{"id":2107195,"date":"2025-10-22T01:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2107195"},"modified":"2025-10-22T01:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:52:06","slug":"john-stamos-blames-lori-loughlins-ex-for-college-admissions-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-stamos-blames-lori-loughlins-ex-for-college-admissions-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"John Stamos blames Lori Loughlin&#8217;s ex for college admissions scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UJNGN7MYHVFPRCY5BX6POJII4Q\">John Stamos is defending his former \u201cFull House\u201d costar Lori Loughlin after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/full-house-alum-separates-from-spouse-after-27-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/full-house-alum-separates-from-spouse-after-27-years.html\">her separation from husband Mossimo Giannulli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"77EJSVDTYJHMJNRTJCBMMMJ6PU\">\u201c40 years I\u2019ve known [Lori]. You can see through people after a few years, but this woman\u2019s a saint. It\u2019s hard to see, I\u2019m just heartbroken for her right now,\u201d Stamos, 62, said during a Monday, Oct. 20, appearance on Josh Peck\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587338&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=sara-donnellan%7C&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fjohn-stamos-on-lori-loughlins-divorce-sobriety-and%2Fid1640156422%3Fi%3D1000732668270&amp;product_category=Media%3EBooks%3EAudiobooks\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/john-stamos-on-lori-loughlins-divorce-sobriety-and\/id1640156422?i=1000732668270\">\u201cGood Guys\u201d podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4SEEJIP3LRHITBMU4JT3HSDP5U\">Stamos and Loughlin, 61, played love interests Jesse Katsopolis and Rebecca Donaldson on \u201cFull House,\u201d which aired on ABC from 1987-1995. News broke earlier this month that Loughlin and Giannulli, 62, had separated after 27 years of marriage, and Stamos thinks Giannulli is to blame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZHDPNNSBF5CTDC2ISYSD4EY3Q4\">\u201cI know [Lori\u2019s] just devastated. For a girl who has lived her life really well \u2014 a good person, a good mother, a good wife, I know all this for a fact \u2014 to be thrown into this separation [that\u2019s] blowing up her family this way, I just hate to see her go through this,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MMMJZP4RU5GQFPGWNY4K67UG5A.jpg?auth=6b0eec5f3435b97c23316636ae1e3e606117077a984a9e56760785c69f9f7022&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MMMJZP4RU5GQFPGWNY4K67UG5A.jpg?auth=6b0eec5f3435b97c23316636ae1e3e606117077a984a9e56760785c69f9f7022&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" sizes=\"80vw\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MMMJZP4RU5GQFPGWNY4K67UG5A.jpg?auth=6b0eec5f3435b97c23316636ae1e3e606117077a984a9e56760785c69f9f7022&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lori Loughlin, John Stamos\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MMMJZP4RU5GQFPGWNY4K67UG5A.jpg?auth=6b0eec5f3435b97c23316636ae1e3e606117077a984a9e56760785c69f9f7022&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\"><span class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Lori Loughlin and John Stamos in 2016.<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Eric Charbonneau\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RJRAQOCHPJH73DT564HIRMKNBU\">Stamos went on to call Giannulli a \u201cterrible narcissist.\u201d He believes that Giannulli was behind the decision to pay $500,000 in bribes to have his and Loughlin\u2019s daughters, Isabella Rose and Olivia Jade, accepted to USC as members of the rowing team although neither of them were rowers. Both Loughlin and Giannulli served time in prison for their involvement in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/2019\/03\/college-admissions-scandal-exposes-a-corrupt-and-broken-system-editorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/2019\/03\/college-admissions-scandal-exposes-a-corrupt-and-broken-system-editorial.html\">college admissions scandal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TUYHR3DFCJAR5LKAAJN7XY4FZM\">\u201cWith the college scandal, I\u2019m not gonna debate whether [Lori] had much to do with it or not. I know she didn\u2019t,\u201d Stamos claimed. \u201cI know that she took a lot of the heat that her husband brought to that family. Mossimo, never been a big fan of that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OWEMQGIAYNAEZK2EGJT4XLPUK4\">Stamos then recalled Loughlin