Last week, federal prosecutors released the rowing photos they claim Lori Loughlin submitted
to get her daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, into USC, and now sources are saying
Olivia and Isabella are ‘mortified’ over these pics.
What’s up guys?
It’s Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News bringing you all the news updates from
my Clevver home studio, and somehow, even in this crazy current state of the world,
we still can’t escape the college admissions scandal.
And we’ve got all the latest tea for you on what Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose have
been saying about these photos, but before we get into all the legalities and drama,
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Alright, so just to catch you up on where we are at with this varsity blues scandal,
last month Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli requested to dismiss their entire
case.
But in recent documents obtained by multiple outlets, the feds claim that there is much
more to the case than bribery and that there is no basis for the dismissal request.
And since Lori and Mossimo’s legal team filed the request to dismiss the case, the
feds filed a response which includes emails, phone transcripts and photos of their daughters
Olivia Jade and Bella, that reveals their involvement with the scam’s ringleader,
William “Rick” Singer.
Some of the evidence released were these images of two women with blurred faces which the
feds identified as Olivia and Isabella.
In the photos the sisters are practicing their rowing skills on erg rowing machines and the
pics were allegedly taken by Lori and Mossimo and then sent to Rick Singer to help them
gain admission to the university.
Obviously, we all now know that these photos, along with hundreds of thousands of dollars
worked and both Olivia Jade and Bella were admitted to USC as crew team recruits despite
never having participated in the sport.
And with the case now still ongoing and making headlines again, sources have revealed to
InTouch Weekly that Olivia and Bella, are quote “mortified” over the released photos
in connection with their alleged involvement in the college admissions scandal.
An insider told InTouch that Bella and Olivia are afraid the photos make it seem like they
quote “may have unwittingly participated in their parents’ scam to get them into
college.”
But regardless of how embarrassing these photos were, according to People Magazine, the family
wasn’t super surprised that these photos were released.
A source told People that quote, “They have known that the photos would eventually be
released, because they are part of the discovery.
They were prepared that they would be released, they just didn’t know when.
It didn’t come as a surprise.”
And the source went on to say that quote, “As damning as it looks, keep in mind that
they were following Rick Singer’s instructions, and he was having them do a lot of things
that they didn’t understand.”
And unlike some of the other parents involved in the scandal like Felicity Huffman, who
pleaded guilty and already served her short sentence in jail, Lori could be facing up
to 50 years in federal prison for her involvement and continued denial of guilt.
The source explained to InTouch how this is impacting their family.
They said that quote, “And now, her daughters are once again begging her to plead guilty
or make some kind of deal, if it’s not too late.
It seems like the case against Lori can’t get any worse, but she still can’t fathom
the idea of spending one day behind bars.”
According to the source, the recent images of Oliva and Bella on the rowing machines
have shifted her perspective.
The insider said quote, “[Lori] seemed to be in denial until the recent photos of her
daughters Olivia and Bella rowing, and Mossimo’s personal emails detailing the scam, were presented
as evidence.
It’s not only damaging to her case but embarrassing as hell.”
And while Lori is facing major consequences for her actions, the source insisted that
she had and still has sincere intentions.
They said quote, “Lori wants to do what’s best for her girls, but she’s confused and
questions their legal plan going forward.
She’s constantly fighting with Mossimo and her attorneys.
Lori really is at the end of her rope.”
And with everything going on in the world right now, Lori and Mossimo aren’t due to
go to trial until October.
Which leaves more time for even more evidence to come out.
I want to know what you guys think about all this though.
How do you think you would feel if you were in Olivia Jade or Bella’s shoes?!?
Share your thoughts and get the conversation started down in the comment section below.
And just in case you were wondering, Lori and Mossimo are reportedly social distancing
in a different house than their daughters.
People reported that Lori and Mossimo are at their Bel-Air home while Olivia and Bella
chose to self-isolate with Olivia’s boyfriend, Jackson Guthy.
A source said that quote, “Olivia and Bella are [social distancing] together.
Lori is in constant contact with them.
Lori and Mossimo are doing well.
They are still living at their home.
For obvious reasons, they haven’t been able to sell their house yet.”
And even with everything going on in the world, Lori and Mossimo are staying focused on their
October trial.
The source said quote, “Their focus is still very much the same — they are prepping for
the trial.”
So it seems like we will just have to wait until then to know how this all turns out.
And we go into more details about those rowing photos right over here in another Clevver
News video.
I'm Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, bye guys!