The daughters of actress Lori Loughlin were reportedly booted from their sorority at the University of Southern California (USC).
Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli, parents to Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella, 20, were charged in March with conspiracy to commit fraud after authorities said they paid $250,000 to William “Rick” Singer to get the girls designated as athletic recruits.
A charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering was later added when Loughlin and Giannulli declined to plead guilty and each now faces 40 years in prison.
The girls have laid low since the indictments were unveiled, although Isabella recently posted on social media for the first time since then to wish Loughlin a happy birthday.
Also recently, a source tells Us Weekly, Olivia Jade and Isabella were kicked out of their sorority at their college.
“Olivia and Bella were both in Kappa Kappa Gamma and the sorority has since kicked them out and is trying to distance themselves from the situation as much as possible,” the source said.
The girls have stuck together during the ordeal, the source said, adding, “This has strengthened their bond more than anything possibly could.”
The immediate ramifications hurt Olivia Jade, a social media influencer, more, the source alleged, while the fallout from the charges have slowly built up for the other daughter, an aspiring actress.
“Olivia’s world came crashing down quicker in terms of getting dumped and losing all of her business, but this all unfolded slower for Bella and it’s been more emotionally devastating,” the source claimed.
Kappa Kappa Gamma has not commented on the report. According to the sorority’s website, it started at Monmouth College in Illinois in 1870 and promotes “learning and literature.”
Notable women who were in the sorority include actress Sophia Bush, 1989 Miss America Gretchen Carlson, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), according to Kappa’s website. Former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, designer Kate Spade, and actress Gena Rowlands are among others who were part of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Reports swirled earlier this year claiming that Olivia Jade and Isabella had withdrawn from USC but the university dismissed those rumors, stating, “We have confirmed that both Olivia Giannulli and Isabella Giannulli still are enrolled.”
“USC is conducting a case-by-case review for current students and graduates that may be connected to the scheme alleged by the government and will make informed decisions as those reviews are completed,” it added.
No public updates appear to have been made since then.
In another statement, the university had said: “USC has placed holds on the accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged admissions scheme; this prevents the students from registering for classes or acquiring transcripts while their cases are under review. These students have been notified that their status is under review. Following the review, we will take the proper action related to their status, up to revoking admission or expulsion.”
Prosecutors alleged the Giannulli girls faked being crew recruits, with Singer compiling falsified applications that included the girls posing on rowing machines.
Olivia Jade reportedly knew her parents bribed her way into USC but didn’t think she would get in trouble.