being in the dark when the scandal first made headlines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/SEO322TGYZAMJFCSLQ6QQMHS34.jpg?auth=b0cf9ed2901adae264f15752b326cfcf4b0ed5c95b277fca59f02960ea1205f4&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/SEO322TGYZAMJFCSLQ6QQMHS34.jpg?auth=b0cf9ed2901adae264f15752b326cfcf4b0ed5c95b277fca59f02960ea1205f4&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" sizes=\"80vw\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/SEO322TGYZAMJFCSLQ6QQMHS34.jpg?auth=b0cf9ed2901adae264f15752b326cfcf4b0ed5c95b277fca59f02960ea1205f4&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/SEO322TGYZAMJFCSLQ6QQMHS34.jpg?auth=b0cf9ed2901adae264f15752b326cfcf4b0ed5c95b277fca59f02960ea1205f4&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\"><span class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli in 2019.<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">AP<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FZGYRSSAJZBB5JD7VST2HQS63M\">\u201cI called her. She was in Canada doing something for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/huge-star-returns-to-hallmark-channel-series.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/huge-star-returns-to-hallmark-channel-series.html\">Hallmark [Channel]<\/a> at the time. \u2026 She goes, \u2018Mossimo handles all that stuff,\u2019\u201d Stamos said. \u201cShe goes to f\u2013ing prison for this a&#8211;hole for three months. \u2026 She didn\u2019t deserve to be dragged through that. I believe \u2014 I know for a fact \u2014 it was all him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EZKATXNPX5D6XLR3D34K72COJE\">Many \u201cFull House\u201d fans have long speculated that there was a real-life romantic spark between Loughlin and Stamos. Before he married Caitlin McHugh in 2018, Stamos said during a 2013 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMHyHL3ejTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMHyHL3ejTo\">celebrity.land Live <\/a>that Loughlin \u201ccould be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/full-house-alum-called-married-costar-one-that-got-away.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/full-house-alum-called-married-costar-one-that-got-away.html\">the one that got away.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GO72BEFKC5CXPADUOVFX3YZJ4M\">During Monday\u2019s episode of \u201cGood Guys,\u201d Stamos elaborated on the comments, comparing Loughlin and his first wife, Rebecca Romijn, to different versions of Sandy from the musical \u201cGrease.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BHEPDPELERDZPM2NZO7RTTXWNE\"><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/tv-stars-wife-breaks-silence-on-his-sexual-assault-allegation-disturbing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/tv-stars-wife-breaks-silence-on-his-sexual-assault-allegation-disturbing.html\"><b>TV star\u2019s wife breaks silence on his sexual assault allegation: \u2018Disturbing\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XXLVEK3XKRHNNESBUBNIS5AJTA\">\u201cLori was Sandy before the leather, and Rebecca Romijn was Sandy in the leather \u2026 and there was a moment where I had the choice [between them], I think,\u201d Stamos said. \u201cAnd I was more into the rebellious [thing]. Lori was so sweet and I loved working with her, but she was too nice for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GGO6JLLUSZFFZKHER2J23X2LDQ\">While things never worked out for them romantically, Stamos said that he\u2019s been there for Loughlin amid her separation, which his wife has been \u201cgood about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3OVKQGWNG5A7JOC4OE5XFKGBMA\">\u201cI told [Lori], I said look, \u2018Whatever negativity or hardships you\u2019ve been through in your life, it\u2019s connected to this guy,\u2019\u201d Stamos said, noting that he will \u201cnever talk to\u201d Mossimo again. \u201cWhatever he did to her, it busted her up to the core. She put up with a lot over the years with this guy. \u2026 I think when you have a wife like that and a family, how do you bust that up?\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_nj__RFbQx\" data-gaid=\":R3e5b8m:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Stamos is defending his former \u201cFull House\u201d costar Lori Loughlin after her separation from husband Mossimo Giannulli. \u201c40 years I\u2019ve known [Lori]. You can see through people after a few years, but this woman\u2019s a saint. It\u2019s hard to see, I\u2019m just heartbroken for her right now,\u201d Stamos, 62, said during a Monday, Oct. 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