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19 savage memes about the Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin college scandal
13 March 2019, 17:08
The internet is absolutely dragging actresses Huffman and Loughlin over the alleged college admissions scandal.
Nothing unites the internet like a good celebrity scandal, does it? It was reported yesterday that Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman and Full House actress Lori Loughlin - alongside 30 other people - were named in an alleged college admissions fraud scheme.
At time of writing, Huffman was arrested and released on bail and Loughlin is in custody. The indictment - obtained by TVLine - alleges that Huffman and Loughlin (amongst others) were involved in a bribery scheme that saw cheating on college entrance-exams (Huffman allegedly paid $15,000 for someone to take her daughter's SATs) and bribes accepted by athletic coaches to designate school applicants as athletic recruits, despite the students not playing sports (Loughlin and husband Giannulli allegedly paid $500,000 for their two daughters to attend USC as part of the rowing team.)
Due to the sheer absurdity of the situation, Twitter completely erupted after hearing the news. The hashtag #FreeAuntBecky started circulating alongside memes, tweets, March Madness brackets about who would play them in the movie... basically, it was a free for all.
Here are some of the wildest reactions to the scandal:
The situation sounds more like the plot of a fast-paced HBO drama than it does real life but who will play Felicity in the inevitable series?!
march madness: who will play felicity huffman in college cheating film? pic.twitter.com/XdnTnKRWZK
— dilara elbir (@elbirdilara) March 12, 2019
Vera Farmiga seems to be the front runner...
vera farmiga will play felicity huffman in the college cheating movie and she will win an oscar pic.twitter.com/8NxeXmQ3JA
— David Mack (@davidmackau) March 12, 2019
But not if Laura Dern gets there first.
we WILL be getting laura dern an academy award for portraying felicity huffman pic.twitter.com/m98e2bN6kc
— laura j. brown (@laurjbrown) March 12, 2019
Following Felicity's arrest, people were quick to point out that her mugshot would complete a perfect trifecta alongside Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan.
We're about to complete the trifecta... pic.twitter.com/oO34IwPuUz
— Daniel D'Addario (@DPD_) March 12, 2019
People made Desperate Housewives jokes...
Felicity Huffman:
— Alexis “Bring Back Bunheads” Wilson (@sassyblackdiva) March 12, 2019
Twitter: pic.twitter.com/7ESvJOas3w
— out of context desperate housewives (@DHnocontext) March 12, 2019
And people were quick to pull up images from Full House too.
Ah, Aunt Becky, how the tables have turned. pic.twitter.com/kohi5bpp5w
— Michael Anthony Adams (@MichaelAdams317) March 12, 2019
Aunt Becky...SMH pic.twitter.com/xAhBQzORGW
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 12, 2019
Aunt Becky's spin-off show is gonna be so good pic.twitter.com/TRr7RrWHIm
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) March 12, 2019
When you gotta break aunt Becky out of jail. pic.twitter.com/ouwPjstDnV
— Travon Free (@Travon) March 12, 2019
Comedian Akilah Hughes even re-wrote the lyrics to the Full House theme tune.
I made a song for Aunt Becky. pic.twitter.com/vRWrg3sXq3
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) March 12, 2019
You honestly couldn't make this up.
Honestly this story has everything:
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) March 12, 2019
- rich people in trouble
- proof you were right about Those Rich Kids at your college
- prosecution under the RICO Act
- a Balkan water polo coach
- a chance to yell about systemic inequality
- FULL HOUSE JOKES
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR.
For $500,000 my child better be getting into Hogwarts, forget USC. Damn Aunt Becky pic.twitter.com/Dqh0I2Y9mg
— Simone Scott (@Simone_Scott) March 12, 2019
There are easier ways to cheat, guys.
ADMISSIONS OFFICE: ur child was not accepted to our college
— Bob Vulfov (@bobvulfov) March 12, 2019
FELICITY HUFFMAN: then i will have to do a crime
ADMISSIONS OFFICE: u can just donate some money & we'll let em in
FELICITY HUFFMAN: a crime i shall do
ADMISSIONS OFFICE: just make a donation
FELICITY HUFFMAN: crime time
when miss blair waldorf wanted to cheat on the SATs to get into yale, all she did was ruin the relationship of her biggest competition and then take the batteries out of the girl's calculator just to be safe — her mind!
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) March 12, 2019
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) March 12, 2019
It's literally unbelievable.
Please give me at least 90 days to process this Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin college admissions scam news.
— bobby finger (@bobbyfinger) March 12, 2019
Even Lori's daughter, YouTuber Olivia Jade, found herself caught up in the entire thing.
Lori Loughlin’s daughter immediately started returning on the investment tho pic.twitter.com/Ypc7CT7MNd
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) March 12, 2019
And to top it all off, Felicity Huffman proved there really is a tweet for everything.
this didn't age well https://t.co/adk55bosVi
— Rose Dommu (@rosedommu) March 12, 2019
