Lori Loughlin, caught up in the college admissions cheating scandal, has been shamed by students at USC, the university that her two daughters attend after she allegedly paid bribe money to get them admitted.
Loughlin and her husband are facing criminal charges for allegedly paying Rick Singer, who prosecutors say schemed to get their daughter, YouTube star Olivia Jade, into USC as an accomplished recruit for the school’s crew team, even though she had no rowing experience.
A poster by the University of Southern California's rowing team, which appears to foreshadow the college admissions scandal by encouraging members with no prior experience to join, resurfaced this week and Twitter is going crazy over it.
The poster for women’s rowing tryouts appeared on Twitter in August last year, with, "No previous rowing experience necessary" as part of the description. At the time it seemed innocuous, but now it has taken on a whole new meaning.
"Can we finance the $500,000 application and guaranteed acceptance fee," one Twitter user replied to the post, referencing USC's entanglement in the high-profile scam that saw 50 people charged by federal prosecutors in a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities.
Among those accused is "Fuller House" actress Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli who stand accused of forking out $500,000 in bribes for their daughter Olivia Jade. They have pleaded not guilty.
A poster with similar themes has re-emerged amid the scam and once again the dark humor was not missed. Promoting the USC rowing team's upcoming fall 2019 season, the laminated poster hanging in the women's locker room reads, "No experience? No problem," TMZ reported.
Meanwhile, sources claim Olivia's sister, who also was admitted to USC as part of the plot according to prosecutors, is allegedly under criminal investigation for her involvement in the scandal, The Daily Mail reported.
Loughlin and Giannulli are facing additional charges that include conspiracy to commit fraud as well as money laundering and, if convicted, could spend up to 40 years behind bars, Fox News reported.
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