As of Monday, Lori Loughlin has officially completed her two-month prison stint and is now just 150 hours of community service away from fulfilling the terms of her sentence. But her husband Mossimo Giannulli, who was sentenced to five months in prison for his own role in the college admissions scandal, is set to remain in lockup until April 17—and apparently, his time inside is not going very well.
The fashion designer—who is currently serving his sentence at F.C.I. Lompoc near his family’s new $9.5 million “farmhouse”—is reportedly “having a rough time in prison,” according to a source who spoke to Us Weekly. “He is allowed to call his daughters and son; those are the only good parts of his day. He tries to sound strong for his children, but because of fear of a COVID outbreak, he has been spending almost all his time in his cell, which has been very mentally taxing.” The source added, “Mossimo is spending his time reading, writing letters to his family and planning future business ventures. Mossimo is also a man of God and has been turning to prayer when he feels weak.”
After pleading guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and one count of honest services wire and mail fraud, Giannulli was sentenced to five months in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine and 250 hours of community service.
One person who made it clear they have no sympathy for the celebrity couple’s ongoing trials and tribulations, is Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Janet Hubert. Responding to the news of Loughlin’s release earlier this week, Hubert tweeted, “So when white actresses commit crimes they get new shows, pilots, etc. Lori Loughlin…I assume, will get an Emmy for her time in prison. Hmmmm…oh to be white, blond, and privileged! No thanks I would rather be bold, black, and dignified!” She added a GIF of herself from an episode of Fresh Prince looking bewildered, with the hashtag “#onlyinamerikkka.”
After receiving backlash for her remarks, the actress reiterated her point on Wednesday by highlighting the differences between how the system treated Loughlin and Tanya McDowell, a Black mother sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to enrolling her son in a Norwalk, Connecticut school despite living in Bridgeport. “There is a black woman that is serving 5 years for just using a different address to put her child in a better school. Those who are coming angry for my tweet…I will meet you at the door,” Hubert wrote. ”SNL used my photo when talking about this school mess, I was NOT amused. #donnottestme.”
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