Stamos Defends Lori Loughlin, Pins Scandal on Mossimo Giannulli

John Stamos defended his former Full House co-star Lori Loughlin on a podcast Monday, blaming her estranged husband Mossimo Giannulli for the couple's role in the 2019 college admissions scandal and expressing sympathy for Loughlin following news that the pair are living apart after nearly 28 years of marriage. Stamos, speaking on the Good Guys podcast, called Giannulli a "terrible narcissist" and said he believes Loughlin was not the architect of the scheme that led to both their arrests.

The scandal, announced in April 2019 by federal authorities, involved dozens of wealthy parents accused of paying to secure university admissions for their children. Loughlin and Giannulli later pleaded guilty in May 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud after prosecutors said the couple paid $500,000 to have their daughters listed as purported rowing recruits at the University of Southern California despite not participating in the sport. Loughlin served a two month federal sentence beginning in October 2020 and was released in December 2020. Giannulli served five months, concluding in April 2021. Under their plea agreements, Loughlin was ordered to pay a $150,000 fine and perform...