Olivia Jade Giannuli complained that she was’ publicly embarrassed ‘for her parents’ role in the college admission scandal and said people were’ quick to judge her ‘.
The 21-year-old went to TikTok on Friday and made the comments by sharing a message from a ‘very inspiring woman’ amid the consequences of her family’s involvement in the scandal.
His parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to two and five months in prison, respectively, for paying Rick Singer $ 500,000 to put Olivia Jade and her sister Isabella at USC as crew recruits.
None of the teenagers participated in the sport, but their apps featured pictures of them posing on rowing machines.
In her video, Olivia Jade said, ‘We were talking about being publicly embarrassed and I was like,’ Well, my situation doesn’t even compare, I won’t even start comparing it to yours’
‘And she looked at me and said,’ Olivia, it doesn’t matter if I’m drowning in 60 feet of water and you’re drowning in 30, we are both still drowning. ”
The 21-year-old went to TikTok on Friday to share a message she received from a “very inspiring woman” amid the college scandal
She added: ‘I think about this quote every day because I think it is so true and it is a much bigger message for our world now. I think we’re all too quick to judge. I think we are all very quick to demote people.
‘I just want people to remember, if your feelings are hurting, if they are valid for you, they are valid. It doesn’t matter if someone is going through the worst, ‘she said. – You can go through difficult times in this world. But it doesn’t take anything from someone else, and it shouldn’t take you away. We are all human beings. ‘
Last December, Olivia Jade made her first public comments on the ‘Red Table Talk’ scandal, saying she did not want or was worth it.
She admitted that she didn’t think there was anything wrong with the college bribe, but now she realizes that it is wrong and that her family has ‘messed up’.
‘We make mistakes. I just want a second chance to be like, ‘I acknowledge that I was wrong.’ And for a long time I was unable to talk about it because of the legality behind it, ‘she said.
Olivia Jade said: ‘I think we are all too quick to judge. I think we are all very quick to demote people ‘
Her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to two and five months in prison, respectively, for paying Rick Singer $ 500,000 to put their daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella at USC as crew recruits.
Loughlin and Giannuli were implicated in the college admission scandal after Rick Singer started cooperating with investigators in September 2018. He secretly taped his phone calls to the ex-Full House star and her stylist husband to build the case against them.
He ended up pleading guilty in 2019 to extortion, money laundering and fraud. He faces up to 65 years in prison, but will not be officially sentenced until all others indicted in the scheme are sentenced.
Prosecutors said the parents paid Singer more than $ 25 million to deceive their children at the country’s most esteemed colleges between 2011 and 2018.
More than 50 people were charged in the scandal that saw parents pay bribes of up to $ 6 million to put their children in top universities like Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC, in what authorities described as the ‘biggest college admission scam. already sued by the Department of Justice. ‘
Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among the most important defendants in the case.
None of the teenagers participated in the sport, but their apps featured pictures of them posing on rowing machines
Last December, Olivia Jade made her first public comment on the ‘Red Table Talk’ scandal, saying she does not want or deserve pity
Huffman and his spouse – ‘Shameless’ star William H. Macy, who was not charged – made a $ 15,000 donation to participate in the college entrance scam scheme on behalf of his eldest daughter.
Huffman initially planned to do the same thing for his youngest daughter, before giving up, investigators said.
Loughlin and Giannulli initially pleaded not guilty, claiming that they believed they were making a legitimate contribution to USC by paying Singer $ 500,000.
Facing up to 40 years behind bars each, they later changed course and reached a court settlement with prosecutors.
Loughlin and Giannulli initially pleaded not guilty, claiming that they believed they were making a legitimate contribution to USC by paying $ 500,000 to Singer
Loughlin was released from federal prison at CI Dublin, Calif., On December 28, where she fully served her two-month sentence, as declared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The Full House star reportedly had a ‘tearful’ meeting with her daughters Olivia Jade, 21, and Bella Rose, 22, when she finally returned to her Malibu mansion.
Giannulli, however, is still serving his five-month sentence in a prison in Lompoc, near Santa Barbara, California, for his role in the bribery scheme for college admissions.
He is due to be released on April 17. Prosecutors said Giannulli deserved a tougher sentence because he was “the most active participant in the scheme”.