While actress Felicity Huffman may very well be going to jail following her guilty plea on federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, she might be able to watch a movie about herself while she’s in prison.
On Tuesday, Lifetime announced that their channel will produce a made-for-TV movie about the college admissions scandal that has shocked Hollywood and put several celebrities in legal jeopardy due to bribes they paid to get their children into prestigious colleges and universities.
According to Lifetime, the script for the movie will follow two wealthy mothers who become obsessed with ensuring that their teenagers get accepted into the best possible university, eventually going as far to break federal laws to have their children receive special consideration during the admissions process.
“College Admissions Scandal will follow two wealthy mothers who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college. When charismatic college admissions consultant Rick Singer offers a side door into the prestigious institutions of their dreams, they willingly partake with visions of coveted acceptance letters in their heads,” the press release reads.
“But when Singer cooperates with the FBI and pleads guilty, the mothers who risked everything for their kids, must face the consequences of their crimes and the loss of trust and respect from their families,” it says.
According to federal prosecutors, Huffman is charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud for bribing someone to take the SAT for her daughter, while Lori Loughlin is accused of paying $500,000 to college admissions consultant Rick Singer to help her daughters obtain rowing scholarships (and thus admission) to the University of Southern California, despite the fact that neither daughter actually rowed.
The entire scandal became public after Singer agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors, and named several celebrity parents as co-conspirators.
John Patrick is a contributor to Red Alert Politics.
