In a stunning revelation that has rocked Hollywood circles, John Stamos has broken his silence about the devastating impact of the college admissions scandal on his decades-long friendship with Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli.
The Unravelling of a Friendship
According to excerpts from Stamos's highly anticipated memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, the actor describes feeling profoundly betrayed by Giannulli's actions during the scandal that saw Loughlin serve a two-month prison sentence. "What he did was unconscionable," Stamos writes, pointing fingers directly at the fashion designer for his role in the controversy.
A House Divided
The college admissions scandal, which erupted in 2019, saw Loughlin and Giannulli accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to secure their daughters' admission to the University of Southern California as fake crew team recruits. While both eventually pleaded guilty, Stamos suggests the damage to their personal relationships was irreversible.
"The whole situation created an impossible rift between former co-stars who had shared the screen for years on Full House and its revival, Fuller House," the memoir reveals. Stamos describes watching helplessly as his close friend became entangled in the legal nightmare.
Behind the Scenes Turmoil
Stamos doesn't hold back in his assessment of Giannulli's character, portraying him as the architect of their family's downfall. The memoir paints a picture of a friendship strained to breaking point, with Stamos struggling to reconcile the Lori he knew with the person at the centre of the national scandal.
What emerges is a heartbreaking portrait of celebrity friendships tested by scandal, poor judgement, and the harsh consequences that follow when trust is broken in the most public way imaginable.
