Lori Loughlin ended things with her husband of 27 years after discovering a trove of ‘incriminating’ text messages and emails, according to a new report.
A source described as a friend of the 61-year-old Full House star told Page Six that Loughlin split from her husband Mossimo Giannulli after finding the messages on his phone.
‘Truly, the tipping point came when Lori found a bunch of text messages,’ the friend claimed.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Loughlin’s representative for comment but hasn’t yet received a response.
The latest details come just two weeks after Giannulli, 62, was pictured shopping in Beverly Hills with the 32-year-old stylist Hannah Harrison, who denied any romantic entanglement.
‘Mossimo had used Lori for years,’ the friend went on to claim. ‘She was hoping maybe he would change when he got out of prison, but he got worse.’
Lori Loughlin ended things with her husband of 27 years after discovering a trove of ‘incriminating’ text messages and emails, a source told Page Six; Loughlin is pictured with husband Mossimo Giannulli in 2015 in LA
‘Truly, the tipping point came when Lori found a bunch of text messages,’ the friend claimed
Loughlin now reportedly ‘wants to have nothing to do with’ her estranged husband.
‘She wants to get her life back,’ Loughlin’s friend said of the convicted felon.
The report follows an update from the stylist Giannulli had been pictured with after his separation was announced.
Hannah Harrison later told Us Weekly that she and Giannulli had a strictly ‘platonic’ relationship, and she described the photos of the two together as a matter of ‘bad timing,’ as she allegedly went to meet him at his G/FORE Supply clothing store in Beverly Hills to do some shopping while ‘not knowing that his separation had been announced.’
‘He was introducing me to the guys there so I could pull clothes [for Giannulli’s brand],’ she explained.
Harrison also stressed that she and Giannulli drove to the store separately, where photographers spotted them.
‘We were not there together [and] we are not dating. We are good friends,’ she declared. ‘He was just meeting me at the store.’
The day before Loughlin and Giannulli’s split, she was pictured being comforted outside the exclusive Bird Streets social club in West Hollywood by the actor James Tupper, who was the former partner of the late Anne Heche.
‘Mossimo had used Lori for years,’ her friend alleged. ‘She was hoping maybe he would change when he got out of prison, but he got worse’; pictured in 2019
The latest details come just two weeks after Giannulli, 62, was pictured shopping in Beverly Hills with the 32-year-old stylist Hannah Harrison (pictured), who has denied any romantic entanglement
Loughlin now reportedly ‘wants to have nothing to do with’ her estranged husband. ‘She wants to get her life back,’ Loughlin’s friend said of the convicted felon; pictured in April in Beverly Hills
The two had starred together in the Great American Family TV movies Fall Into Winter (2023) and Blessings Of Christmas (2024).
According to Page Six, Loughlin is currently residing at her family home in Hidden Hills, California.
In February, it was reported that she and Giannulli, who bought the mansion for $9.5 million in 2020, had put it on the market for $16.5 million.
However, the asking price has since been lowered to a reported $14.95 million.
Meanwhile, sources told Page Six that Giannulli was dividing his time between Orange County, just south of LA, and another family home located in Idaho.
Loughlin and Giannulli, who memorably served sentences concurrently for their convictions in the college admission bribery case, share two daughters: Isabella ‘Bella’ Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade Giannulli, 26.
Giannulli is a successful fashion designer who founded Mossimo, a mid-range clothing company, in 1986 in Newport Beach, California.
During his first year in business, he grossed $1 million, and the following year, he made $4 million.
Loughlin and Giannulli share two daughters: Isabella ‘Bella’ Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade Giannulli, 26
Giannulli is a successful fashion designer who founded Mossimo, a mid-range clothing company, in 1986 in Newport Beach, California; seen October 5 in Scotland
Mossimo expanded the line in 1991 to include sweatshirts, knits, and sweaters, and by 1995, the collection included women’s clothing and men’s suits.
After eight years in business, Mossimo, Inc. had grown into a multimillion-dollar lifestyle sportswear company, which had its initial public offering in 1996.
In 2000, Mossimo, Inc. inked a major multi-product licensing agreement with Target stores, for $27.8 million, which made his brand a household name. Mossimo was subsequently acquired by the Iconix Brand Group in 2006.
Loughlin and Giannulli were initially indicted in 2019 over allegations that they paid admissions fixer Rick Singer $500,000 to arrange for the University of Southern California to recruit their daughters onto the school’s rowing team, despite neither having any background in the sport.
In May 2020, Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy charges in the college admission bribery case.
Loughlin, a cast member on the hit sitcom Full House and its Netflix reboot, received a two-month prison sentence, along with a fine of $150,000 and 150 hours of community service.
The actress, who played Rebecca ‘Aunt Becky’ Katsopolis on Full House, began her sentence at a federal prison in Dublin, California, in October of 2020, and she was released that December.
Giannulli received a five-month sentence with a fine of $250,000 and 250 hours of community service.
In May 2020, Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy charges in the college admission bribery case; pictured in Boston in 2019
Sources told Page Six that Giannulli was dividing his time between Orange County, just south of LA, and another family home located in Idaho; seen in 2019 in Boston
According to Page Six, Loughlin is currently residing at her family home in Hidden Hills, California, which was put on the market in February; pictured with Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose in 2018 in West Hollywood
Giannulli began his prison sentence in November 2020. The fashion designer was transferred to home confinement in April 2021, about a month before his sentence ended.
The celebrity couple were busted in what was called Operation Varsity Blues, a massive nationwide scandal that involved 33 parents.
Also notably involved was Emmy-winning actress Felicity Huffman, who served 11 days in custody in 2019 in connection with her plea deal in the case.
Professionally, Loughlin’s legal troubles kept her sidelined from Fuller House’s fifth season.
Her return to the small screen came in late 2021, when she appeared on a two-part Christmas special for the series When Hope Calls.
She appeared on her first red carpet in the wake of the scandal in June of 2022 with an appearance at RJ’s Place for the DesignCare 2022 Gala, benefitting the HollyRod Foundation.
Loughlin in 2024 spoofed the legal mishap opposite Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm in the sixth episode of the show’s 12th season.
Loughlin played a fictionalized version of herself, seeking David’s help in helping her rejoin an exclusive golf club after she was kicked out following the scandal.
The day before Loughlin and Giannulli’s split, she was pictured being comforted by the actor James Tupper, who was the former partner of the late Anne Heche; Tupper and Heche are pictured in 2017 in Beverly Hills
David has second thoughts after Loughlin, an avid golf enthusiast, engages in ruthless tactics once she’s let back into the club with David’s help.
Executive producer Jeff Schaffer told The Hollywood Reporter ‘We called her manager up, who loved it, and who then talked to Lori, and she said: “I’m in, I’m totally game.”
‘And she was. She was so great. Everything we threw at her, she was game to do. She makes the episode. I’m so glad she wanted to do it.’
Loughlin in April of 2024 told FIRST for First for Women Magazine about how she handled the fallout of the life-changing series of events.
‘I try to be a forgiving person,’ Loughlin said. ‘I’m not one to hold onto stuff. Stuff happens to everyone.
‘We’ve all been in positions to ask for forgiveness but to ask for it, you have to learn and know how to give forgiveness, too.’ She added, ‘My family wasn’t one to hold grudges. I didn’t grow up in a household where if you made a mistake, you weren’t forgiven.’