Olivia Jade Giannulli, seeking to revive a once-successful influencing career, posted on Thursday her first vlog since her parents were caught in the massive college admission scandal.
The 21-year-old daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and stylist Mossimo Giannulli published a 15-minute video that vaguely addressed the scandal that culminated in her parents’ landing in prison.
“This is so crazy! Welcome back to my YouTube channel,” said Giannulli. “I’m very excited because I obviously haven’t filmed in a long time and I’m very grateful to be back on YouTube and I’m very excited for you to watch this video.”
Giannulli asked fans to look for a chat on December 8 on Facebook Watch’s “Red Table Talk” program, which was his first interview since the scandal broke.
Then, 52 seconds into Thursday’s video, he cut Giannulli in a gray hooded sweatshirt, telling viewers that she understands the serious implications of “Operation Varsity Blues”.
“Hey, a little note from the editor: because I didn’t want it to sound the wrong way, and I prefer to say something and make the video look a little weird,” she said. “I don’t mean it in a disdainful or pretentious way. I think what I was trying to convey was that the thing I most wanted to do was to apologize for so long and I felt I had to do it in ‘Red Table (Talk) ‘and although I cannot change the past, I can change how I act and what I do going forward. “
She went on to say that for her own “sanity”, she didn’t want to “go over things.”
“I just want to move on and do better and move on and go back and do what I love, which is YouTube,” she said.
Throughout the rest of the video, she fed her dog, prepared three meals, worked out on a treadmill and did her night skin care regime.
She did not mention her parents or directly discuss the case that ended with them serving a prison sentence.
They pleaded guilty to charges related to the false portrayal of their daughters as elite athletes, and are therefore worthy of further consideration for admission to the University of Southern California.
Both daughters left USC after the scandal broke.
Loughlin served two months in prison before being released in late December.
Mossimo Giannulli denounced a federal prison in Lompoc, California, in mid-November, for a five-month sentence. His lawyers are seeking an early release.
“Any reduction in Giannulli’s sentence would be widely publicized, thereby undermining the deterrent effect of the sentence that this court imposed,” wrote United States Attorney Attorney Kristen Kearney earlier this week in opposition to the request.
Diana Dasrath contributed.