'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Season 2 Cast Adds Felicity Huffman in Role with Ties to Original Series
The season two cast for Criminal Minds: Evolution has added a familiar face: Felicity Huffman.
The 61-year-old actress will have a guest-starring role in the upcoming Paramount+ reboot, which is currently in production on the new season. Felicity will take on the role of an ex wife of a former Criminal Minds character.
Keep reading to find out who she will play…
Felicity will portray Dr. Jill Gideon, “a brilliant biological psychiatrist who agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory. Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau’s elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), but soon realizes her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery,” (via Variety).
This is Felicity‘s first major TV role since her recent scandal. Back in...
The 61-year-old actress will have a guest-starring role in the upcoming Paramount+ reboot, which is currently in production on the new season. Felicity will take on the role of an ex wife of a former Criminal Minds character.
Keep reading to find out who she will play…
Felicity will portray Dr. Jill Gideon, “a brilliant biological psychiatrist who agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory. Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau’s elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), but soon realizes her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery,” (via Variety).
This is Felicity‘s first major TV role since her recent scandal. Back in...
- 4/1/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Felicity Huffman has booked a promising role in an upcoming major series: The actress will be a guest star in the next season of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds spinoff Evolution, playing a doctor with deep connections to other lead characters in the franchise.
The role marks the first major network new series opportunity for the Emmy-winning former Desperate Housewives star since her role in a college admissions scandal broke in 2019 (Huffman was previously set to star in a spinoff of The Good Doctor, but last year ABC passed on making it).
Huffman will play “Dr. Jill Gideon, a brilliant biological psychiatrist, who agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory. Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau’s elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (previously played by original series star Mandy Patinkin...
The role marks the first major network new series opportunity for the Emmy-winning former Desperate Housewives star since her role in a college admissions scandal broke in 2019 (Huffman was previously set to star in a spinoff of The Good Doctor, but last year ABC passed on making it).
Huffman will play “Dr. Jill Gideon, a brilliant biological psychiatrist, who agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory. Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau’s elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (previously played by original series star Mandy Patinkin...
- 4/1/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lori Loughlin cheats at golf and flexes a bogus handicap permit in the latest episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which features a hilarious cameo from the “Full House” star poking fun at her role in the 2019 college admissions scandal, for which she served a two-month prison sentence.
Loughlin became the face of the Varsity Blues scandal when she and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud after they were accused of paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California, using falsified athletic profiles. They were among dozens of parents swept up in the investigation of admissions consultant Rick Singer, who admitted to bribing and cheating in order to get his clients’ children into prestigious universities.
In Sunday’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode, titled “The Gettysburg Address,” Ted Danson asks Larry David if he would do him a favor by helping...
Loughlin became the face of the Varsity Blues scandal when she and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud after they were accused of paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California, using falsified athletic profiles. They were among dozens of parents swept up in the investigation of admissions consultant Rick Singer, who admitted to bribing and cheating in order to get his clients’ children into prestigious universities.
In Sunday’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode, titled “The Gettysburg Address,” Ted Danson asks Larry David if he would do him a favor by helping...
- 3/11/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Felicity Huffman broke her silence about her role in the college admissions scandal dubbed “Varsity Blues.”
In an interview with CNN affiliate Kabc, Huffman, 50, addressed her role in the widespread criminal conspiracy, which led to her brief incarceration.
In 2019, a $25 million bribery and fraud scheme exposed 33 parents who paid to get their children into elite colleges through testing schemes or fake sports scholarships.
Huffman was accused of paying $15,000 to the scheme’s ringleader to improve her daughter’s Sat scores. Huffman pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
“People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case,” Huffman said. “I worked with a highly recommended college counselor named Rick Singer.”
Singer, the mastermind leader behind the scheme, was sentenced to three and...
In an interview with CNN affiliate Kabc, Huffman, 50, addressed her role in the widespread criminal conspiracy, which led to her brief incarceration.
In 2019, a $25 million bribery and fraud scheme exposed 33 parents who paid to get their children into elite colleges through testing schemes or fake sports scholarships.
Huffman was accused of paying $15,000 to the scheme’s ringleader to improve her daughter’s Sat scores. Huffman pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
“People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case,” Huffman said. “I worked with a highly recommended college counselor named Rick Singer.”
Singer, the mastermind leader behind the scheme, was sentenced to three and...
- 12/2/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman says she participated in what would become known as the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scheme because “it felt like I would be a bad mother if I didn’t do it.”
Breaking her silence on the 2019 cheating scandal that led to a 14-day prison sentence for the actor, Huffman said in an exclusive interview with Los Angeles ABC affiliate Kabc, “It was sort of like my daughter’s future, which meant I had to break the law.”
The Kabc interview was featured on Good Morning America today. See the video below.
Huffman was one of the more than 30 parents of college-bound children who paid admissions consultant Rick Singer to, among other things, fraudulently raise Sat scores to better the kids’ chances of getting into top-notch universities. Also caught up in the scheme was actor Lori Loughlin.
Huffman, who was accused of paying $15,000 to raise her daughter’s Sat scores,...
Breaking her silence on the 2019 cheating scandal that led to a 14-day prison sentence for the actor, Huffman said in an exclusive interview with Los Angeles ABC affiliate Kabc, “It was sort of like my daughter’s future, which meant I had to break the law.”
The Kabc interview was featured on Good Morning America today. See the video below.
Huffman was one of the more than 30 parents of college-bound children who paid admissions consultant Rick Singer to, among other things, fraudulently raise Sat scores to better the kids’ chances of getting into top-notch universities. Also caught up in the scheme was actor Lori Loughlin.
Huffman, who was accused of paying $15,000 to raise her daughter’s Sat scores,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Felicity Huffman is speaking out for the first time about the infamous college admissions scandal in which she paid $15,000 to have her daughter’s Sat scores falsified to get her into college.
“It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future,” she tells ABC News’ Marc Brown in her first sit-down interview since her 11-day incarceration in 2019. “It was sort of like my daughter’s future, which meant I had to break the law.”
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“It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future,” she tells ABC News’ Marc Brown in her first sit-down interview since her 11-day incarceration in 2019. “It was sort of like my daughter’s future, which meant I had to break the law.”
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- 12/1/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Four years after Felicity Huffman found herself embroiled in a college admissions scandal, the actress talked about the ordeal for the first time in a new interview.
