Olivia Jade Explained

Olivia Jade
Birth Name:Olivia Jade Giannulli
Birth Date:28 September 1999
Nationality:American
Education:John Thomas Dye School
The Marlborough School
Marymount High School
Occupation:Social media influencer
Mother:Lori Loughlin
Father:Mossimo Giannulli
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Channel Name:oliviajadebeauty
Channel Display Name:Olivia Jade
Genre:Fashion, make-up, vlog
Years Active:2014–present
Subscribers:1.81 million
Views:211 million
Silver Button:yes
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2017
Stats Update:June 28, 2024

Olivia Jade Giannulli (born September 28, 1999)[1] [2] is an American YouTuber, and daughter of fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli and actress Lori Loughlin. While in high school, Giannulli began a social media career on YouTube and Instagram. As of 2019, both accounts have amassed more than one million followers.[3] Giannulli's fraudulent application to the University of Southern California was a prominent part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.[4]

Early life and education

Giannulli is a daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli.[5] Giannulli has an older sister, Isabella, and an older half-brother, Gianni.[6]

In 2017, Giannulli crashed her car while singing along to Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" as she filmed herself with her mobile phone, prompting expressions of concern about her driving habits among her social media followers.[7] [8]

She attended the John Thomas Dye School for kindergarten through sixth grade[9] followed by the Marlborough School until she transferred after 9th grade.

In 2018, Giannulli graduated from Marymount High School in Los Angeles and enrolled at the University of Southern California.[10] As of October 2019, both Giannulli sisters are no longer enrolled at USC.[11]

2019 college admissions bribery scandal

See main article: 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. In 2018, according to an indictment by the United States Government, Giannulli posed for a photo on an ergometer rowing machine. The photo was later submitted as part of her application to the University of Southern California (USC) with the implication she was a competitive rower, though she was not and had no interest in becoming one. At the same time, it is alleged, her parents paid $500,000 in bribes to a coach at the university to designate her and her older sister Isabella as athletic prospects for the team, enabling them to gain admission to the school.[12] [13] According to the federal criminal complaint against her father, Olivia Jade was confused about how to complete the USC application, and an employee of the alleged conspiracy's ringleader ultimately had to fill it out on her behalf.[14] Teen Vogue has reported that "it is undetermined if Olivia Jade knew about the alleged scheme."[15]

Before starting classes at USC, Giannulli prompted criticism when she posted a statement to her YouTube channel in which she said, referring to her upcoming attendance at USC, "... I do want the experience of like game days, partying ... I don't really care about school, as you guys all know."[16] According to Newsweek, Giannulli had been actively giving advice on applying to university to her social-media followers days before federal agents arrested her parents on fraud charges for their alleged involvement in the conspiracy.[17] On March 13, 2019, media sources reported that when news of the scandal broke, Giannulli was in the Bahamas on Rick Caruso's $100 million yacht.[18] Giannulli is friends with Caruso's daughter Gianna,[19] [20] [21] [22] and Caruso is the chairman of the USC Board of Trustees.[23] [24] Olivia Jade is featured in Netflix's film that retraces Rick Singer's college admission scheme. The documentary recreates some wiretapped conversations obtained by the FBI between Singer and the many people he worked with and for including Olivia's parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli.[25]

Repercussions

On March 14, 2019, two days after the scandal broke, Sephora distanced itself from Giannulli, announcing that the company would be ending its makeup partnership with her.[26] TRESemmé also dropped her as a sales partner.[27] Some media outlets had reported that Giannulli dropped out of USC due to fears of being "viciously bullied"; however, a university spokesperson later confirmed that Giannulli remained enrolled at the school.[28] [29]

Giannulli was subjected to public shaming, cyberbullying, and generalized ridicule through social and traditional media after allegations of the scandal surfaced.[30] [31] Giannulli's social media platforms were inundated with critical comments and she ultimately disabled the comment features on her Instagram account. Slate writer Heather Schwedel said that Giannulli checked "all the right boxes for ridicule",[32] while comedian John Oliver, speaking on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, opined that "death threats" were inappropriate but a limited period of joke-making at Giannulli's expense would be socially acceptable.[33] On December 2, 2019, Giannulli broke her silence on the scandal in a video posted to her YouTube account titled "Hi Again." However, she did not address the scandal directly, saying in the video that she had been legally barred from doing so.[34]

USC scheduled a hearing in March 2019 to determine if Giannulli should be identified as a "disruptive individual", which could result in a lifetime ban from the university.[35]

In October 2019, the USC Registrar confirmed that Olivia and her sister were no longer enrolled at the university, but the university said that because of student privacy laws it would not confirm whether the sisters were expelled.[36]

