Macy - Huffman’s husband and Sophia’s dad - the Shameless actor said “Sophia has certainly paid the dearest price” for Huffman’s involvement in the scheme. In a letter to Huffman’s judge written by William H. She quickly pleaded guilty - saying she cheated the system in "desperation to be a good mother” and to help Sophia, who she said has an unspecified learning disability - and served 11 days in prison last fall. Huffman was arrested in March 2019 as part of the wide-spread scam. Sophia, who attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, was unaware that her Desperate Housewives star mom paid disgraced college admissions expert William “Rick” Singer $15,000 to have a proctor improve her SAT scores after she turned in the exam. "Look I understand how the world works, nepotism is how most (people) get their start, (especially) in the world of celebrity but let's not pretend Sophia Macy is 'Succeeding Despite Parent's Best Efforts" she's succeeding because they are her parents, jail time and all," tweeted another.This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Nepotism is a common Hollywood practice, however much stars insist that their children win their breaks entirely on their own merit.
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But, not surprisingly, people on social media were wondering if the industry connections of Sophia's parents helped her get a high-profile professional job. It now looks like her gap year included pursuing this "Twilight Zone" role. Sophia "called us from the airport in hysterics," Macy wrote, adding: "From the devastation of that day, Sophia is slowly regaining her equilibrium and getting on with her life." But she learned at the airport that her invitation to audition had been rescinded, because of the scandal. Two days after her mother's arrest, she traveled across the country to audition for an elite theater program at the college of her dreams, Macy recalled. "Why didn't you think I could do it on my own?"īut things got even worse for Sophia, according to Macy's letter. "Why didn't you believe in me?" Huffman wrote that her daughter asked her in a letter she submitted to the court. Even though she didn't know about her mother's bribery scheme with William "Rick" Singer, she had to deal with regularly being mentions in stories about the case.Īs Huffman described in her letter to the court, Sophia felt especially humiliated and betrayed when the indictment showed that she didn't think her daughter's honest effort was good enough.
Things got worse for Sophia, according to Macy. In Macy's letter to the court, he wrote that his daughter still suffers "nightmares" and hasn't been comfortable sleeping alone at night since that morning in March when armed FBI agents came for her mother.
It could be said that Sophia has a few things in common with the children of less-affluent defendants.įor example, she was asleep when law enforcement, "with guns drawn," came into her family's home early in the morning to arrest one of her parents. They also are more likely to get kicked out of school, have low educational attainment, suffer economic hardship, lack stable housing and get involved in crime themselves. But many face long-term documented risks of increased anxiety, depression and antisocial behavior. Like Sophia, they are innocent of their parents' crimes. They number up to 2.3 million nationally - children who have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their young lives. These children are called the "hidden victims" of the criminal justice system, according to a National Justice of Institute report. It's not typical for the children of criminal defendants, who don't have Huffman's and Macy's resources, to fare so well after their parents' arrest and incarceration.
It's almost like being born into a rich white family is a talent in America. "Must be nice to suffer zero consequences," tweeted another. "Rich people failing up," tweeted one person.
Many people on social media reacted to Sophia's casting news with predictable snark, as well as anger at what they see as another example of a "rigged" system and of a famous criminal - and her family - suffering few, if any, consequences of her actions.