People are demanding that Sephora cut ties with Lori Loughlin's Instagram-famous daughter Olivia Jade after she was connected to an explosive college-admissions bribery scandal
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People are threatening to boycott Sephora unless it cuts ties with YouTuber and Instagram influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli.
The daughter of the "Full House" star Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli - known for founding the Mossimo fashion brand - acted as a paid influencer for the beauty brand while attending the University of Southern California. She collaborated with Sephora to release a powder palette in December.As news has spread of the FBI's charges against Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, Olivia Jade - who has more than one million Instagram followers and close to two million YouTube subscribers - is facing some backlash.
The influencer highlighted her status as a USC student in sponsored Instagram posts paid for by Amazon Prime Student and Direct Smile Club. Comment sections on these Instagram posts have been flooded with criticisms of Olivia Jade. Read more: Amazon and Sephora hired Lori Loughlin's Instagram-famous daughter as an influencer before the FBI charged her parents in an explosive college-admissions bribery scandalOlivia Jade has worked with Sephora for months, posting sponsored Instagrams as well as collaborating on an exclusive product. Now, critics are calling for Sephora to cut ties.
The page for Olivia Jade's collaboration with Sephora has been flooded with negative reviews, with 36 one-star reviews posted in the last 24 hours.
"This palette has such an intense highlight I thought it would blind others to my privilege and toxicity," reads one. "Unfortunately, it did not work and instead left me dusty AF."
"As a VIB rouge member who unnecessarily spends her hard earned money in Sephora is disgusted that this product is still being sold," reads another. "I'm tired of the beauty industry slapping on some 19 year old entitled rich kids names on products. I never buy these products and never would."
"I was a long time Sephora customer and will never buy anything from them again if they endorse this terrible unethical selfish lying brand," reads a third.Sephora and Olivia Jade did not reply to Business Insider's request for comment.
@Sephora do the right thing & drop Olivia Jade's collection from your stores.
- Jessica Wilson (@jess_wilson) March 13, 2019
@Sephora drop your partnership with Olivia jade. Why would u want an "influencer" who took the rightful place of a deserving academic student #wrong I and many others won't be buying from Sephora if you continue to support her! ♀️
- Mariam A (@MariamA10101) March 13, 2019
@Sephora cancel any contract you had with Olivia Jade pic.twitter.com/aTECD9A215
- ✨✨ (@margaretkelly__) March 13, 2019
I want @Sephora to pull all products related to Olivia Jade and shutdown all business and products related to it @FBI @FBILosAngeles @FBIBoston because it's all tied to felony corruption and fraud from Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli
- K Lowgren (@KLowgren) March 13, 2019
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