Olivia Jade Has 'No Plans to Return to USC' After College Bribery Scam
Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade Has 'No Plans to Return to USC' After College Bribery Scam.
Lori Loughlin‘s daughter Olivia Jade will not return to the University of Southern California in the wake the nationwide college admissions cheating scandals, a source tells PEOPLE.
The
19-year-old YouTube star has “no plans to return to USC” when classes
resume on Monday, following her mom’s indictment and arrest for her
alleged involvement with the college fraud scandal.
“She can’t handle anything right now. She seems more and more upset every day. She just wants to stay home,” says the source.
Although
it is unclear whether or not Olivia Jade was aware of her parents’
involvement in the scandal, her booming Instagram and YouTube blogging
business has taken a hit since the news broke. On Thursday sephora severed ties with the teen.
“She
feels she has worked very hard to get different work deals and
everything is just gone. She thought she knew what the future had in
store for her, and it all just crumbled,” says the source. “It’s a
never-ending nightmare for her. She understands the serious consequences
her parents are facing and she is very scared.”
Olivia
Jade’s older sister, Isabella Rose, 20, is also enrolled at USC, though
her future with the school remains unclear. Neither of them was charged
in the indictments.
Loughlin, 54, is among dozens charged in an alleged college admissions scam involving elite colleges and universities including Yale, Georgetown, the University of Southern California and Stanford.
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 USC women’s rowing roster.)
Both
Loughlin and Giannulli were both arrested this week on a felony charge
of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
Giannulli
appeared in federal court on Tuesday and was released after posting a
$1 million bond. Loughlin made her first appearance in federal court on
Wednesday in Los Angeles where a judge set her bond at $1 million, according to the Associated Press.
Olivia Jade(left),Lori Loughlin(middle) and Isabella Rose(right)
A source told people that some of the pair’s friends have been distancing themselves from the couple in light of the news.
“Lori
and Mossimo are finding out quickly who their real friends are,” the
insider said. “It’s not like they are the victims of a crime. They are the crime.”
“Many
of their friends don’t want to be associated with them right now,” the
source added. “Their friends are shocked at the allegations.”
The pair accounts for two of 50 peoples indicted as part of the alleged nationwide scheme, which broke on Tuesday when federal court records were unsealed in Boston. Other notable names include Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman and author Jane Buckingham.
According
to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts, the
widespread effort was made by wealthy families to get their children
into top colleges by falsifying SAT scores, lying about their athletic
skills, and more. It’s unclear if the children were aware of any of
these alleged crimes.
Some
named in the court documents allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million
to get their children into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford,
Georgetown, the University of Southern California, UCLA, the University
of San Diego, University of Texas and Wake Forest, according to federal
prosecutors.
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