A few weeks ago, the media reported that Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman, and 50 others were charged on accounts of bribing their children’s way into college. Fuller House star Lori Loughlin has finally responded on the situation and it turns out she doesn’t really believe that her actions were that illegal.
Additional alleged actions include paying $500,000 and having her children pose for photos to be photoshopped onto athlete’s bodies. She says that these things were nothing that “any mom wouldn’t have done.”
A source spoke to PEOPLE about Loughlin and her genuine belief that she didn’t think the allegations were all that serious. “It’s just taking some time for it to sink in that what she was allegedly doing could be considered illegal,” the source said, “To her, it wasn’t egregious behavior. Was it entitled and perhaps selfish? Perhaps. But she didn’t see it as being a legal violation.”
This wasn’t her being obstinate. This was her truly not understanding the seriousness of the allegations,” the source added.
Felicity Huffman, as previously mentioned, was also another actress that was largely involved with this scandal. Huffman released a statement on the situation, stating that she would be pleading guilty.
In the statement, she says, “I am in full acceptance of my guilt and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions. I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community. I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college.” The full statement can be read in the Twitter post below.
In a statement, Felicity Huffman says she’s pleading guilty.
“I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.” pic.twitter.com/T6tx1VUiCE
— Yashar Ali 🐘 یاشار (@yashar) April 8, 2019
According to reports, Loughlin is allegedly “freaking out” about the possible jail time she is facing. These same reports say that Loughlin could face up to 20 years in prison. Commenters all over the Internet who have been following this story are appalled that Loughlin would try to legitimize her illegal actions and not own up to it as Huffman did.
“A feeble attempt at legitimizing her actions. Lori, how do you know any mom would this? Have you taken a poll? You are nothing like ‘any’ mom. Your blatant and willful ignorance shows just how much of a vacuum your life really is. Maybe some prison time will take you off your perceived high perch. Prison can be very humbling, it’s a rather sharp depiction of real life,” says one online commenter.
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No one is going to jail, as we have all just read money can make anything happen. It’s an appalling situation that parents take this action, that it got by the school administration. I cannot believe this actress would actually say “any mom would do it” Are you kidding me? I am I mom, I would not and I did not have to. My child is a sophomore at UC Berkeley, he got there from years of hard work. Your actions took a seat from a young person who worked hard all through grade school, middle school and high school. Shame on you!
How blind is she?? “Any mom would have done it” ??? NO, only deceiving lying rich privileges Hollywood !!!! Take responsibility for your actions!!
I wouldn’t have done it. If your child can’t earn something, you don’t buy it for him. He won’t learn to be a responsible adult if you’re paying his way and making everything easier for him. And breaking the law? Are you kidding? What a fine example you’ve set. Now you’re going to prison, and your spoiled brat of a kid hates you. Just admit you made the dumbest mistake of your arrogant little life and move on.
No, not any Mom would have done it. Only people like you who seem to have little confidence in their own children to pass an entrance exam…… That is very sad!
Another entitled elite in Hollywood. My parents never would have done this for me. They were proud of me and knew I had a brain and was intelligent and could succeed without them paying someone off. Loughlin is a disgrace and raised entitled brats with no brains!
Very disgusting~ One more time in USA that the word “illegal” means absolutely nothing!!! People do as they want, when they want, and where they want if they have enough $$ or an attorney with more ambition than morals….
She should be ASHAMED!!! There are children that work hard every day to get into college and what about the child that didn’t get acceptance because your child did even though she didn’t deserve it? Absolutely disgusting!!!
Lori, you are a disgrace to definition of a mom. Moms nurture their kids, set boundaries, rules, teach morals and standards to their children. What you did was the opposite. You have been quoted saying you did not care if you kids got good grades in high school. Is that because you knew you would buy their way in? Is the reason you place these prim and proper roles because in real life you are a deceitful cheater? I hope you spend some serious time in prison for what you did. Think about all these other kids who have worked their butts off to get in to college, or the ones who didn’t. Wow.
Lori, you are so wrong that you would think that any mom would do this for their child. You can’t live your life for your child and you should of let them fill out their own entry forms without having to bribe the college. it was up to the college who gets in. By your paying you took advantage of others who could have been well deserving and because of your money didn’t get in. I believe this has probably been happening ever since colleges have existed but it doesn’t make it right. The sad thing is it will probably continue and not everyone will be caught. I wonder how you would of felt if your girls didn’t get in because some other parent had bribed and took their slot for entry.
She did wrong and needs to pay the consequences, NORMAL MOM’S would accept their Child as who they are, if they can get into College on THEIR OWN MERIT, GREAT – if not, I don’t believe they would go to these extremes, money or NO MONEY!!!
I saw her on Kelly Ripa’s tv show not long ago. I was surprised because I sensed arrogance. Very shortly after, I heard this. I just am NOT surprised. Those with that kind of self-entitlement are going to act on stuff. Unfortunately, she got caught. My questions are: what else has she done?, and what is the best punishment. It does not sound like she sincerely owns it, AND to say other Mothers would do it—–she should have kept that opinion to herself. She has now alienated every decent mother out there, another huge mistake. Maybe she does need some jail time to meditate and reflect, because clearly, she is off track as a mom, and off center as a decent person. Sad. She needs some help..
Hopefully you mean fortunately she got caught.
Where did you come one from? How were you raised to believe such behavior is alright and normal. Are you really that ignorant? Were you never taught right ftom wrong? Unbelievable! Just absolutely unbelievable you would, #1 believe it, then #2 be bold enough to say it! Great Lord, you are totally delusional!
She’s has been living in a bubble. No mother with any sense of decent morals would do what she did. She is enabling her daughter. ..
Not every mom would do that to get her kids in school. But mine were smart enough on their own to get in without cheating. Her girls must get their intelligence from her. (or lack of in this case) Hope she goes to jail & not a cushy jail like most celebrities. Send her were she needs to go wipe that smirk off her face.
Agree whole heartedly!!!
She doesn’t speak for ANY of us Mothers! The needs to own up to her guilt and take responsibility for her own actions and serve her 20 years in Prison. I’m SO sick and tired of these so called “celebrities” thinking they can break the law and nothing will happen to them because they are rich! Time to knock these people OFF of their pedestals and stable their high horses!
Obviously she is just as dumb as her daughters. Was she planning on cheating their way right to graduation ? She did them no favors . How much better it would have been for the girls to be in a college they legitimately qualified for and would have a hope of succeeding at. She has stolen their chance to be proud of their achievements and replaced that with disgrace and humiliation. Nice going! Sorry but this is something almost no decent mother would do!
She deserves to be in prison and I hope she’s there a long time.