"This woman’s a saint."
Mourning is beginning to turn to anger as surf fans grapple with the demise of an industry power couple. Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Laughlin, better known as Aunt Becky, stunned the surf public nearly two weeks ago when they announced the end of their two decade union.
Mossimo, of course, founded his eponymous label on Balboa Island in 1986 after dropping out of the University of Southern California to chase the surfwear dream. Armed with only a $100,000 loan from his father, he flipped it to $1 million in profit after that first year, millions upon millions after that.
In 1997, the dashing Giannulli swept Laughlin off her feet and a surf industry Camelot was born.
All was fairytale-like until 2019 when trouble came a knockin’. Giannulli and Laughlin were convicted of paying a handler $500,000 to get their daughters into the aforementioned USC. Giannulli serving 5 months behind bars. Laughlin three.
Surf fans rejoiced after they were released, hoping that the experience made the union stronger and the entire industry could return to a golden age, Hurley once again making boardshorts, not beard oil, Quiksilver, Billabong, RVCA and Volcom each separate brands, but alas.
It did not.
Days ago, it was revealed that the reason for the split was Mossimo’s tomcattin’ around town. And now, John Stamos, better known as Uncle Jesse, has declared that the pinched-face’d Giannulli is a narcissist.
Sitting down on the Good Guys podcast, Unc continued, “Forty years I’ve known her. You can see through people after a few years. This woman’s a saint. I’m just heartbroken for her right now. I really tried to be there for her during [the divorce] and also with the college scandal. I’m not going to debate whether she had much to do with it or not. I know she didn’t. She goes to fucking prison for this asshole for three months.”
Ouch.
Surf fans digging through drawers, pulling Mossimo tees and trunks out and pondering whether to burn them privately or publicly.
The story goes that the start up cash from pop was actually tuition money. Moss had fooled the parents into believing he was actually attending classes when he was really printing tee shirts and selling them on campus. Also of note, he more recently sold the wildly popular golf brand he founded, GFore, to Peter Millar for some 50 million dollars.
Say what you will about him, the kid has some talent.
Do you or have you ever worn….Mambo?
Only before 2000 Olympics.
You gotta have a pair of going out thongs. Anything else would be uncouth.
Stussy over Mossimo any day. Mossimo was/is lame.
Uncle Jesse was schtupping Aunt Becky way before Moss entered the the scene.
It should be noted that the ACTUAL Owner of Firewire & Outerknown is Mossimo adjacent and was busted for paying to get his kid into school in the same scheme.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-admissions-scandal-california-father-jeffrey-bizzack-pleads-guilty-son-volleyball-recruit-usc-2019-07-24/
https://dukesurf.com/en/Kelly-Slater%27s-business-partner-involved-in-college-fraud/
https://beachgrit.com/2019/06/breaking-kelly-slaters-longtime-business-partner-caught-up-in-college-admissions-scandal/
Aunt Becky may be hot, properly enhanced as she ages and wildly doable BUT she isn’t a saint. She’s a convicted criminal but she could be my arm candy for a red carpet event…please don’t tell Mrs Madeoff!
Criminal sex…mmm… now thats hawt.
I wonder how Mrs Madeoff will respond when I offer her my version of criminal sex tonight?
better to burn privately, lest anyone actually see that you own it in the first place
and aunt B absolutely my teenage daydream
Dare I say my middle aged daydream?
Marrying a guy who named a brand after himself should have been a red flag.
Not to mention using his own signature as the logo.
he was actually named after the brand.
His real name is Barney….but Barney Volleyball Apparel just didn’t work.
Let us not forget she’s a first class babe even today.
But we are left to wonder who had her while behind bars?
considering women’s prisons are hometown many trans dudes, I’d say it was probably Large Marge who fulfilled Lori’s lonely nights.
Lucky Large Marge!
“Wish that I had Jessie’s Girl.”
A wholesome threesome https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Three’s Company.
Beach volleyball is more than a sport, it’s a lifestyle.