Career

While in high school, Giannulli started a lifestyle YouTube channel.[5] She then started an Instagram account.[37] Each account has over a million subscribers/followers and were monetized through commercial endorsements and advertisements for Amazon, Sephora, and other companies.[38] [5] [37]

Giannulli appeared in a 2016 episode of the game show Tap that Awesome App, competing for a prize for charity.[39] [40]

In 2018, Giannulli trademarked "Olivia Jade" and "Olivia Jade Beauty".[41] Her applications had at first not been processed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office due, in part, to what media outlets described as "poor punctuation."[42] [43] [44] [45] Her trademark application was approved in April 2019.[46]

In September 2021, Giannulli was announced as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of Dancing with the Stars.[47] She and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, were the eighth couple to be eliminated, ultimately finishing in 8th place.[48]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Everything to Know About Lori Loughlin's Kids, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose . Garrity . Amanda . . March 12, 2019 . March 18, 2019 .
  2. News: Italiano . Eric . The Daughter Of Rebecca From 'Full House' Is Lookin' A Lot Like Mom These Days . March 18, 2019 . . December 19, 2018 .
  3. Briana. Draguca . Beauty Influencer Olivia Jade Says Mom Lori Loughlin Keeps Telling Her 'Less Is More' . People. October 5, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Lori Loughlin's daughter, Olivia Jade, comes under fire online over college-cheating scandal. Kesslen. Ben. March 12, 2019. NBC News. March 13, 2019.
  5. News: Lou . Shane . Lori Loughlin's daughter shares the downside of growing up with 2 famous parents . March 14, 2019 . . February 17, 2018 .
  6. Web site: Lori Loughlin . . March 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302171908/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lori-loughlin-162712/bio/ . March 2, 2015 . dead .
  7. Web site: Lori Loughlin's YouTube star daughter sparks major controversy for car crash video . . August 7, 2017. August 7, 2017 .
  8. News: Greenfield . Beth . The alarming trend of taking videos while driving: 'Everybody does it' . March 14, 2019 . . February 9, 2018 .
  9. Web site: May 14, 2017. Olivia Jade Instagram post. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BUFfLKqlUEm . December 24, 2021 . registration. live.
  10. News: Sager . Jessica . Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade's high school denies classmate's bullying claim . March 28, 2019 . . March 20, 2019 .
  11. News: Svrluga . Susan . Lori Loughlin's daughters are no longer enrolled at USC . May 3, 2020 . . October 22, 2019 .
  12. News: Rao. Sonia. Yahr. Emily. March 12, 2019. Before Lori Loughlin's alleged cheating scandal, daughter Olivia Jade made her life at USC a YouTube brand. Washington Post. March 13, 2019.
  13. News: Stone. Natalie. March 14, 2019. Lori Loughlin's Daughters 'Embarrassed' and 'Terrified' Amid College Admissions Scandal: Source. Yahoo!. March 14, 2019.
  14. Web site: United States of America v. Michael Center - Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint. Justice.gov. March 18, 2019.
  15. News: Bergado. Gabe. March 12, 2019. Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade Is Being Harassed on Instagram Following Alleged Cheating Scandal. Teen Vogue. March 15, 2019.
  16. News: Justich. Kerry. August 17, 2018. Celebrity kid called 'spoiled' and 'privileged brat' after saying she's going to college for 'game days' and 'partying'. Yahoo!. March 14, 2019.
  17. News: Monteros. Maria. March 16, 2019. Lori Loughlin's Daughter Was Giving College Tips Days Before College Bribery Scandal. Newsweek. March 16, 2019.
  18. https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht-invictus.html Invictus
  19. News: Schmidt. Ingrid. 13 March 2019. Lori Loughlin's Daughter Vacationed on Billionaire USC Official's Yacht. The Hollywood Reporter. 14 March 2019. Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli's 19-year-old daughter was on the yacht of billionaire Rick Caruso, the chairman of USC's Board of Trustees, during Tuesday's indictment that charged the couple in a nationwide college cheating scandal..
  20. News: 13 March 2019. Lori Loughlin Daughter Olivia Leaves Yacht Owned By Top USC Official. TMZ. 14 March 2019. As Lori Loughlin traveled from Vancouver to L.A. Tuesday night to surrender to federal authorities in the college bribery scandal -- which got her daughter, Olivia Jade, into USC -- Olivia spent the night on the yacht of the Chairman of USC's Board of Trustees.
