Lori Loughlin's co-stars talk sticking together 'no matter what' amid cheating scandal
"Fuller House" took home the award for favorite funny TV show Sunday night at the 2019 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.
Noticeably absent from the celebrations was Lori Loughlin, who is currently embroiled in a legal battle following fallout from the college admission scandal that broke earlier this month.
The rest of the cast, including Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin, took the stage to accept the award, and though they did not mention the actress by name, they spoke about standing behind one another as a family through both good times and bad.
"A loving family sticks together no matter what," Bure said. "They stick together through the hard times, they support each other, they encourage one another, they pray for each other and they stand by their side no matter how tough it gets."
Loughlin was one of the big names allegedly involved in the massive college admissions scam that included 50 people in a federal indictment. Days after news of the scandal broke, she was dropped from the Netflix show, along with the Hallmark Channel, where she has been featured in a number of movies in recent years.
Loughlin appeared in court over a week ago and was released on a $1 million secure bond following her arrest. According to court documents, she and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, "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."
Loughlin isn't the only one in the family to lose work over the scandal. Sephora announced recently that they were dropping their partnership with Loughlin's daughter, Olivia Jade, who is a popular YouTube vlogger and a freshman at the University of Southern California.
As for the awards Sunday night, other winners included "Riverdale" for TV drama, and Ellen DeGeneres was voted favorite TV host.
"Avengers: Infinity War" took home favorite movie honors, with Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man earning the Kids' Choice award for favorite superhero. "To All the Boys I've Loved Before's" Noah Centineo and "The Kissing Booth's" Joey King each walked off with blimps for favorite movie actor and actress.
In the music categories, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes each took home awards.
Here are the top winners:
TELEVISION
Favorite Funny TV Show
- Fuller House
Favorite TV Drama
- Riverdale
Favorite Reality Show
- America’s Got Talent
Favorite TV Host
- Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen’s Game of Games)
Favorite TV Judges
- Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel (America’s Got Talent)
Favorite Cartoon
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Male TV Star
- Jace Norman (Henry Hart/Kid Danger, Henry Danger)
Favorite Female TV Star
- Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover)
FILM
Favorite Movie
- Avengers: Infinity War
Favorite Movie Actor
- Noah Centineo (Peter Kavinsky, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before)
Favorite Movie Actress
- Joey King (Shelly “Elle” Evans, The Kissing Booth)
Favorite Superhero
- Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War)
Favorite Butt-Kicker
- Chris Pratt (Owen Grady, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
Favorite Animated Movie
- Incredibles 2
Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie
- Adam Sandler (Dracula, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation)
Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie
- Selena Gomez (Mavis, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation)
MUSIC
Favorite Music Group
- Maroon 5
Favorite Male Artist
- Shawn Mendes
Favorite Female Artist
- Ariana Grande
Favorite Song
- "thank u, next," Ariana Grande
Favorite Breakout Artist
- Billie Eilish
Favorite Collaboration
- “No Brainer,” DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo
Favorite Social Music Star
- JoJo Siwa
Favorite Global Music Star
- North America: Taylor Swift
ABC News' Bill Hutchinson contributed to this report.
