Lori Loughlin files for divorce from Mossimo Giannulli after nearly 29 years of marriage

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Lori Loughlin filed for divorce from estranged husband Mossimo Giannulli, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

The “Full House” actress petitioned for a dissolution of marriage in paperwork filed before the Labor Day weekend.

Loughlin, 62, listed their date of separation as August 31, 2025. She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the legal grounds for divorce.

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Lori Loughlin filed for divorce from Mossimo Giannulli Friday after nearly 29 years of marriage.(Donato Sardella/ for LACMA)

Additionally, Loughlin requested to “reserve for future determination” for spousal support. The couple married nearly 29 years ago on Nov. 27, 1997.

The “When Calls the Heart” star confirmed separate property in assets and debts per an established prenuptial agreement signed October 1997, and requested a judge determine the rights to community property pursuant to the prenup.

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Both parties will be responsible for individual attorney’s fees.

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli confirmed their separation in October.(Donato Sardella/

“Respondent respectfully requests that, with respect to any issue submitted to the Court for determination, the Court include in the Statement of Decision any and all calculations upon which the determination of any issues made, including but not limited to, spousal support, property characterization, credit and reimbursements, property division, tax consequences and attorneys’ fees and costs,” documents stated.

They share two adults daughters, Oli

Representatives for Loughlin and Giannulli did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Loughlin confirmed their split in October, with her rep telling Fox News Digital that “Lori and Mossimo are living apart. There are no legal proceedings underway.”

The estranged couple both pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud as part of the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.(John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe

Their separation came five years after the couple were entangled in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.

Loughlin served nearly three months in prison and Giannulli served five months behind bars. They were released in December 2020 and April 2021. 

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In a candid interview on the “Good Guys” podcast in October 2025, John Stamos defended Loughlin, calling Mossimo “a terrible narcissist,” and her “a saint.” He later added that he knows she didn’t have much to do with the scandal, saying Mossimo “dragged her through that.”

Lori Loughlin served three months in prison while Mossimo Giannulli was behind bars for five months.(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe

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“She goes to f—ing prison for this a–hole for three months, right? And he goes for whatever,” Stamos said. “And in typical Lori fashion, I said, ‘How was it?’ She goes, ‘You know, I met a lot of nice ladies in there. We have a book club.'”

He continued, “She didn’t deserve to be dragged through that… I know for a fact it was all him.”