  21. News: Blum. Steven. 13 March 2019. Olivia Jade Found Out Her Mom Had Schemed Her Into USC While On Rick Caruso's Yacht. Los Angeles. 14 March 2019. Olivia Jade, social media influencer and daughter of actress Lori Loughlin, was apparently spending her spring break on a yacht owned by USC board of trustees member Rick Caruso when the news broke that her mother was part of an epic college bribery case..
  22. News: Ross. Martha. 13 March 2019. Will Lori Loughlin's Instagram-famous daughters get kicked out of USC, face other fallout because of parents?. The Mercury News. 14 March 2019. TMZ reported late Wednesday afternoon that Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli had been traveling in the Bahamas on a yacht owned by Rick Caruso, the chairman of the USC Board of Trustees.
  23. Web site: Board of Trustees. University of Southern California.
  24. Web site: Rick J. Caruso Elected to USC Board. Moore. Annette. 2011-02-09. University of Southern California. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826190533/http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/13534.html. 2011-08-26. 2011-09-03.
  25. Web site: What to Know About Netflix's 'Operation Varsity Blues'. March 17, 2021 .
  26. Web site: Brands distance themselves from Lori Loughlin and daughter Olivia Jade. March 14, 2019. CNN. March 14, 2019.
  27. News: Hearon. Sarah. March 15, 2019. What the Flicka! Felicity Huffman appears to take down parenting website. AOL.
  28. News: Mangan. Dan. March 15, 2019. 'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin's kids remain enrolled in USC amid college bribe scandal; Phil Mickelson, Joe Montana say they did nothing wrong. CNBC. March 15, 2019.
  29. News: Lieber. Chavie. March 15, 2019. Olivia Jade, the influencer at the center of the college admissions scandal, explained. Vox. March 15, 2019.
  30. News: Lawler. Opheli. March 14, 2019. Olivia Jade's Comment Section Is a Hellscape. New York. March 19, 2019.
  31. News: Stormis. Helen. March 17, 2019. Olivia Jade Just Can't Escape The Online Hate. Inquisitr. March 18, 2019.
  32. Web site: Lori Loughlin's Instagram-Influencer Daughters Are the Best Bit Players in the College Admissions Scandal. Schwedel. Heather. 12 March 2019. Slate.
  33. Reed. Ryan. March 18, 2019. John Oliver: Olivia Jade Jokes Are Fair Game After 'Weird' College Admissions Scandal. Rolling Stone. March 18, 2019.
  34. Web site: Olivia Jade's return to YouTube met with mixed reactions on social media: 'You should have stayed gone'. McCarthy. Tyler. 2019-12-02. Fox News. en-US. 2019-12-31.
  35. News: Martha. Ross. March 24, 2019. Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli may face lifetime ban from USC, report says. San Jose Mercury News. March 23, 2019.
  36. News: Bailey. Alyssa. October 22, 2019. USC Confirms Lori Loughlin's Daughters Olivia Jade And Isabella Are No Longer Enrolled. Elle. October 25, 2019.
  37. News: Eckardt . Stephanie . Lori Loughlin's Teen Daughters Have Nearly a Million Instagram Followers . March 14, 2019 . . January 11, 2018 .
  38. News: Alexander . Bryan . What we know about Olivia Jade, Lori Loughlin's daughter caught up in admissions scandal . March 14, 2019 . . March 14, 2019 .
  39. News: Luu . Christopher . On Top of Everything, Olivia Jade Was Allegedly Part of a Rigged Game Show, Too . March 16, 2019 . . March 16, 2019 . March 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192044/https://www.instyle.com/news/olivia-jade-game-show-rigged . dead .
  40. News: Report: Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade Involved In Second Cheating Scandal . March 19, 2019 . . March 16, 2019 .
  41. Web site: Olivia Jade's Trademark Application Gets Approved After She Fixes Punctuation Errors . . May 19, 2019 .
  42. News: Olivia Jade's Trademark Application for Beauty Brand Wasn't Accepted Due to Poor Punctuation . March 27, 2019 . . March 27, 2019 .
  43. News: Bailey . Alyssa . Olivia Jade Is Reportedly at Risk of Losing Her Beauty Trademarks Because of Her Bad Punctuation . March 27, 2019 . . March 27, 2019 .
  44. News: Yasharoff . Hannah . Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade reportedly had trademark for beauty brand denied over poor punctuation . March 28, 2019 . . March 28, 2019 .
  45. News: Pesce . Nicole . Lori Loughlin daughter's 'Olivia Jade Beauty' trademark was rejected over poor punctuation . April 8, 2019 . . March 29, 2019 .
  46. Web site: Olivia Jade Trademark Applications Approved. April 5, 2021. ELLE. April 9, 2019 .
  47. Web site: 2021-09-08. 'Dancing With the Stars' 2021: Meet the season 30 celebrity cast. 2021-09-11. Good Morning America. en.
  48. Web site: November 8, 2021. Gabrielle. Duncan. DWTS: Who Was Sent Home in the Double Elimination?. 2021-11-23. people.com. en.

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