Felicity Huffman Breaks Silence On 2019 College Admissions Scandal: “It Felt Like I Would Be A Bad Mother If I Didn’t Do It”
deadline.comDesperate 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, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, and was sentenced in 2019 to 14 days in prison, a year of probation, 250 hours of community service and fined $30,000.
In the interview with KABC, the Emmy-winning Huffman said, “I know hindsight is 20/20 but it felt like I would be a bad mother if I didn’t do it.
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