Mario Lopez talks college admissions scandal: 'Nice people make mistakes' - AOL
Mario Lopez has weighed in on the college admissions scandal, calling the situation “shocking” but also expressing empathy for Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, the two Hollywood stars who have been arrested for the alleged scam.
“Obviously, it’s an unfortunate story,” Lopez, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 31. “And I happen to know Felicity and Lori, and the people involved are nice people.”
The Fuller House actress and husband Mossimo Giannulli, meanwhile, allegedly “agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team — despite the fact that they did not participate in crew — thereby facilitating their admission to USC,” according to court docs.
“Sometimes, nice people make mistakes and do tough stuff,” Lopez told Us. “You know, as a parent, you want to do anything for your kid, but sometimes that can get a little cloudy … The whole ordeal I think was just sort of shocking to hear. … I like them a lot, and it’s sad to hear, and I know they’re going through it. So God bless them and their families.”
21PHOTOS
Mario Lopez
See Gallery
Mario Lopez at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' 'Hail, Caesar!'
Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage
Lily James (L) and Mario Lopez visit 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood
Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Gina Rodriguez (L) and Mario Lopez visit 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood
Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Mario Lopez hosts 'Extra' at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square
Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra
Mario Lopez and Bob the Builder help Habitat for Humanity build a home for a Los Angeles family
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
Sarah Palin (L) and Mario Lopez visit 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood
Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Mario Lopez and his daughter, Gia Lopez, arrive at the premiere of Disney-Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur'
Photo by JB Lacroix via Getty Images
Mario Lopez and Alison Eastwood attend Eastwood Ranch Foundations hosts 1st annual Fall Garden Party Animal Rescue Fundraiser
Photo by JB Lacroix/Getty Images
Mario Lopez (L) and his wife Courtney Mazza attend Mario Lopez introducing Casa Mexico Tequila on WE tv's David Tutera CELEBrations at Beso
Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images
Mario Lopez and his wife Courtney Mazza attend the Eva Longoria Foundation's Annual Dinner gala at Beso
Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
Courtney Mazza, Gia Lopez and Mario Lopez attend the premiere of 'Annie'
Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images
Celebrity stylist Angel Merino (L) and TV personality Mario Lopez attend Macy's Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Photo by JC Olivera/WireImage
Mario Lopez hosts 'Extra' at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square
Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra
Mario Lopez (R), Courtney Mazza and their children Gia Lopez and Dominic Lopez attend L.A. Parent's 35th birthday bash
Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images
Mario Lopez at the iHeart Radio Summer Pool Party at Caesars Palace
Photo by Mindy Small/FilmMagic
Model Chrissy Teigen (L) visits Mario Lopez on the set of 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood
Photo by David Buchan/Getty Images
Eva Longoria (L) and Mario Lopez visit 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood
Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Mario Lopez, Grand Marshall of the Miami Beach Gay Parade, attends a press conference
Photo by Aaron Davidson/WireImage
Actor Joel McHale (L) and Mario Lopez attend BKB 2
Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for DIRECTV
Mario Lopez (L) and his wife Courtney Mazza (R) attend the Life & Style Weekly's 10th anniversary party
Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 11: TV Personality Mario Lopez attends Ferrari's 60th Anniversary In The USA Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
Up Next
See Gallery
Discover More Like This
HIDE CAPTION
SHOW CAPTION
of
SEE ALL
BACK TO SLIDE
Some celebrities have expressed disappointment with Huffman and Loughlin, but the Extra host — who has two children with wife Courtney Mazza and a third on the way — told Us he “would never tell someone” how to parent. “I think there is no blueprint or guidelines if you try to come from a place of love, and you figure you can’t go wrong,” he added. “So that’s what I try to do — try to come from a place of love — and you have a good support system, and you do your best. That’s all you can do. Sure, everyone makes mistakes along the way.”
“So it’s unfortunate, but I think at the end of the day, [there is] awareness that it brought to the bigger issue with what’s going on as far as the admissions themselves,” he concluded. “And I think [it] brought to light a very important topic, and so the positive is maybe it could open some eyes and maybe some things will change.”
0 Response to "Mario Lopez talks college admissions scandal: 'Nice people make mistakes' - AOL"
Post a Comment