Huffman ultimately spent 11 days in jail and was sentenced to community service for her role in Operation Varsity Blues, in which she paid $15,000 to “college admissions consultant” Rick Singer to falsify her daughter’s Sat test results.
“It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future,” Huffman told Los Angeles’ Kabc in an exclusive interview. “And so it...
Huffman ultimately spent 11 days in jail and was sentenced to community service for her role in Operation Varsity Blues, in which she paid $15,000 to “college admissions consultant” Rick Singer to falsify her daughter’s Sat test results.
“It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future,” Huffman told Los Angeles’ Kabc in an exclusive interview. “And so it...
- 12/1/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Felicity Huffman is opening up for the first time about her involvement in the college admissions scandal.
Back in 2019, the 60-year-old Desperate Housewives actress served 11 days in prison for paying $15,000 to convicted scandal mastermind Rick Singer to have her daughter Sophia‘s Sat scores secretly corrected.
She also paid a $30,000 fine, served 250 hours of community service, and was on supervised release for one year. Felicity completed her full sentence by October 2020.
Now four years later, Felicity spoke with ABC-7 Eyewitness News about the scandal.
Keep reading to find out more…
In the interview, which aired on Thursday (Nov. 30), Felicity reflected on what led her to her crimes.
“People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case,” Felicity started. “I worked with a highly recommended college counselor named Rick Singer. I...
Back in 2019, the 60-year-old Desperate Housewives actress served 11 days in prison for paying $15,000 to convicted scandal mastermind Rick Singer to have her daughter Sophia‘s Sat scores secretly corrected.
She also paid a $30,000 fine, served 250 hours of community service, and was on supervised release for one year. Felicity completed her full sentence by October 2020.
Now four years later, Felicity spoke with ABC-7 Eyewitness News about the scandal.
Keep reading to find out more…
In the interview, which aired on Thursday (Nov. 30), Felicity reflected on what led her to her crimes.
“People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case,” Felicity started. “I worked with a highly recommended college counselor named Rick Singer. I...
- 12/1/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s been six years since Fox canceled Pitch after one season, but Mark Paul Gosselaar can’t forget about how it almost made him want to give up on Hollywood.
During a Saved by the Bell panel at ’90s Con Tampa Sunday, Gosselaar recalled how he felt when Fox axed the Kylie Bunbury starrer that revolved around the first woman to play (and pitch!) for the majors.
“I wanted to quit the industry after that ended,” Gosselaar, who played catcher Mike Lawson in the drama from Dan Fogelman, Rick Singer and Kevin Falls. “That’s one of those, you feel like in your lifetime you’re not going to be handed opportunities like that, so for that to pass in the fashion that it did it was sort of a gut punch. That’s a role though, that I don’t make light of it, but I had to go therapy with my wife.
During a Saved by the Bell panel at ’90s Con Tampa Sunday, Gosselaar recalled how he felt when Fox axed the Kylie Bunbury starrer that revolved around the first woman to play (and pitch!) for the majors.
“I wanted to quit the industry after that ended,” Gosselaar, who played catcher Mike Lawson in the drama from Dan Fogelman, Rick Singer and Kevin Falls. “That’s one of those, you feel like in your lifetime you’re not going to be handed opportunities like that, so for that to pass in the fashion that it did it was sort of a gut punch. That’s a role though, that I don’t make light of it, but I had to go therapy with my wife.
- 9/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver are the newest and youngest members of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Coogler graduated from the program in 2011. “Girls Trip” writer Oliver is an alum of the Class of 2010.
The Board of Councilors oversees strategic planning, development, and fundraising efforts for the film school. Fellow industry board members include Chairman Donna Langley, Chair Emeritus Frank Price, Sarah Bond, Kevin Feige, David Geffen, Jim Gianopulos, Brian Grazer, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, Bill M. Mechanic, Shonda Rhimes, John Riccitiello, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Tsujihara, John Wells, and Robert Zemeckis.
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“Ryan and Tracy have dominated the industry with their innovative craft and mastered the art of storytelling for a global audience,” said Langley in a press release, who made the announcement with Elizabeth M. Daley,...
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Coogler graduated from the program in 2011. “Girls Trip” writer Oliver is an alum of the Class of 2010.
The Board of Councilors oversees strategic planning, development, and fundraising efforts for the film school. Fellow industry board members include Chairman Donna Langley, Chair Emeritus Frank Price, Sarah Bond, Kevin Feige, David Geffen, Jim Gianopulos, Brian Grazer, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, Bill M. Mechanic, Shonda Rhimes, John Riccitiello, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Tsujihara, John Wells, and Robert Zemeckis.
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Rick Singer, Mastermind of College Admissions Scam for Children of Hollywood Elite, Sentenced to Prison
“Ryan and Tracy have dominated the industry with their innovative craft and mastered the art of storytelling for a global audience,” said Langley in a press release, who made the announcement with Elizabeth M. Daley,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
(Updated with U.S. Attorney statement) Almost four years after the FBI swooped in on Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and other well-heeled parents who tried to bribe their kids’ way into elite colleges, the man who masterminded the whole scheme today finally faced justice.
In federal court in Boston this afternoon, Rick Singer was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars and ordered to pay more than 10 million in restitution to the IRS. Having fallen far from his top tier school pathway perch to living in a Florida trailer park for seniors, 62-year old Singer was also ordered Wednesday by Judge Rya W. Zobel to hand over a significant amount of personal assets reaching into more than 5 million.
“I lost my ethical values and have so much to regret,” the once high-flying Key Worldwide Foundation boss said in a brief statement in court today. “To be frank, I am ashamed of myself.
In federal court in Boston this afternoon, Rick Singer was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars and ordered to pay more than 10 million in restitution to the IRS. Having fallen far from his top tier school pathway perch to living in a Florida trailer park for seniors, 62-year old Singer was also ordered Wednesday by Judge Rya W. Zobel to hand over a significant amount of personal assets reaching into more than 5 million.
“I lost my ethical values and have so much to regret,” the once high-flying Key Worldwide Foundation boss said in a brief statement in court today. “To be frank, I am ashamed of myself.
- 1/4/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Varsity Blues mastermind Rick Singer is feeling remorseful ahead of his sentencing next week.
In 2018, the leader of the infamous college admissions scam pleaded guilty and admitted to bribing Sat and Act proctors as well as athletic coaches.
