Hallmark cuts ties with Lori Loughlin

Tony Branco

Hallmark cuts ties with Lori Loughlin after admissions scandal; fate of 'Heart' uncertain  . . . "By Thursday, the scandal had impacted Loughlin's career, with Crown Media announcing it was cutting ties with the "Full House" star, who had long been a staple on its networks."
. . . We are no longer working with Lori Loughlin and have stopped development of all productions that air on the Crown Media Family Network channels involving Lori Loughlin including Garage Sale Mysteries, an independent third party production," Crown Media Family Networks said in a statement sent to USA TODAY. . . . 
"Despite the show's success, Hallmark said they will not air "When Calls the Heart" Sunday amid the scandal, leaving the remainder of the season up in the air. 
"We are evaluating all creative options related to the 'When Calls the Heart' series," the network told USA TODAY in a statement. 

Such a decent series; she will be missed.

"The drama series films in Canada, where a judge has allowed Loughlin to travel for work until she's to surrender her passport in December, unless further ordered by the court. " . . .

"Most recently, Loughlin was in the middle of production of the latest chapter of "Garage Sale Mysteries," a movie franchise on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries that the company also dropped Thursday. 

Stanford students first to sue colleges named in admissions scandal 

. . . "Despite the students’ top-notch grades and extracurriculars, their applications to such prestigious institutions as Yale and Georgetown were rejected — a fate the suit claims they might have avoided on a level playing field without Singer putting his thumb on the scale.
"All told, 50 people — including parents, college sports coaches and proctors — were charged Tuesday in the sweeping federal probe." . . .

Lori Loughlin’s daughters drop out of USC after admissions scandal 

Olivia Jade Giannulli, Lori Loughlin and Isabella Rose Giannulli

. . . "Olivia Jade, 19, and her sister, 20-year-old Isabella, have decided to withdraw from USC days after their parents, “Fuller House” star Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were charged for allegedly paying the girls’ way into USC, TMZ reported. 

"One source told the gossip website the girls worry they’ll be “viciously bullied.' ”

College Scam: That’s Not the Half of It   . . . "The scandal might not have received the attention it generated had it not been for actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman getting caught in the FBI’s net. If there are celebrities involved, the story must be important.
"As offensive as this scandal is, it is nowhere near the biggest college scandal in our history. Our colleges and universities have long been mired in ongoing scandals, but they are so common that we hardly consider them newsworthy." .  . .Full article.