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Lori Loughlin fired from Fuller House in wake of college admission scandal
Lori Loughlin has been fired from Fuller House in wake of the college admission scandal, Hallmark channel also severs ties with the actress. After being charged in connection with the largest college admission scam in American history, actress Lori Loughlin finds herself out of work.
Most notably, Loughlin has been fired from Fuller House, Netflix’s revival of the classic American sitcom Full House. In both series, Loughlin portrayed Rebecca Donaldson, the wife of John Stamos’ character, Jesse Katsopolis. Loughlin will not appear in the upcoming fifth season of Fuller House.
Louglin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. They’re accused of paying $500,000 in bribes so that their daughters would be classified as recruits for USC’s crew team, fast-tracking their admittance into the school. (Neither daughter ever rowed crew.) Loughlin appeared in federal court on Wednesday and was released on $1 million bond pending trial.