LIES, SCANDAL AND HEARTBREAK

THE FULL HOUSE STAR'S MARRIAGE HAS REACHED A BREAKING POINT FIVE YEARS AFTER SHE AND HER HUSBAND OF 28 YEARS WENT TO PRISON FOR THEIR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CHEATING CRIMES.

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COMING CLEAN After a year of maintaining her innocence, in 2020, Lori told the court, "I am truly, profoundly and deeply sorry. I am ready to face the consequences and make amends."

Makeup-free in a casual white tank top, black Adidas athletic bottoms and pink sneakers, Lori Loughlin flashed a smile as she headed out to run errands in Los Angeles Oct. 5. In her right hand, she clutched a water bottle and her car keys. Her left hand was empty — making it plain to see she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring.

The outing marked the first time Lori was seen in public since the Hallmark star’s rep announced on Oct. 2 that the actress and her husband of nearly 28 years, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, had split. “They are living apart and taking a break from their marriage,” an insider close to the actress confirms to Star. Though Lori’s rep has said there are no legal proceedings underway, a second source tells Star the pair “have been living apart for the past several months. Lori is currently in L.A. while Mossimo has taken off to Idaho,” where they own another home. The When Calls the Heart star “is still trying to wrap her head around it all,” says the source. “She wants to keep this clean and civilized, for the sake of their daughters,” influencer Olivia Jade, 26, and designer Isabella Rose, 27. “The last thing they need is another scandal blowing up their lives.”

DESTROYED BY CHEATING

The first one was a doozy. In many ways, the drama that went down more than six years ago marked the beginning of the end for Lori, 61, and Mossimo, 62, says the source. “Their college admissions scandal took a real toll on Lori and Mossimo as a couple as well as individually. It was utterly humiliating and crushed their spirits to a point that they’ve never really recovered.”