INFLUENCER Olivia Jade Giannulli first YouTube video of 2024 savagely rips into her famous famous parents nearly five years after they were caught up in a college admissions scandal.
Olivia, the daughter of TV star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, joked about her parents’ prison stints for their role in the scandal, in which they paid $500,000 to get their two kids into the University of Southern California.
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“You guys I finally ordered wallpaper for the kitchen so it’s not going to feel so sterile,” Olivia said in the video.
“It’s not going to feel like a prison. Save the jokes, I don’t want to hear it.”
Olivia said she set viewers up for the joke.
The YouTube video was the latest to be posted since Olivia’s return to the platform.
She started making YouTube videos in 2014, quickly making a career of being an influencer.
But in 2019, her partnerships with brands like Sephora and Tresemmé came to a halt after her parents were arrested.
Loughlin and Giannulli were indicted as part of a massive college admissions scandal, in which they faked a photo of Olivia and her sister Isabella rowing to get them admitted to USC as crew recruits.
Neither Olivia nor Isabella were rowers.
On top of that, Loughlin and Giannulli – who tied the knot in 1997 – also paid $500,000 to USC to gain their daughters’ entry to the school.
Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty in May 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.
The former Full House star was released from prison in December 2020 after serving two months.
She also was forced to pay a $150,000 fine.
Giannulli was released in April 2021 after serving five months and paying a fine of $250,000.
Olivia, meanwhile, was said to be embarrassed over the photos, which were released by prosecutors as the case went on.
She posted to YouTube sporadically in the years following the scandal but has only recently returned to filming videos more consistently.
Olivia’s latest video – in which she made the prison joke – details a week in her life at the start of 2024.
She showed off her cooking skills and got ready for a day of shopping with Loughlin, who made an appearance in the video.
But fans were surprised that Olivia didn’t mention her boyfriend, Australian actor Jacob Elordi.
The two were first linked in December 2021 and have reportedly been dating on and off since.