qualifying for it academically can be hard. Getting a free house is usually preferable.

Lori has the misfortune of being the “face” of this scandal.

Initially, she and Felicity Huffman shared that burden. Felicity wisely struck a deal very early on.

Lori has fought the charges, and is the most famous name among those charged. Prosecutors will not go easy on her. 

We’re sure that the many CEOs and executive VPs also implicated are just glad that she’s bearing the brunt of it all.

Olivia Jade & Bella Giannulli ‘Have Basically Gone Back To Normal’ As Lori Loughlin’s Trial Rapidly Approaches

We’ve gotten some pretty intense updates recently in Lori Loughlin‘s legal drama. The bombshell accusations the FBI encouraged a witness to lie have reportedly invigorated her defense and renewed her hope as she fights the charges of fraud, bribery, and money laundering stemming from the infamous college admissions scandal, for which nearly three […]

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Lori Loughlin Has ‘A Renewed Sense Of Hope’ After This Week’s College Admissions Trial Updates!

We’ve gotten two big updates on the Lori Loughlin case this week, and maybe we’re being Negative Nancies, but all this news doesn’t have our hopes up for the Full House star’s chances. Maybe she knows something we don’t? Because a new source is saying she’s now full of hope! OK a […]

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Lori Loughlin Defense Bombshell: The FBI Told A Witness To Lie?!

Will Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli actually be able to get out of this one?? You may remember earlier this month that filed court documents claimed the government was hiding evidence which proved they were innocent; prosecutors responded by giving defense attorneys everything — approximately 1.9 MILLION documents — which the lawyers actually […]

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