Since then, he has helped prosecutors with 53 convictions. Three dozen parents have been charged, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
Prosecutors would like Singer to spend six years in prison, pay 10,668,841 in restitution to the IRS and forfeit 3 million in cash as well as assets worth more than 5 million.
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In contrast, Singer’s defense is advocating for three years probation. “If incarceration is deemed necessary, a six-month sentence, followed by a three-year term of supervised release that includes community service, will satisfy the purposes of sentencing,” they said.
Singer wrote in a recent court submission, “I have been reflecting on my very...
In 2018, the leader of the infamous college admissions scam pleaded guilty and admitted to bribing Sat and Act proctors as well as athletic coaches.
Since then, he has helped prosecutors with 53 convictions. Three dozen parents have been charged, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
Prosecutors would like Singer to spend six years in prison, pay 10,668,841 in restitution to the IRS and forfeit 3 million in cash as well as assets worth more than 5 million.
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In contrast, Singer’s defense is advocating for three years probation. “If incarceration is deemed necessary, a six-month sentence, followed by a three-year term of supervised release that includes community service, will satisfy the purposes of sentencing,” they said.
Singer wrote in a recent court submission, “I have been reflecting on my very...
- 1/2/2023
- by Ilana Frost
- Uinterview
My So-Called High School Rank
HBO Original documentary film My So-called High School Rank, produced and directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (HBO’s “Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing”), debuts Tuesday, November 29 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
My So-called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process.
In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost.
HBO Original documentary film My So-called High School Rank, produced and directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (HBO’s “Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing”), debuts Tuesday, November 29 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
My So-called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process.
In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost.
- 11/10/2022
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Attorneys for the state and defendants gave opening statements this morning in the first trial of the major college admissions scandal codenamed “Operation Varsity Blues,” which broke in 2019 and gained widespread attention for high profile defendants like actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. Dozens of parents were charged for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their kids into colleges as phony athletic recruits or by cheating on standardized tests. So far 32 parents have pleaded guilty.
The trial for Gamal Abdelaziz, a former Wynn Resorts executive, and John Wilson,...
The trial for Gamal Abdelaziz, a former Wynn Resorts executive, and John Wilson,...
- 9/13/2021
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
“America’s Next Top Model” executive producer Ken Mok and former CBS executive Scott Koondel are shopping a docu-series following eight students as they navigate the college application process.
The series will be fronted by Perry Kalmus, a high-end college admissions counselor who is behind the Akala startup venture that aims to help students from underprivileged backgrounds prepare for the admissions gauntlet at some of the nation’s top schools.
Kalmus was prominently featured in the Netflix documentary series “Operation Varsity Blues” about the real-life 2019 college admissions scandal that enveloped actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, among others.
“College Whisperer” is billed as the legit version of “Varsity Blues.” The FBI sting operation by that name netted overachieving parents who were charged with paying bribes to help get their children into top schools such as USC, Harvard and Georgetown University.
The series that Mok, Koondel and Perry have shopped to major...
The series will be fronted by Perry Kalmus, a high-end college admissions counselor who is behind the Akala startup venture that aims to help students from underprivileged backgrounds prepare for the admissions gauntlet at some of the nation’s top schools.
Kalmus was prominently featured in the Netflix documentary series “Operation Varsity Blues” about the real-life 2019 college admissions scandal that enveloped actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, among others.
“College Whisperer” is billed as the legit version of “Varsity Blues.” The FBI sting operation by that name netted overachieving parents who were charged with paying bribes to help get their children into top schools such as USC, Harvard and Georgetown University.
The series that Mok, Koondel and Perry have shopped to major...
- 6/3/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
In criminal cases, wiretapped phone conversations are commanding pieces of evidence (juries love them), and in documentaries about crime they tend to be some of the most gripping. We hear people as they really are. In “Allen v. Farrow,” the tapes of Woody Allen in phone conversations secretly recorded by Mia Farrow present an oily power side of him that has never been heard as openly. And in the bracing documentary “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal,” we hear the high drama of wealthy parents on the phone with Rick Singer, the independent college counselor who orchestrated the massive scam that rocked the world of elite college admissions. It sent Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin to jail — but that scurrilous saga of fallen celebrity was, in this case, just the tabloid tip of the iceberg.
The movie was directed by Chris Smith, who has made documentaries about a wide range of subjects,...
The movie was directed by Chris Smith, who has made documentaries about a wide range of subjects,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
At the center of “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal” lies a provocative question: What the hell? In 2019, the FBI investigation that put Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman, and dozens of other wealthy parents in jail for bribing prestigious universities to admit their children became a media spectacle. It also showcased a bizarre phenomenon unique to the wealthiest classes, in which the practical route to success isn’t as attractive as the cost of a shortcut.
Director Chris Smith, who previously documented a peculiar form of American exploitation with his look at the mangled “Fyre” music festival, seems uniquely suited to unearthing some answers. His compelling and sometimes overwrought follow-up presents an infuriating breakdown of the corrosive forces that allow affluent people to buy their way into institutions of higher learning.
One of them is Rick Singer, the slimy “independent college counselor” who weaseled his way into countless lives, then...
Director Chris Smith, who previously documented a peculiar form of American exploitation with his look at the mangled “Fyre” music festival, seems uniquely suited to unearthing some answers. His compelling and sometimes overwrought follow-up presents an infuriating breakdown of the corrosive forces that allow affluent people to buy their way into institutions of higher learning.
One of them is Rick Singer, the slimy “independent college counselor” who weaseled his way into countless lives, then...
- 3/12/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Director Chris Smith (“Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened”) gets another juicy contemporary headline-grabber to unpack with “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal.” This new film might lack the larger-than-life players and salty schadenfreude of that earlier Netflix documentary, but it does offer a look into both the titular scam and a broken higher education system that allowed for such chicanery.
If the first names that come to mind around this case are “Lori Loughlin” and “Felicity Huffman,” Smith wants people to think about the man at the center of it all: Rick Singer. The “side door” he offered wealthy parents to get their progeny into top-tier universities was illegal, yes, but his scam merely underscores the outrageous advantages that rich people have when it comes to getting an education for their kids.
The players here weren’t constantly documenting themselves the way the Fyre Festival organizers were,...
