Just days beforeLori Loughlinwasarrested for allegedly participatingin acollege admissions cheating scamto get her children into schools, her daughter and popular YouTuber Olivia Jade Giannulli spoke about her college experience with fans.
During an interview with theZach Sang Showposted on March 8, Olivia Jade, 19, said fans often message her on social media asking for advice about the college admissions process.
“It’s the coolest thing getting DMs from girls being like ‘I’m applying to college right now, what did you do?’ It’s fun!” she said.
And while Olivia Jade said she loves school, she admitted that it was her parents who pushed her into pursuing higher education at the University of Southern California, where she is a freshman, despite her booming social media career.
“Mostly my parents wanted me to go because both of them didn’t go to college. I’m so happy they made me go. That sounds so terrible, they didn’t make me,” she said. “My sister [Isabella Rose] goes to the same school and we are pretty much inseparable, so it was nice following in her footsteps in a little bit. I do like it.”
On Wednesday, a representative from the U.S. Attorneys Office Central District of California confirmed to PEOPLE that Loughlin was in custody and expected to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom this afternoon at 2 PM. According toABC, the actress, 54,was arrestedin Los Angeles after an overnight flight from Canada, where she had reportedly been filming.
Her name was included among a list of 50 people who have been indicted as part of an alleged nationwide scheme, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.
Ollvia Jade, Lori Loughlin.Steve Granitz/WireImage
Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, allegedly paid $500,000 to make it appear that their daughter had been a rower, the indictment states. (Olivia Jade is not currently listed on the USCwomen’s rowing roster. It’s unclear if she was aware of the alleged scheme.)
TheFuller Housestar faces felony charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
Loughlin’s rep did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Actress Felicity Huffman was also named and allegedly gave $15,000 to help one of her children excel on an entrance exam, the indictment states. She was arrested andfreed on a $250,000 bond,according tothe Associated Press. She was also ordered to hand over her passport.
Huffman’s next preliminary hearing isscheduled for March 29at a Boston court, Deadlinereported.
source: people.com
