Lori Loughlin's oldest daughter Isabella "Bella" Giannulli returned to Instagram last night but only to delete it. Bella's Instagram page is now deactivated. Her sister Olivia Jade's page remains up for now. The move comes two days after their parents pleaded not guilty in the college admissions cheating case. Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to make their daughters appear as rowing team recruits to guarantee their admission to USC. Instagram Us Weekly reported at the end of March that Olivia has been on Instagram, sharing updates to her friends only. "Olivia is posting private Stories on her Instagram, using the only-close-friends option, to share her days on social media with her close circle," the source said. While Olivia is reportedly not really speaking to her parents or even staying with them, Bella has been photographed out with her mother. And unlike Olivia, Bella actually did want to be at school. The 20-year-old student, a source told Entertainment Tonight last month, "was far more invested in college and would loved to have completed USC." This morning, People reported that Loughlin is terrified her girls will be called to testify in court and that it will further "traumatize" them. “Lori is very concerned about what a trial will do to her daughters,” a legal source told People. “It will undermine every accomplishment they have in the future and it will be part of their story forever.” “It’s not in their best interest for this to go to trial, and Lori knows it," the source continued. "Because if it goes to trial, the girls will have to take the stand, and be cross examined by a prosecution that wants nothing more than to put a notch on their belt." Alyssa Bailey News and Strategy Editor Alyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Lori Loughlin's daughter, Isabella "Bella" Giannulli, is taking a step back from the social media spotlight. The 20-year-old embattled student recently deactivated her popular Instagram account shortly after her mother and father pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from the high-profile college admissions scandal they were allegedly involved in. Bella's decision to delete her account comes just over a month after her mother did the same, amid a storm of negative criticism in the comments sections on her posts. Meanwhile, Bella's younger sister, 19-year-old Olivia Jade Giannulli -- a popular social media star and Instagram influencer -- has yet to deactivate her account, which currently still has 1.4 million followers. However, Olivia's last post came on Feb. 28, nearly two weeks before the news of her parents' alleged involvement in the bribery scam broke on March 12. Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters, 19-year-old Olivia and 20-year-old Bella, admitted to the University of Southern California as recruits for the crew team, even though neither of them participated in the sport. The couple pleaded not guilty to multiple charges on Monday, including a recently added superseding indictment on conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering as well as previous the charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud. A source told ET last month that Olivia and Bella are having a tough time in their personal lives and at USC in the wake of the scandal. "Bella and Olivia are suffering in their own ways from the fallout of their parents' decisions," a source said. "Bella and Olivia have a very tight knit group of friends who have been there to support them. They've needed that support because they're being attacked at every turn." According to the source, Bella is "far more invested" in her studies than her sister, but that both sisters are upset with their parents for the slew of negative press that has befallen the family. For more on the ongoing college admissions scandal, and the legal battle facing the former Full House star, watch the video below. Why Lori Loughlin’s College Admissions Scandal Case Will Be Hard to Fight in Court (Source) This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. GET THE ET NEWSLETTER Email By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy RELATED CONTENT: Olivia Jade's Trademark Application Rejected Due to Poor Punctuation Why Lori Loughlin's Daughters Olivia Jade and Bella Have Not Withdrawn from USC Lori Loughlin Jokes About Paying for Olivia Jade’s Education in Resurfaced Video Amid College Bribe Scandal Related Gallery<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) One of Lori Loughlin‘s daughters has decided to make her life more private amid a very public scandal involving her family. Isabella “Bella” Giannulli has deleted her Instagram account after her parents, Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The 20-year-old University of Southern California student, who has taken a leave from the school, deactivated about a month after Loughlin did the same to her own account. Bella’s younger sister, popular YouTube star and Instagram influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli, still has an active account, though she hasn’t posted since February. The 19-year-old beauty blogger is said to be “devastated” after learning of her parents’ alleged involvement in the scheme. “Olivia is devastated and completely embarrassed. She feels like she’s lost nearly all of her friends because of this,” a friend of Olivia Jade’s told CNN. “She’s barely speaking to her parents.” Loughlin and Giannulli are facing up to 20 years each behind bars on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly paying college prep adviser William “Rick” Singer $500,000 to bribe their daughters’ way into USC as fake crew recruits. The A-list couple were among dozens of wealthy parents busted last month for allegedly taking part in Singer’s scheme — including actress Felicity Huffman, who has agreed to a plea deal. Loughlin and Giannulli have reportedly been reluctant to accept any plea deal that involves jail time.<doc-sep>
Days after her mother plead not guilty in the college admissions scandal, Lori Loughlin's daughter Isabella "Bella" Giannulli shut down her Instagram account Isabella “Bella” Giannulli appears to be taking some time away from social media. Bella’s sister, 19-year-old Olivia Jade Giannulli, has yet to deactivate her social media channels — including her Instagram (which has 1.4 million followers), her Twitter (195,000 followers) or her YouTube page (the most successful, at nearly 2 million subscribers). Before Bella walked way from Instagram, she had remained silent on her pages in the wake of the scandal, as had Olivia Jade. Both disabled comments from their posts. Olivia Jade has done the same on YouTube, as well. Olivia Jade x Sephora Collection Launch Olivia Jade Giannulli, Lori Loughlin and Isabella Rose Giannulli | Credit: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, were both arrested back in March on a felony charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Documents allege that the couple “agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team — despite the fact that they did not participate in crew — thereby facilitating their admission to USC.” Neither Bella nor Olivia Jade have been charged in connection with the scheme. It is not known whether they were even aware of it. On Monday, the couple pleaded not guilty to all charges. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison for each charge. LACMA 50th Anniversary Gala Sponsored By Christie's - Inside Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin | Credit: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for LACMA In this week’s PEOPLE cover story, a legal source tells PEOPLE that while the threat of time behind bars is there, Loughlin and Giannulli are most afraid for their daughters. “It’s not in their best interest for this to go to trial, and Lori knows it. Because if it goes to trial, the girls will have to take the stand, and be cross examined by a prosecution that wants nothing more than to put a notch on their belt,” the legal source says. The source adds, “Lori is very afraid that her daughters will have to testify. That will traumatize them even more.” For Loughlin, what matters most is the opinion of her daughters. “Yes, she can think about the public perception of her, but that’s nothing compared to what her daughters think of her,” the legal source explains. Previously, a source detailed to PEOPLE how Loughlin and Giannulli “always wanted the best” for their daughters and often put pressure on their kids to succeed at school despite the fact that the girls did not appear to have an interest in academics. “Olivia and Isabella’s personalities were always very different from their parents. They are average students. They have never been obsessed with school and didn’t seem to care that much,” the source said. “They attended school because their parents made them. Their focus was never about getting straight As.”