If the first names that come to mind around this case are “Lori Loughlin” and “Felicity Huffman,” Smith wants people to think about the man at the center of it all: Rick Singer. The “side door” he offered wealthy parents to get their progeny into top-tier universities was illegal, yes, but his scam merely underscores the outrageous advantages that rich people have when it comes to getting an education for their kids.
The players here weren’t constantly documenting themselves the way the Fyre Festival organizers were,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Matthew Modine is pulling off a college admissions scandal in a new trailer for the Netflix documentary Operation Varity Blues (premiering Wednesday, March 17).
The Stranger Things actor plays Rick Singer, the man behind the scheme, in the doc, which uses an “innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients,” per the official synopsis. “Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
The Stranger Things actor plays Rick Singer, the man behind the scheme, in the doc, which uses an “innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients,” per the official synopsis. “Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
- 3/1/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Netflix has released the first official trailer for “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal,” a deep dive into the 2019 bribery scandal that led to over 50 high-profile arrests, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. The criminal conspiracy to guarantee admission to elite institutions was arranged and designed by a man named Rick Singer, who will be dramatized by Matthew Modine in the film. The documentary was directed by Chris Smith and written by Jon Karmen, who had a hand in Netflix’s Fyre Festival documentary “Fyre” as well as the smash hit docuseries “Tiger King.”
That should offer some idea of the tone of “Operation Varsity Blues,” which is sure to deliver the vicarious thrill of watching the demise of entitled people who think money and privilege will inure them from consequences. While the film does not claim to be a hybrid documentary, the recreations with Modine appear so...
That should offer some idea of the tone of “Operation Varsity Blues,” which is sure to deliver the vicarious thrill of watching the demise of entitled people who think money and privilege will inure them from consequences. While the film does not claim to be a hybrid documentary, the recreations with Modine appear so...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
In 2019, a man named Rick Singer helped the kids of wealthy families get into their dream colleges by cheating on college admissions tests, falsifying sports credentials, and more. This turned into a huge scandal that counted the likes of actresses Lori Loughlin (Full House) and Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) among the perpetrators who gamed […]
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- 3/1/2021
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
"It truly is amazing what people will say on the phone when they don't know the feds are listening." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for a documentary called Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, the latest from acclaimed doc filmmaker Chris Smith. Smith knows how to make great docs. Everything you've heard is true. But you haven't heard everything. Using real conversations recreated from FBI wiretaps – the film has recreations and sequences starring Matthew Modine as Rick Singer. An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. This is such a wildly upsetting, insidious story and I'm glad it's being told this way. Here's the first trailer for Chris Smith's doc Operation ...
- 3/1/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix has released the full trailer for “Operation Varsity Blues,” its documentary film on the 2019 college admissions scandal, which you can watch above.
The film features a mix of scripted reenactments and real taped phone calls and interviews with prosecutors. Matthew Modine portrays Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the entire scandal.
“Operation Varsity Blues” premieres on March 17.
The logline for the film describes it as “an examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.” Directors Chris Smith and Jon Karmen used a combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients to offer “a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy...
The film features a mix of scripted reenactments and real taped phone calls and interviews with prosecutors. Matthew Modine portrays Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the entire scandal.
“Operation Varsity Blues” premieres on March 17.
The logline for the film describes it as “an examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.” Directors Chris Smith and Jon Karmen used a combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients to offer “a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy...
- 3/1/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Everyone probably knows about the college admissions scandal that made headlines over the past couple of years. Mainly, people know that actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were both found guilty of crimes stemming from the illegal methods they used to put their kids in colleges that they wouldn’t have been accepted in normally. Now, the entire story unfolds in the upcoming Netflix doc, “Operation Varsity Blues.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Operation Varsity Blues” follows the story of Rick Singer, the person at the center of the college admissions scandal, and the way that he was able to convince his wealthy clients to spend a ton of money to fake documents and ensure their children would be accepted at top colleges and universities.
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As seen in the trailer, “Operation Varsity Blues” follows the story of Rick Singer, the person at the center of the college admissions scandal, and the way that he was able to convince his wealthy clients to spend a ton of money to fake documents and ensure their children would be accepted at top colleges and universities.
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- 3/1/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Netflix shines an unflattering light on the infamous college admissions scandal in the first trailer for the upcoming documentary “Operation Varsity Blues.”
The film, using real conversations recreated from FBI wiretaps, delves deep into the 2019 nationwide scandal that gripped the country and saw rich and influential parents buy their kids’ ways into top schools.
The trailer leans heavily into some dramatic irony.
“Is there any risk that this thing blows up in my face?” one parent is heard asking Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the bribery scheme, on the phone. Matthew Modine portrays Singer in the film.
As the documentary highlights, Singer’s schemes included everything from enabling students to cheat on their college admissions tests to building fake athletic profiles (complete with finely photoshopped images) or bribing school officials.
Those methods ultimately put his clients, Hollywood stars like “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli,...
The film, using real conversations recreated from FBI wiretaps, delves deep into the 2019 nationwide scandal that gripped the country and saw rich and influential parents buy their kids’ ways into top schools.
The trailer leans heavily into some dramatic irony.
“Is there any risk that this thing blows up in my face?” one parent is heard asking Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the bribery scheme, on the phone. Matthew Modine portrays Singer in the film.
As the documentary highlights, Singer’s schemes included everything from enabling students to cheat on their college admissions tests to building fake athletic profiles (complete with finely photoshopped images) or bribing school officials.
Those methods ultimately put his clients, Hollywood stars like “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released a new trailer for its film on the 2019 college admission scandal, Operation Varsity Blues, set to premiere March 17th.
The film is primarily centered around narrative reenactments of the FBI’s wiretapped phone calls between Rick Singer, the scheme’s mastermind, and the wealthy parents who were willing to do whatever it took to get their kids into elite colleges. Matthew Modine stars as Singer, and the new trailer finds him peddling his “side door” admission tactics, which included everything from fudging Sat and Act exam results...
The film is primarily centered around narrative reenactments of the FBI’s wiretapped phone calls between Rick Singer, the scheme’s mastermind, and the wealthy parents who were willing to do whatever it took to get their kids into elite colleges. Matthew Modine stars as Singer, and the new trailer finds him peddling his “side door” admission tactics, which included everything from fudging Sat and Act exam results...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Thought you knew everything about the college admissions scandal? Well, think again. On Feb. 22, Netflix released a trailer for its new documentary "Everything you've heard is true," part of a promotional tweet read. "But you haven't heard everything." According to the streaming service, the film "goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged." Netflix claims the documentary features an "innovative combination of interviews and narrative...
