Programming & Performance

Hallmark Channel Cuts Ties With Lori Loughlin After Arrest in College Cheating Scandal

Move comes a week before the family-friendly company’s annual upfront event

Loughlin starred in Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' Garage Sale Mysteries films. Getty Images

By Jason Lynch

March 14, 2019

A day after Lori Loughlin was arrested and charged in connection with an extensive nationwide college admissions cheating scandal, Hallmark Channel has fired the actress.

Jason Lynch
@jasonlynch jason.lynch@adweek.com Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.
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