William H Macy cut a tense figure as he visited his wife, Felicity Huffman, at a federal building yesterday after she was arrested over her alleged involvement in a college admissions bribery case.
The Shameless actor, who has been married to Huffman for 22 years, was pictured arriving at the Edward B Roybal Federal building in Los Angeles on Tuesday, just hours after his wife was taken in custody by the FBI.
Huffman, 56, and actress Lori Loughlin are among the names of those who have been indicted and accused of paying bribes for their children to get into schools such as Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.
Macy, 68, was seen going through security check-in at the building where Huffman was detained for questioning before being released on bail.
It’s believed Macy has not been indicted in relation to the investigation.
Less than a week before the arrest, Macy spoke to Us Weekly about his and Huffman’s involvement in their daughter’s pursuit of higher education – the couple are parents to Sophia, 18, and Georgia, 16.
The Fargo actor said: ‘My daughter, Sofia, the oldest, she’s in the tribe. She’s going to be an actor.
‘She goes to LACHSA, the arts high school here, and we’re doing the college tour, and she’s looking at theater schools. So yeah, we talk about it a lot.’
He also praised his wife and described Huffman as a ‘great mum’ and ‘kind of astounding,’ adding: ‘I’m the luckiest guy on the planet.’
TMZ earlier reported that Huffman, Macy and their two daughters were sleeping when the Desperate Housewives actress was arrested by FBI agents who reportedly ‘drew their weapons’.
It’s said that the married couple made a charitable donation of $15,000 (£11,000) which authorities believe helped their eldest daughter Sofia get into college.
ABC 11 Eyewitness News reports that recorded phone calls have been entered as evidence to suggest that the payment was related to the admissions scheme.
The investigation reportedly centres on a Californian man who is allegedly running a business which helps students get into their desired college by paying off exam administrators or sports coaches.
After posting bail, Huffman was released from custody but made to surrender her passport.
The TV star is expected to appear in a Boston court on 29 March.
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