NEWSFelicity Huffman Nabs First Acting Role After Serving Jail Time For College Scandal
It's back to work for Felicity Huffman, who has been keeping a low profile since her incarceration last year for her part in the college admissions scandal that rocked the nation. The actress has reportedly accepted a role in a new ABC TV series, as reported by Deadline.
Huffman will play the lead in an as-yet-untitled comedy inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-A baseball team, the Sacramento River Cats, who landed her unexpected post after the original owner — her husband — died in 2009. The series focuses on Savage's adjustment to her new role in the world of sports management/politics, which she must learn to navigate, along with helming her dysfunctional family.
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The show will also costar Zack Gottsagen — who previously starred in The Peanut Butter Falcon — in the role of Savage's oldest son, who is affected by Down Syndrome. Huffman is cited as a co-executive producer on the project.
The real-life River Cats are the reigning Triple-A national champions, having won the championship game last year.
Huffman hasn't been seen much in recent months. In May, the Emmy-winning actress pleaded guilty to paying Rick Singer $15,000 to have someone correct and proctor her daughter Sophia's college board exams in order to get accepted at the highly competitive University of Southern California.
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Huffman completed her entire sentence — which included jail time, a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and one year of supervised release from prison — on October 25. She served 11 days out of her 14-day jail sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., last October. Her 11-day stint was normal policy for inmates in the prison, who are down for release on weekends.
While Huffman is finally free of her sentence, fellow actress — and public face of the college scandal — Lori Loughlin is just getting started. Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were also found guilty last year for their involvement in the college admissions scandal. Loughlin began her two-month sentence at the Dublin facility on October 30, while Giannulli reported to to a federal prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, Calif., on November 19. He has a longer sentence than his wife, facing a full five months behind bars.
