Olivia Jade
publication date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (part of Winter 2022)
category: Controversy
clue: This pretentious influencer got into a row online for acting the part of a rowing athlete while her actress mother illegally influenced USC to admit her under false pretenses.
explanation: Olivia Jade Giannulli, better known online as Olivia Jade, was at the center of the 2019 college admissions scandal in which dozens of wealthy parents were caught bribing school officials and manufacturing credentials to get their children into top schools. Giannulli may not have known about the fraud, but stopped attending USC and her online career as an influencer was severely hampered. She is the daughter of Lori Loughlin. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, and Jesse King

Similar Goos

Rebecca Romijn
Being replaced by Jennifer Lawrence in a superhero film franchise left her feeling blue. Go »
Elizabeth Olsen
She received critical acclaim for her role in Martha Marcy May Marlene and an Emmy nomination for her role in WandaVision, but her role in her family is little sister to a pair of wealthy and famous twins. Go »
Barnaby Swinburn
This child prodigy, with an IQ two points higher than Albert Einstein, wanted a cryptocurrency portfolio for Christmas. He plans to attend Oxford and has already started looking at courses. Go »
Nicolas Sarkozy
Whatever happened to predictability? The milkman, the paperboy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012? Go »
Mossimo Giannulli
He was born in Los Angeles, and built his eponymous clothing brand in Los Angeles. He also falsified his education at USC, and falsified his daughter's admission to USC. Go »