Operation Varsity Blues: Yes, Rick Singer Really Did Try to Pitch a Reality Show
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William Rick Singer, the ringleader of the 2019 college bribery scandal, at one point considered creating a reality TV show. Yup, think a show about the wealthy like
Keeping Up With the Kardashians or
Bling Empire . . . but focused on college admissions. Singer is now the subject of Netflix s
Operation Varsity Blues, which unpacks his role in the college cheating upheaval that implicated the likes of Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. Besides working with these TV veterans, he briefly appeared interested in show business himself, pitching a reality show about his business in 2010 a long time before he pled guilty to racketeering and other charges in 2019.
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Mastermind William Rick Singer leaving Boston Federal Court after being charged in 2019. Scott EisenGetty Images
Conversations between Rick Singer and his co-conspirators will be recreated in the film using actual FBI wiretaps. As an interviewee is seen saying on the trailer: It s truly amazing what people will say on the phone when they don t know the Feds are listening. Singer was particularly proud of the 761 side doors he opened for applicants. The front door means getting in on your own, Singer says (Matthew Modine portrays him in the movie). So I ve created this side door in because my families want a guarantee.
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EXCLUSIVE: How Lori Loughlin and her husband s obsession with appearances and Felicity Huffman s fear of being an inadequate mother led to their role in the college admissions scandal, new book reveals
The author claims actress Felicity Huffman was so riddled with fears of not being a good mother that she unwittingly bought into the scandal
Nicole LaPorte writes that Lori Loughlin had no college education and knew nothing about the college landscape but wanted the best for her girls
LaPorte writes that Loughlin s husband Mossimo Giannulli s passion for USC went into overdrive when considering college for his daughters
That passion led the families to Rick Singer - the architect of the scandal