[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he daughter of Lori Loughlin was literally lounging on Rick Caruso’s yacht in the Bahamas as news broke that the U.S. Justice Department had indicted her mother the former “Full House” actress in a far-reaching college admissions bribery scandal.
Olivia Jade Giannulli, who is alleged to have gained admission to the University of Southern California through fraud, learned about her mother’s indictment while on Spring Break with the daughter of Caruso, the chairman of the Board of Trustees at USC and a major powerbroker in Los Angeles.
“Caruso's daughter, Gianna, Olivia and several other friends were spending spring break in the area,” TMZ reported. The celebrity news site said Olivia returned to Los Angeles after hearing that her mother was surrendering to the FBI to face charges. Her father is fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli.
Olivia Jade, admitted as a rowing recruit though she does not play the sport, court papers said, has apparently spent much of her first year at USC making YouTube vlogs about her lifestyle. She made branded content with Amazon, Variety reported, such as this video, in which at one point the YouTube star with 1.2 million subscribers says, "This sounds sponsored, I swear it's not."