- 2/22/2021
- E! Online
Netflix has released the first teaser for Operation Varsity Blues, a documentary that examines the 2019 college admissions scandal and the man at the center of it, Rick Singer.
Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre, Tiger King, Jim & Andy), the film explores how Singer persuaded his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged, and convinced them to go to great lengths to secure their children’s admission into the nation’s most elite colleges. The parents initially charged with fraud included Lori Loughlin, her husband Mossimo Giannulli,...
Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre, Tiger King, Jim & Andy), the film explores how Singer persuaded his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged, and convinced them to go to great lengths to secure their children’s admission into the nation’s most elite colleges. The parents initially charged with fraud included Lori Loughlin, her husband Mossimo Giannulli,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix is enrolling itself in the college admissions cheating scandal. Director Chris Smith’s documentary “Operation Varsity Blues,” starring Matthew Modine as Rick Singer (left), is set to debut on March 17.
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged, the logline reads. Using a combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, “Operation Varsity Blues” offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
Jon Karmen will executive produce “Operation Varsity Blues” alongside Smith. “Tiger King” fans may...
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged, the logline reads. Using a combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, “Operation Varsity Blues” offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
Jon Karmen will executive produce “Operation Varsity Blues” alongside Smith. “Tiger King” fans may...
- 2/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
A new Netflix documentary will pull back the curtain on the notorious college admissions bribery scandal that ensnared Hollywood celebrities, financiers and other members of the monied elite.
“Operation Varsity Blues,” directed by Chris Smith, will debut on the streaming service on March 17, 2021. The film promises to provide a deep dive into the methods used by Rick Singer to get the children of his wealthy clients into top schools. These schemes included everything from enabling kids to cheat on their college admissions tests to falsifying sports credentials or bribing school officials.
“Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman, “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and Tpg Growth founder Bill McGlashan were among Singer’s clients. When the scandal erupted in 2019, it became front page news. Not only did it involve household names, but it also illustrated the massive gap between the haves and have nots and...
“Operation Varsity Blues,” directed by Chris Smith, will debut on the streaming service on March 17, 2021. The film promises to provide a deep dive into the methods used by Rick Singer to get the children of his wealthy clients into top schools. These schemes included everything from enabling kids to cheat on their college admissions tests to falsifying sports credentials or bribing school officials.
“Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman, “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and Tpg Growth founder Bill McGlashan were among Singer’s clients. When the scandal erupted in 2019, it became front page news. Not only did it involve household names, but it also illustrated the massive gap between the haves and have nots and...
- 2/22/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has announced that Chris Smith, the director behind the popular Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened film, is turning his attentions to the college admissions scandal for his latest documentary.
Smith, who also executive produced Tiger King, will direct Operation Varsity Blues, which will premiere on March 17. Smith’s Fyre collaborator Jon Karmen is also working on the documentary.
Here’s the logline: “An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.
“Using an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would...
Smith, who also executive produced Tiger King, will direct Operation Varsity Blues, which will premiere on March 17. Smith’s Fyre collaborator Jon Karmen is also working on the documentary.
Here’s the logline: “An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.
“Using an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would...
- 2/22/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Conners star and executive producer Sara Gilbert, Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital), Leland Orser (Brand New Cherry Flavor), Lyriq Bent (Four Brothers), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (Respect) and Kevin Dunn have been cast opposite Chris Messina in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Brett Weiner, Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, Left/Right Productions and the New York Times.
Verbatim, based on the New York Times Op-Docs digital series, tackles actual events with all dialogue taken from primary sources and presented verbatim. The pilot episode follows the story of the 2019 college admissions scandal.
The roles are not being revealed. Messina is believed to be playing the scheme’s ringleader Rick Singer, Gilbert is likely Laura Smith, the lead FBI investigator on the case who also is narrating the pilot; Orser, Donovan and Dunn may be playing three of the wealthy parents charged in the bribing scandal.
Because of the series’ anthology nature, I hear that, except for Messina, who is expected to link the different cases throughout the series, the rest of the cast are guest stars for the pilot only.
Red Hour’s Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn and Stiller executive produce with Left/Right’s Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver and Kathleen Lingo for the New York Times. Scott Lochmus and Michelene Starnadori will produce.
2020 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
Verbatim began as a short film that screened around the country including at the Sundance, South by Southwest and Telluride film festivals in 2014 and won the audience award at the Dallas International Film Festival. The New York Times expanded the film into a digital series that has garnered millions of views and was an official selection of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program with Verbatim: The Ferguson Case in 2016.
Gilbert is repped by Gersh and Management 360. Huebel is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Orser is repped by Gersh. Bent is repped by Buchwald, Luber Roklin Entertainment in the U.S. and The Associates Talent Agency and Seth Management in Canada. Cacia is repped by The Coronel Group. Donovan is repped by Gersh. Dunn is repped by Gersh and Gersh and Lighthouse Entertainment.
Verbatim, based on the New York Times Op-Docs digital series, tackles actual events with all dialogue taken from primary sources and presented verbatim. The pilot episode follows the story of the 2019 college admissions scandal.
The roles are not being revealed. Messina is believed to be playing the scheme’s ringleader Rick Singer, Gilbert is likely Laura Smith, the lead FBI investigator on the case who also is narrating the pilot; Orser, Donovan and Dunn may be playing three of the wealthy parents charged in the bribing scandal.
Because of the series’ anthology nature, I hear that, except for Messina, who is expected to link the different cases throughout the series, the rest of the cast are guest stars for the pilot only.
Red Hour’s Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn and Stiller executive produce with Left/Right’s Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver and Kathleen Lingo for the New York Times. Scott Lochmus and Michelene Starnadori will produce.
2020 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
Verbatim began as a short film that screened around the country including at the Sundance, South by Southwest and Telluride film festivals in 2014 and won the audience award at the Dallas International Film Festival. The New York Times expanded the film into a digital series that has garnered millions of views and was an official selection of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program with Verbatim: The Ferguson Case in 2016.
Gilbert is repped by Gersh and Management 360. Huebel is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Orser is repped by Gersh. Bent is repped by Buchwald, Luber Roklin Entertainment in the U.S. and The Associates Talent Agency and Seth Management in Canada. Cacia is repped by The Coronel Group. Donovan is repped by Gersh. Dunn is repped by Gersh and Gersh and Lighthouse Entertainment.
