Earlier this week, we reported that former “Fuller House” actress Lori Loughlin had been released from prison after serving two months for her role in the college admissions scandal. Now, it’s being reported that her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli is struggling in prison as he continues his five month sentence for his own role in the scandal.

A source told US Weekly that Giannulli, 57, is “having a rough time in prison.”

“He is allowed to call his daughters and son; those are the only good parts of his day,” the insider said. “He tries to sound strong for his children, but because of fear of a COVID outbreak, he has been spending almost all his time in his cell, which has been very mentally taxing.”

“Mossimo is spending his time reading, writing letters to his family and planning future business ventures,” the source added. “Mossimo is also a man of God and has been turning to prayer when he feels weak.”

Giannulli began his five month sentence on November 19 after pleading guilty to charges related to her paying $500,000 in bribe money to have her two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as members of the crew team, even though neither girl had ever rowed before.

Days after her prison release, Loughlin is reportedly worried about her husband.

“It’s hard to be home without Mossimo, of course. They are praying to be reunited on Easter,” another source said. “She spent the last two weeks in isolation before she was released, so it has been especially tough, but she’s thankful to put it behind her. There was a COVID outbreak in the prison, so it was a precaution and not a punishment.”

A third insider said that Loughlin was feeling a “definite heaviness” as she was reunited with her two daughters on Monday.

“Lori had a very emotional reunion with her daughters. … She was relieved to be out of prison,” the source said. “It was very bittersweet, however, because Moss wasn’t there.”

Loughlin broke down during her sentencing earlier this year.

“I made an awful decision. I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process and in doing so I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass,” Loughlin said. “I have great faith in God, and I believe in redemption and I will do everything in my power to redeem myself and use this experience as a catalyst to do good.”

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