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Actress Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli said last year that she was attending college mostly to party and attend sporting events.
Her parents reportedly paid $500,000 in bribes so that Olivia Jade, 19, as well as 20-year-old sister Bella, would be be able to attend the University of Southern California.
I’m no math genius, but this all seems to add up.
Loughlin and Giannulli have been charged by the Justice Department — along with another 30 rich folks — with being part of a scheme to bribe and cheat to get their children into big-name colleges and universities.
The couple’s huge payout allegedly was to have their daughters designated as recruits for the USC rowing team, even though neither is on the squad. The Justice Department’s complaint said their designation as athletes helped with their admittance to USC.
This past summer, Olivia Jade appeared less than enthusiastic when discussing her upcoming college life in a video post, according to People.
A fan asked how she would balance her studies and her social media career. Olivia Jade kicked off her YouTube channel in 2014 and has gained nearly 2 million followers.
“I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend but I’m gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all,” she answered. “But I do want the experience of like game days, partying. … I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.”
This is a good place as any to remind everyone that her parents — mom Loughlin, best known as Aunt Becky in “Full House,” and dad Mossimo Giannulli, a fashion designer — allegedly dropped half a million bucks to get her and her older sister entrance into the college of their choice. That wasn’t for tuition, but just so they can get into USC.
Fans hit back on the comments section of the YouTube video, calling Olivia Jade “ungrateful” and “privileged.”
Olivia Jade posted a follow-up video to apologize.
“I said something super ignorant and stupid, basically,” she said. “And it totally came across that I’m ungrateful for college — I’m going to a really nice school. And it just kind of made it seem like I don’t care, I just want to brush it off. I’m just gonna be successful at YouTube and not have to worry about school. I’m really disappointed in myself.”
“I didn’t mean it that way,” she also said. “I’m sorry for anyone I offended by saying that. I know it’s a privilege and a blessing, and I’m really grateful.”
Olivia Jade also has large followings in other social media platforms, with 1.3 million on Instagram and 181,000 on Twitter, according to US Weekly.
She also has a collection with Sephora beauty products and has worked online shopping website Princess Polly on a clothing line.
