Lori Loughlin is divorcing Mossimo Giannulli, ending a marriage that lasted nearly 30 years and survived a federal prison sentence for each of them. The 62-year-old actress cited irreconcilable differences in her filing, according to a report. The couple, who wed in 1997, reportedly separated on August 31, 2025, per TMZ.
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News of the split was reported by the New York Daily News, which noted that Loughlin and Giannulli, 63, have a prenuptial agreement whose terms will be worked out as the divorce proceeds. The couple share two adult daughters, Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli. Loughlin has starred in more than 150 episodes of ABC's Full House between 1988 and 1995, and later reprised her role as Rebecca Katsopolis for Fuller House, while also appearing in 90210 and The Edge of Night earlier in her career.
The pair's marriage endured one of the most publicized scandals in recent Hollywood history. In 2019, both were charged in connection with what became known as Operation Varsity Blues, the sprawling college admissions case that, according to CBS News, saw 50 people charged, including 35 parents and nine coaches, in a scheme that funneled over $25 million in bribes between 2011 and 2018. Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges tied to getting their daughters into the University of Southern California, and the two were seen exiting the Boston federal courthouse together on August 27, 2019.
A $500,000 Scheme and Its Fallout
Federal prosecutors established that the couple paid $500,000 in bribes through consultant Rick Singer to fabricate coxswain athletic profiles for their daughters, who had never participated in rowing, in order to secure their fake recruitment to USC's crew team, per the same CBS News report. University officials later confirmed in October 2019 that both daughters were no longer enrolled at the school following the fallout.
In August 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced Loughlin to two months in prison, while Giannulli received a five-month sentence, according to the Department of Justice. Loughlin was released from federal prison in December 2020 and quietly rebuilt her screen career in the years that followed, taking on roles in Great American Family cable movies and returning to When Calls the Heart spin-off programming, as detailed by Movieguide.
Real Estate, a Prenup, and a Long Goodbye
The couple reportedly sold their California mansion for $12.65 million in 2025, per the New York Daily News. Giannulli, meanwhile, founded the Mossimo clothing brand in 1986 and sold it in 2006 for $119 million.
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Loughlin marked the moment of transition in her own way, posting a video to Instagram on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, captioned “Here's to things working out,” after officially rejoining the platform on August 31 following a seven-year hiatus that began when federal indictments against her were unsealed in March 2019. She had previously leaned into her public rehabilitation with a self-deprecating cameo on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm in March 2024, playing an exaggerated version of herself getting blacklisted from the fictional Ocean View Country Club, according to TheWrap.
Loughlin's public reemergence has continued into this year, including a convention appearance alongside Full House castmates earlier this summer. The Varsity Blues scandal remains part of the public story surrounding the Loughlin-Giannulli household. For Loughlin and Giannulli, though, the divorce filing marks what appears to be the final chapter in disentangling two lives that were publicly bound together for nearly three decades, first through Hollywood fame and later through federal prosecution.
