Lori Loughlin’s daughters think it will be ‘surreal’ visiting their mother in jail

Lori Loughlin’s daughters are getting used to a new normal as their parents are going to jail after pleading guilty to the college admissions scandal.

And the girls, 20-year-old Olivia Jade and 21-year-old Bella, think it will be strange visiting the two as they serve months in jail, according to UsWeekly. Lori will likely be given two months behind bars while her husband Mossimo will probably get five months.

‘It will be surreal for Isabella and Olivia to visit them behind bars, but this is a much better outcome than what they envisioned,’ an insider told the site. The family reportedly worried the two could get years instead of months in jail.

The girls have said they are ‘proud’ of their mother.

‘As embarrassing and awful as it’s been, Olivia and Isabella still love their mom deeply, and it pains them to see her suffer,’ the source added.

Last week sources at the same site said it has been hard on all the family members. 

‘Olivia and Bella were devastated when Lori and Mossimo told them they were pleading guilty,’ a source said. ‘The girls have been spending a lot of time at their parents’ house recently, and they are becoming much more of a tight-knit family.’

Lori and her husband Mossimo pleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California (USC) as part of a college admissions bribery scheme.

They appeared on separate screens during their video hearing, showing no emotion as the prosecutor detailed their crimes and making no comments other than to answer questions from US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton.

He has not decided whether he will accept the deals they made with prosecutors.

Under their proposed deals, Loughlin, 55, hopes to spend two months in prison and Giannulli, 56, is seeking to serve five months.

But the judge said he will decide whether to accept the deals after considering the pre-sentencing report, a document that contains background on defendants and helps guide sentencing decisions.

Judge Gorton did not say when he would decide but scheduled their sentencing hearings for August 21.

Loughlin and Giannulli were among dozens of wealthy parents, athletic coaches and others charged last year in the bribery scheme. The parents paid hefty bribes to get their kids into top universities with bogus test scores or fake athletic credentials, authorities said.

The couple had been scheduled to go to trial in October on charges that they got their two daughters into USC as crew recruits, even though neither girl was a rower.

Prosecutors say they funneled money through a sham charity operated by college admissions consultant Rick Singer, who has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the scheme.

Prosecutors recorded phone calls and e-mails showing the couple worked with Singer to get their daughters into USC with fake athletic profiles depicting them as star rowers.

In one e-mail, Singer told Loughlin and Giannulli he needed a picture of their older daughter on a rowing machine in workout clothes ‘like a real athlete’.

Giannulli responded, according to the court filings: ‘Fantastic. Will get all’ and sent Singer the photo.

Prosecutors also had a bogus resume presented to USC that falsely claimed their younger daughter, social media star Olivia Jade, rowed in prestigious competitions like the Head of the Charles.

Singer and the former coach he paid to create Jade’s fake athletic profile are cooperating with investigators and were expected to testify against the couple at trial.

Loughlin has also agreed to pay a $150,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service. Giannulli has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service.

Loughlin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.

Giannulli pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges of money laundering and federal programmes bribery that were added after the case was filed.

Loughlin and Giannulli insisted for over a year that they were innocent and that they believed their payments were legitimate donations to the school or Singer’s charity.

They accused prosecutors of withholding evidence that would exonerate them and claimed investigators had sought to trick parents into incriminating themselves. The judge this month rejected the defense’s bid to dismiss the case over allegations of misconduct by federal agents.

They are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case. An attorney for the couple declined to comment this week.

Both daughters shared sweet messages for their mother on Mother’s Day.

Olivia Jade posted a duet of sweet throwback photos of herself and Lori on Sunday, showing the social media influencer as a baby next to her beautiful mother.

‘Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there,’ Olivia began in the caption. ‘Thank you God for mine!!!! You are my best friend and have held my hand every day for 20 years making it look like motherhood is an easy job.’ 

‘You are one of a kind,’ she continued. ‘I love you so so so much & cannot wait to give you all the love in the world today & forever. Thank you for being you. You are the most special person to me.

‘I am so blessed to be your daughter and so proud to call you mom,’ Olivia Jade added in the effusive post, before concluding with: ‘❤️ I LOVE YOU.’

Olivia’s older sister Isabella also got into the Mother’s Day celebrations on Sunday, sharing a pair of her own baby photos with their mom. 

‘The strength mothers’ have is unparalleled, I think they might be the closest thing we have to superheroes. Happy Mother’s Day Mama, I love you,’ Bella wrote.

‘I’m so proud to be your daughter today & everyday,’ she concluded.