- 1/29/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Full House star Lori Loughlin has been released from federal prison outside San Francisco for her role in paying $500,000 to get both her daughters into USC on false pretenses. Her husband Mossimo Giannulli, remains incarcerated after being sentenced to five months in prison. She was also fined and sentenced to community service for the 2019 scandal.
It will remain to be seen how the scandal sticks to Loughlin. The other major actress implicated in the scandal, Emmy-winner Felicity Huffman, has begun to put her career back together. She will star for ABC in a sitcom that landed a big pilot production commitment, starring with The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen. She’ll play a character inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
Yet to be seen is how law enforcement will treat Rick Singer, the mastermind who created these false scenarios for big bucks,...
It will remain to be seen how the scandal sticks to Loughlin. The other major actress implicated in the scandal, Emmy-winner Felicity Huffman, has begun to put her career back together. She will star for ABC in a sitcom that landed a big pilot production commitment, starring with The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen. She’ll play a character inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
Yet to be seen is how law enforcement will treat Rick Singer, the mastermind who created these false scenarios for big bucks,...
- 12/28/2020
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Messina has been tapped as the lead in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Brett Weiner (Honest Trailers), Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, Left/Right Productions and The New York Times.
Created and directed by Weiner, Verbatim is based on his New York Times Op-Docs digital series. It tackles actual events with all dialogue taken from primary sources and presented verbatim. The pilot episode follows the story of the 2019 college admissions scandal.
Messina’s role has not been revealed; I hear he may be playing the scheme’s ringleader Rick Singer.
Red Hour’s Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn and Stiller executive produce with Left/Right’s Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver and Kathleen Lingo for The New York Times. Scott Lochmus (To Dust) and Michelene Starnadori (Unexpected) will produce.
2020 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
Verbatim began as a short film that screened around the country including at the Sundance,...
Created and directed by Weiner, Verbatim is based on his New York Times Op-Docs digital series. It tackles actual events with all dialogue taken from primary sources and presented verbatim. The pilot episode follows the story of the 2019 college admissions scandal.
Messina’s role has not been revealed; I hear he may be playing the scheme’s ringleader Rick Singer.
Red Hour’s Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn and Stiller executive produce with Left/Right’s Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver and Kathleen Lingo for The New York Times. Scott Lochmus (To Dust) and Michelene Starnadori (Unexpected) will produce.
2020 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
Verbatim began as a short film that screened around the country including at the Sundance,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Red Table Talk featured another big interview on Tuesday.
The newest episode welcomed Olivia Jade into the fold to chat about her family's involvement in the college admissions scandal.
Jade's parents, actress Lori Loughlin, and designer Mossimo Giannulli shelled out more than $500,000 to Rick Singer to get her and her sister into college.
While the news broke in March 2019, this is the first time that Jade has given an interview.
At the top of the interview, Jada Pinkett Smith said that she and her co-hosts had "very different feelings" about bringing the controversial star into the conversation.
“I fought it tooth and nail,” said co-host Adrienne Banfield-Norris, conceding that it doesn’t feel right for a white woman to come to a group of Black women for support when it would probably be a different story if the roles were reversed.
“Her being here is the epitome of white privilege.
The newest episode welcomed Olivia Jade into the fold to chat about her family's involvement in the college admissions scandal.
Jade's parents, actress Lori Loughlin, and designer Mossimo Giannulli shelled out more than $500,000 to Rick Singer to get her and her sister into college.
While the news broke in March 2019, this is the first time that Jade has given an interview.
At the top of the interview, Jada Pinkett Smith said that she and her co-hosts had "very different feelings" about bringing the controversial star into the conversation.
“I fought it tooth and nail,” said co-host Adrienne Banfield-Norris, conceding that it doesn’t feel right for a white woman to come to a group of Black women for support when it would probably be a different story if the roles were reversed.
“Her being here is the epitome of white privilege.
- 12/8/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Further establishing itself as the go-to venue for celebrity redemptions, Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk welcomes Olivia Jade to Tuesday’s episode for a candid chat about her family’s involvement in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Jade’s parents, actress Lori Loughlin (aka Full House‘s Aunt Becky) and designer Mossimo Giannulli, paid more than $500,000 to disgraced counselor Rick Singer to get Jade and her sister into college. The news broke in March 2019, but Jade has not given an interview about it until now.
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Jade’s parents, actress Lori Loughlin (aka Full House‘s Aunt Becky) and designer Mossimo Giannulli, paid more than $500,000 to disgraced counselor Rick Singer to get Jade and her sister into college. The news broke in March 2019, but Jade has not given an interview about it until now.
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- 12/8/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The judge in the Lori Loughlin college admissions case said on Friday that he is disturbed by defense allegations of misconduct in the case, and asked prosecutors for further briefing.
Loughlin’s attorneys have asked the judge to throw out the case, arguing that federal agents had pressured the cooperating witness, admissions consultant Rick Singer, to entrap parents in criminal conduct. The defense has cited Singer’s notes, in which he complained that an agent was asking him to “bend the truth” in recorded calls with his clients.
“The Court considers the allegations in Singer’s October notes to be serious and disturbing,” wrote U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton. “While government agents are permitted to coach cooperating witnesses during the course of an investigation, they are not permitted to suborn the commission of a crime.”
Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are facing bribery, fraud and money laundering charges,...
Loughlin’s attorneys have asked the judge to throw out the case, arguing that federal agents had pressured the cooperating witness, admissions consultant Rick Singer, to entrap parents in criminal conduct. The defense has cited Singer’s notes, in which he complained that an agent was asking him to “bend the truth” in recorded calls with his clients.
“The Court considers the allegations in Singer’s October notes to be serious and disturbing,” wrote U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton. “While government agents are permitted to coach cooperating witnesses during the course of an investigation, they are not permitted to suborn the commission of a crime.”
Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are facing bribery, fraud and money laundering charges,...
- 4/17/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Felicity Huffman plays a woman at her wits’ (and life’s) end in her new movie, Tammy’s Always Dying.
The Amy Jo Johnson-directed film stars the Desperate Housewives actress as the self-destructive and alcoholic mother Tammy to Anastasia Phillips’ grown (and fed-up) character, Catherine.
