College bribery scandal: Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade fires back on Instagram

As Lori Loughlin faces prison time over the college bribery scandal, her daughter Olivia Jade has a defiant message for her detractors.

This beauty blogger’s social media is getting ugly.

Olivia Jade Giannulli, 19, on Sunday posted an Instagram photo of herself giving two middle fingers to media outlets amid ongoing coverage of her parents’ alleged scheme to bribe her way into the University of Southern California.

In the petulant post, the influencer — who has racked up 1.4 million followers online — tagged outlets including the Daily Mail and People Magazine with the caption “#close #source #says.”

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The obscene gesture comes after months of reports that Giannulli was holding a grudge against her parents over her lost brand sponsorships in the wake of the nationwide college admissions scandal.

“(Olivia) is not talking to her parents right now. (She) feels she is the victim,” an insider told Us Weekly. “Olivia blames her mum and dad for this scandal and for the downfall of her career.”

The teen has largely kept mum since her parents — Full House actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli — were accused of forking over $US500,000 to a crooked college admissions fixer to help get Olivia Jade and her sister, Isabella Rose, into USC.

Olivia Jade went dark on social media when the scandal broke in March — only to resurface last month to wish Loughlin a happy birthday with a throwback photo of them together.

Olivia Jade Giannulli reportedly still has ‘some resentment’ towards her mother Lori Loughlin. Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for WCRF.

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But despite the apparent show of family unity, relationships are still strained in the Giannulli household, according to Entertainment Tonight.

“Olivia has forgiven her (mother) but she still carries some resentment because she realises that this scandal has marked her and will never entirely go away,” an insider told the outlet.

Loughlin and her husband — who have pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy — face up to 40 years behind bars, if convicted.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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