Prepare a fresh pint of ice cream because Lifetime's The College Admissions Scandal premieres on Saturday. Though billed by the network as a "ripped from the headlines" story, the movie will take certain liberties with its characters and plotlines. Meanwhile, the real story of the scandal is just as dramatic and twisty as anything a writer could create. Ahead of the movie's debut, here's a recap of what has happened in the seven months since news of the real-life college admissions scandal broke.
What Happened?
On March 12, 2019, news broke of a massive college admissions scam, encompassing high-profile executives, Hollywood stars, and more, along with coaches and administrators at several American universities. The overarching theme of the scam centered on parents who paid large amounts of money in order to get their children into elite colleges, with the assistance of a fake college prep business run by William Singer. According...
What Happened?
On March 12, 2019, news broke of a massive college admissions scam, encompassing high-profile executives, Hollywood stars, and more, along with coaches and administrators at several American universities. The overarching theme of the scam centered on parents who paid large amounts of money in order to get their children into elite colleges, with the assistance of a fake college prep business run by William Singer. According...
- 10/12/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Monday, accepting responsibility for paying a $15,000 bribe to boost her daughter’s Sat score.
Federal prosecutors recommended a four-month prison sentence, a $20,000 fine and 12 months of supervised release. Huffman is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 13.
The “Desperate Housewives” actress was accompanied in court by her brother, Moore Huffman Jr. Her defense attorneys are expected to ask for a reduction in the seriousness of the offense, which could mean that she would not face any prison time.
Huffman and a dozen other parents agreed to plead guilty last month, as part of massive federal investigation into widespread cheating in elite college admissions.
“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions,” Huffman...
Federal prosecutors recommended a four-month prison sentence, a $20,000 fine and 12 months of supervised release. Huffman is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 13.
The “Desperate Housewives” actress was accompanied in court by her brother, Moore Huffman Jr. Her defense attorneys are expected to ask for a reduction in the seriousness of the offense, which could mean that she would not face any prison time.
Huffman and a dozen other parents agreed to plead guilty last month, as part of massive federal investigation into widespread cheating in elite college admissions.
“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions,” Huffman...
- 5/13/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Nick Cassavetes has signed on to direct "The Beautiful and the Damned," the Film Department's period love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayme. The helmer already has circled his Zelda: Keira Knightley is in discussions to play the tempestuous lover.
"Damned" revolves around Zelda Sayre (Knightley) and F. Scott Fitzgerald, who became Jazz Age icons known for living large, soaring high and crashing hard. Although toasts of town in the 1920s, their courtship and marriage was festooned with jealousy and acrimony. Fitzgerald used their relationship as material for his novels, and Sayre -- who tried hard to find an artistic identity of her own and ended up being admitted to a sanitarium -- did the same.
Hanna Weg wrote the screenplay.
Lance Sloane and Devin Sloane producing with Film Department's Mark Gill and Robert Katz.
Neil Sacker of the Film Department and Michael Goguen are exec producing,...
"Damned" revolves around Zelda Sayre (Knightley) and F. Scott Fitzgerald, who became Jazz Age icons known for living large, soaring high and crashing hard. Although toasts of town in the 1920s, their courtship and marriage was festooned with jealousy and acrimony. Fitzgerald used their relationship as material for his novels, and Sayre -- who tried hard to find an artistic identity of her own and ended up being admitted to a sanitarium -- did the same.
Hanna Weg wrote the screenplay.
Lance Sloane and Devin Sloane producing with Film Department's Mark Gill and Robert Katz.
Neil Sacker of the Film Department and Michael Goguen are exec producing,...
- 9/23/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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