Their dysfunctional relationship only becomes more strained when Tammy is diagnosed with terminal cancer and is told she only has six to ten months left to live. The news forces Catherine to become her mother’s primary caretaker throughout Tammy’s last days.
“Taking care of me is the only thing you’ve ever been good at,...
The Amy Jo Johnson-directed film stars the Desperate Housewives actress as the self-destructive and alcoholic mother Tammy to Anastasia Phillips’ grown (and fed-up) character, Catherine.
Their dysfunctional relationship only becomes more strained when Tammy is diagnosed with terminal cancer and is told she only has six to ten months left to live. The news forces Catherine to become her mother’s primary caretaker throughout Tammy’s last days.
“Taking care of me is the only thing you’ve ever been good at,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Claudia Harmata
- PEOPLE.com
Though she's no longer living and dying by each update, the news reports still haunt Felicity Huffman. It's been a minute since every piece of new evidence, every press conference about the so-called Varsity Blues scandal that's rocked the world of college admissions for the past year represented a different reality for her future. And yet, an insider tells E! News for Huffman, "It's hard to continue hearing about the case in the news." So, she'll switch off the TV, steer clear of certain corners of the Internet, try not to keep tabs on Rick Singer, the scam ringleader she paid $15,000 to boost her eldest daughter's Sat score. "She tries to avoid...
- 3/5/2020
- E! Online
When a parent says they will do anything for their child, some of us take it figuratively, but we have watched it happen in real life. Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have proven a mother’s child goes beyond any limits. They two actresses wanted their daughters to have an advantage in the university admission process thanks to a scheme ran by Rick Singer. However, the long arm of the law caught up with them and brought them to justice. While Felicity pleaded guilty to the charges, Lori and her husband stood firm in their innocence plea. Unfortunately, the damage was
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- 12/23/2019
- by Aiden Mason
- TVovermind.com
Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are accusing the Justice Department of refusing to turn over key evidence in the college admissions bribery case.
The couple’s lawyers filed a motion Friday asking a judge to compel federal prosecutors to hand over the evidence, according to USA Today.
Prosecutors say Loughlin and Giannulli paid Rick Singer $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into USC as recruits for the school’s crew team, even though neither girl played the sport.
While a growing number of parents in the sprawling college admissions scandal struck plea deals with federal prosecutors, Loughlin and Giannulli have pleaded not guilty in Boston federal court.
The couple’s lawyers filed a motion Friday asking a judge to compel federal prosecutors to hand over the evidence, according to USA Today.
Prosecutors say Loughlin and Giannulli paid Rick Singer $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into USC as recruits for the school’s crew team, even though neither girl played the sport.
While a growing number of parents in the sprawling college admissions scandal struck plea deals with federal prosecutors, Loughlin and Giannulli have pleaded not guilty in Boston federal court.
- 12/15/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Felicity Huffman is enjoying the outdoors just one month after completing her prison sentence.
On Saturday morning, the 56-year-old actress was joined by her husband, William H. Macy, for a hike with their dog at the Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles.
Huffman wore a pair of leggings and light puffer jacket, while Macy, 69, wore a pair of shorts, a crewneck sweater and Chicago Cubs baseball cap.
Their outing comes after Huffman was released from prison upon completing her sentence for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. In May, Huffman pleaded guilty to paying disgraced admissions consultant Rick Singer...
On Saturday morning, the 56-year-old actress was joined by her husband, William H. Macy, for a hike with their dog at the Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles.
Huffman wore a pair of leggings and light puffer jacket, while Macy, 69, wore a pair of shorts, a crewneck sweater and Chicago Cubs baseball cap.
Their outing comes after Huffman was released from prison upon completing her sentence for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. In May, Huffman pleaded guilty to paying disgraced admissions consultant Rick Singer...
- 12/9/2019
- by Claudia Harmata
- PEOPLE.com
When Felicity Huffman was given 250 community service hours as part of her sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal, she took the court mandate to heart.
Already an active volunteer for numerous charities long before the legal trouble, Huffman looked to add a new meaningful venture.
She landed on A New Way of Life, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps formerly incarcerated women safely re-enter their community, find housing and jobs, and become productive, thriving members of society. Founded in 1998 by Susan Burton, herself a former inmate and recovered addict, the ever-growing organization has helped thousands of women...
Already an active volunteer for numerous charities long before the legal trouble, Huffman looked to add a new meaningful venture.
She landed on A New Way of Life, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps formerly incarcerated women safely re-enter their community, find housing and jobs, and become productive, thriving members of society. Founded in 1998 by Susan Burton, herself a former inmate and recovered addict, the ever-growing organization has helped thousands of women...
- 12/6/2019
- by Elizabeth Leonard
- PEOPLE.com
Felicity Huffman is continuing her court-ordered community service after celebrating Thanksgiving.
The actress, 56, looked joyful as she was photographed on Sunday leaving the Teen Project for her mandatory community service hours following her sentencing for her role in the college admissions scandal.
Huffman appeared to be in good spirits as she carried a board game while leaving the facility wearing a white turtleneck and jeans.
Among other charitable programs, Huffman is doing community service at the Teen Project, a local rehab center for girls who have lived on the streets and who are trying to earn their GEDs. The actress and her daughter Georgia,...
The actress, 56, looked joyful as she was photographed on Sunday leaving the Teen Project for her mandatory community service hours following her sentencing for her role in the college admissions scandal.
Huffman appeared to be in good spirits as she carried a board game while leaving the facility wearing a white turtleneck and jeans.
Among other charitable programs, Huffman is doing community service at the Teen Project, a local rehab center for girls who have lived on the streets and who are trying to earn their GEDs. The actress and her daughter Georgia,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Felicity Huffman was released from prison on Friday morning after serving 11 days of her two-week sentence for cheating on her daughter’s Sat test.
The actor began her 14-day sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Oct. 15, after pleading guilty to one count of fraud in the nationwide college admissions scandal.
Huffman was scheduled for release on Sunday, but prison policy allows inmates with weekend release dates to be sent home on Friday, an Fci Dublin spokesperson said.
Judge Indira Talwani also ordered Huffman to pay a $30,000 fine, perform 250 hours of community service and serve a year of supervised release.
Huffman admitted to giving $15,000 to consultant Rick Singer to boost her daughter’s Sat score. She delivered a tearful apology in court, saying she was in a state of panic that her daughter would not be admitted to college to study acting.
