Olivia Jade GiannulliHer family has been affected by the scandalous college admissions. In an episode of her podcast Conversations with Olivia JadeShe sat down together with her sister Bella, to reflect on the event and defend Lori Loughlin, their mother.
Giannulli Sisters Reflect On Scandal
Referring to 2019 Bribery Scandal as: “thingy thing with our family,”They reflected on how this situation affected their mental health as well as their relationship with their mother. “We both have a really clear perspective … we can just say we’re in the wrong,”The Dancing With the Stars contestant said. “I don’t want that generic kind of topic to be twisted that I’m sitting here asking about mental health and what we went through the last few years and people saying, ‘Are they seriously complaining about this?’”
“It’s not complaining,” Bella interjected. “You have to take what you’ve been through and learn from that. That’s what talking about it and working through it does.”
They also discussed how Olivia and her parents, Mossimo Giannulli and Loughlin Giannulli, were the focus of almost all media coverage. “I think just the hardest part of this entire thing was watching how horrible, or reading or seeing, how horrible the media was to both you and mom,” said Bella. “And actually knowing you guys and knowing mom has the biggest heart.”
Olivia agreed to her sister’s statement, ” “I think that was hard for me too. I’m not trying to justify or excuse behavior or throw a pity party….I do very heavily relate to those feelings that you were just saying about mom. I think for me, even though I also was getting dragged negatively, it didn’t nearly affect me as much as seeing mom getting….she really took this whole thing on her back solely.”
Lori Loughlin and Husband served Jail Time
Loughlin and her spouse pleaded guilty to $500,000 in August 2020 to allow Olivia and Bella to enroll at the University of Southern California as crew recruits. Despite neither of them ever being involved in the sport, they were both enrolled. The Full HouseThe actress was given a fine and sentenced to two years in prison. Giannulli was also sentenced to five years in prison.
Olivia was a competitor Dancing With the StarsThe competition placed her eighth overall this year. The show was an influencer’s favorite, and she credits it for helping her develop a sense of perseverance. “I really found a drive and a work ethic that I think I’ve had since I was young, but maybe I haven’t been able to execute in the last few years, so it’s been really nice to find that again.”