ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” the dance competition that pairs celebrities with professional dancers, is back and its cast features an array of stars ranging from pro basketball players to YouTube stars, including one Olivia Jade Giannulli.
However, not everyone was eager to see the young internet star, taking exception to host Tyra Banks, who, during an interview with “Entertainment Tonight,” defended the 21-year-old’s position on the show and her level of celebrity, which many online critics questioned.
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Olivia made headlines when her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and designer Mossimo Giannulli, were caught in the middle of a high-profile college admissions scandal in 2019. The couple paid $500,000 to a fixer to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and her sister Bella, into the prestigious University of Southern California as members of the rowing team, although they did not compete in the sport.
Loughlin, who is most notable for her role as “Aunt Becky” on the hit television sitcom “Full House” pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. She was sentenced to two months at Federal Correctional Institution Victorville, a minimum-security federal facility in Dublin, California. Meanwhile, her husband pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to five months at a federal prison in Lompoc, Near Santa Barbara, California.
The television host described the young beauty influencer as being “brave.” She added, “I think people don’t know her, they know what happened to her. She has said that she did not know about what was going on, and it’s really sad, and it’s very hurtful when something publicly happens but you had nothing to do with it. So I trust that she says she didn’t know.”
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