FULL HOUSE BEHIND-THE-SCENES SHOCKERS
Star|September 05, 2022
THEY WERE EVERYONE'S FAVORITE TELEVISION FAMILY. BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY'VE BEEN PLAGUED BY SCANDAL AND TRAGEDY.
FULL HOUSE BEHIND-THE-SCENES SHOCKERS

BETWEEN 1987 and 1995, few TV shows were as B wholesome as the hit sitcom Full House. Centered around a widowed father raising his three young daughters with the help of his brother-in-law and his childhood pal, the successful G-rated series ran for eight seasons on ABC, and was given a second life with a sequel, Fuller House, which ran for five seasons on Netflix.

But behind the corny dad jokes and feelgood messaging, things weren't always as squeaky-clean as they appeared. When cameras weren't rolling, the cast-including the late Bob Saget (who died at the age of 65 on Jan. 9 from a head trauma), Dave Coulier, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and MaryKate and Ashley Olsen-were involved in everything from nasty backstage feuds to trouble with the law to crippling addiction issues. As a source tells Star, "There were definitely highs and lows going on in their personal lives while filming."

ARRESTS & LEGAL WOES

She played the eternally chipper Aunt Becky, but Lori's participation in the 2019 college admissions scandal sent the 58-year-old to prison. The actress spent two months in a federal facility in 2020 and was fined $150,000 for her role in Operation Varsity Blues (she and husband Mossimo Giannulli admitted to paying a fixer $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California). Because of the jail time, she was axed from Fuller House for its final season.

She wasn't the only Full House alum to get into major legal trouble. John, 59, was the subject of a blackmail plot in which a woman he'd met at a strip club in Orlando, Fla., in 2004 allegedly attempted to extort $680,000 from him, claiming she had photos of the actor doing cocaine with strippers. (He sued the woman and her boyfriend; they were convicted of attempting extortion and sentenced to four years in prison in 2010.)

This story is from the September 05, 2022 edition of Star.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the September 05, 2022 edition of Star.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM STARView All
BEN GETS CLEAN!
Star

BEN GETS CLEAN!

Ben Affleck has taken a lot of flak for the massive back tattoo he got after his 2015 separation from Jennifer Garner.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
LIAM PAYNE: SHOCKING ARRESTS
Star

LIAM PAYNE: SHOCKING ARRESTS

In the weeks since Liam Payne’s Oct. 16 death in a fall from the balcony of the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, new details have helped clarify what happened the night of the tragedy.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
HUGH & SUTTON: READY TO GO PUBLIC
Star

HUGH & SUTTON: READY TO GO PUBLIC

Now that they’re free from their respective spouses, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are looking forward.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
GLADIATOR II
Star

GLADIATOR II

Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington In theaters Fri., Nov. 22 R

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
A BABY AT LAST!
Star

A BABY AT LAST!

After a miscarriage last year, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting again.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
ZACH & BRIANNA: $12 MILLION HUSH MONEY!
Star

ZACH & BRIANNA: $12 MILLION HUSH MONEY!

AFTER BEING BLINDSIDED BY THEIR BREAKUP, ZACH BRYAN'S EX BRIANNA LAPAGLIA ISN'T GOING QUIETLY.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
First Lady Feud!
Star

First Lady Feud!

BREAKING WITH TRADITION, MELANIA TRUMP REFUSED TO MEET WITH JILL BIDEN AFTER THE ELECTION, SIGNALING SHE’S GOING TO BE HANDS-OFF IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

time-read
2 mins  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
Taylor's GAME-DAY EVOLUTION!
Star

Taylor's GAME-DAY EVOLUTION!

TAYLOR SWIFT'S STYLE HAS CHANGED FROM SIDELINE SWEETIE TO FULL-ON WAG SINCE BECOMING TRAVIS KELCE'S GIRLFRIEND IN 2023.

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
TOM'S CELIBACY PACT
Star

TOM'S CELIBACY PACT

“Tom’s not out there chasing short-term flings,” says an insider. He’s content with being single.”

time-read
1 min  |
December 02 - 09, 2024
BEHIND HER SILENCE: Pain, Loyalty and the Drive to Be Queen
Star

BEHIND HER SILENCE: Pain, Loyalty and the Drive to Be Queen

She appeared to be back in regal form, stunning in her black velvet–trimmed military-style coat and elegant veil.

time-read
4 mins  |
December 02 - 09, 2024