“Trying to be a good mother doesn’t excuse this,...
The actor began her 14-day sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Oct. 15, after pleading guilty to one count of fraud in the nationwide college admissions scandal.
Huffman was scheduled for release on Sunday, but prison policy allows inmates with weekend release dates to be sent home on Friday, an Fci Dublin spokesperson said.
Judge Indira Talwani also ordered Huffman to pay a $30,000 fine, perform 250 hours of community service and serve a year of supervised release.
Huffman admitted to giving $15,000 to consultant Rick Singer to boost her daughter’s Sat score. She delivered a tearful apology in court, saying she was in a state of panic that her daughter would not be admitted to college to study acting.
“Trying to be a good mother doesn’t excuse this,...
- 10/25/2019
- by Maane Khatchatourian
- Variety Film + TV
Felicity Huffman was released from prison on Friday after serving 11 of her 14 days for her role in the nationwide college admissions cheating case.
Huffman’s early release is a normal policy for inmates who are set to be released over the weekend, according to a prison official. Huffman’s reps did not immediately respond for comment.
Huffman reported to prison on Oct. 15 and served her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California.
Also Read: Felicity Huffman Reports to Prison After College Admissions Scandal Guilty Plea
The actress was sentenced to 14 days last month by Judge Indira Talwani in a Boston federal court. Federal prosecutors had recommended a one-month sentence. She still has one year of probation and must pay a $30,000 fine.
Huffman, along with actress Lori Loughlin, was arrested in March as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating case. In total, the people arrested were charged with...
Huffman’s early release is a normal policy for inmates who are set to be released over the weekend, according to a prison official. Huffman’s reps did not immediately respond for comment.
Huffman reported to prison on Oct. 15 and served her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California.
Also Read: Felicity Huffman Reports to Prison After College Admissions Scandal Guilty Plea
The actress was sentenced to 14 days last month by Judge Indira Talwani in a Boston federal court. Federal prosecutors had recommended a one-month sentence. She still has one year of probation and must pay a $30,000 fine.
Huffman, along with actress Lori Loughlin, was arrested in March as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating case. In total, the people arrested were charged with...
- 10/25/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Martha Stewart had a few words to share about Felicity Huffman‘s prison attire.
The home decor mogul, 78, spoke about the former Desperate Housewives actress, 56, at Vanity Fair’s 6th Annual New Establishment Summit on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.
Stewart was asked by CNN’s Brian Stelter if she thought Huffman had learned anything in prison, to which Stewart suggested, “She should style her outfit a little bit more.”
“She looked pretty schlumpy,” Stewart added, referring to photos of Huffman in her prison attire.
She continued, “She made a horrible mistake, and she’s experiencing what happens.”
Stewart served five...
The home decor mogul, 78, spoke about the former Desperate Housewives actress, 56, at Vanity Fair’s 6th Annual New Establishment Summit on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.
Stewart was asked by CNN’s Brian Stelter if she thought Huffman had learned anything in prison, to which Stewart suggested, “She should style her outfit a little bit more.”
“She looked pretty schlumpy,” Stewart added, referring to photos of Huffman in her prison attire.
She continued, “She made a horrible mistake, and she’s experiencing what happens.”
Stewart served five...
- 10/24/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Felicity Huffman was photographed for the first time since reporting to prison for her role in the college admissions scandal.
Huffman, 56, was seen on Saturday wearing a green prison jumpsuit at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, which is located just under five-and-a-half hours from the Los Angeles area, where Huffman lives with her family.
People confirms her husband William H. Macy visited the low-security correctional institution for female offenders along with their daughter Georgia, 17.
The actress’ family, which also includes their daughter Sophia, 19, are allowed to visit Huffman on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Huffman, 56, was seen on Saturday wearing a green prison jumpsuit at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, which is located just under five-and-a-half hours from the Los Angeles area, where Huffman lives with her family.
People confirms her husband William H. Macy visited the low-security correctional institution for female offenders along with their daughter Georgia, 17.
The actress’ family, which also includes their daughter Sophia, 19, are allowed to visit Huffman on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- 10/20/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Now that Felicity Huffman has started serving her sentence the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., for her role in the college admissions scandal, she’ll have to stick to a strict schedule.
The former Desperate Housewives actress, 56, is expected to serve 13 days in Fci Dublin — a low security correctional institution for female offenders which currently holds 1,227 total inmates. It’s located just under 5 and a half hours from the Los Angeles area, where Huffman lives with her family.
Before her release, Huffman has to adhere to the Fci Dublin’s schedule, including a 5 a.m. wake up call before beginning her day.
The former Desperate Housewives actress, 56, is expected to serve 13 days in Fci Dublin — a low security correctional institution for female offenders which currently holds 1,227 total inmates. It’s located just under 5 and a half hours from the Los Angeles area, where Huffman lives with her family.
Before her release, Huffman has to adhere to the Fci Dublin’s schedule, including a 5 a.m. wake up call before beginning her day.
- 10/16/2019
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Felicity Huffman reported to prison on Tuesday to begin her two-week prison sentence for her role in the nationwide college admissions cheating case.
The actress was sentenced to 14 days last month by Judge Indira Talwani in a Boston federal court. Federal prosecutors had recommended a one-month sentence last week. Huffman had been ordered to report to the Bureau of Prison on Oct. 25. After her two weeks, she is sentenced to one year of probation and must pay a $30,000 fine.
“Felicity Huffman reported today for sentencing to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, CA. Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve the term of imprisonment Judge Talwani ordered as one part of the punishment she imposed for Ms. Huffman’s actions,” a representative for the actress said in a statement. “She will begin serving the remainder of the sentence Judge Talwani imposed–one year of supervised release, with conditions including 250 hours of...
The actress was sentenced to 14 days last month by Judge Indira Talwani in a Boston federal court. Federal prosecutors had recommended a one-month sentence last week. Huffman had been ordered to report to the Bureau of Prison on Oct. 25. After her two weeks, she is sentenced to one year of probation and must pay a $30,000 fine.
“Felicity Huffman reported today for sentencing to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, CA. Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve the term of imprisonment Judge Talwani ordered as one part of the punishment she imposed for Ms. Huffman’s actions,” a representative for the actress said in a statement. “She will begin serving the remainder of the sentence Judge Talwani imposed–one year of supervised release, with conditions including 250 hours of...
- 10/15/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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