John Stamos reveals text exchange he had with Lori Loughlin when college scandal broke
nypost.com“If You Would Have Told Me,” Stamos, 60, talks about his former “Full House” co-star (and on-screen wife) Lori Loughlin, 59, and her role in the infamous college admissions scandal.
Also known as the “Varsity Blues” scheme, the actress and her real-life husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty in May 2020 to bribing their daughters’ ways into the University of Southern California as fake rowing recruits.
After serving time in prison, Loughlin and Giannulli, 60, were released in December 2020 and April 2021, respectively. The entire saga landed dozens of wealthy parents and celebrities — such as Loughlin — in jail, and exposed a rigged higher-education system.In his memoir, Stamos revealed what his private conversation with Loughlin was like during that time. “In March 2019, I get a strange text around 5:30 am from my good friend Roger Lodge,” Stamos wrote. “He asks if Lori is okay.
I hit him back, ‘Why, what’s up?’ Something about a college scandal,” he wrote. “I started Googling, but there was very little I could find.
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