EXCLUSIVE: 'Her mea culpa came from the heart.' Felicity Huffman's Desperate Housewives son insists she is 'an admirable woman' even though she faces jail for pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal
- Desperate Housewives actor Charlie Carver praised his former co-star Felicity Huffman for being 'sincere' after confessing to the college admissions scandal
- The 30-year-old Teen wolf star said he has offered support to the actress, who played his mother Lynette Scavo, he told DailyMailTV in LA on Saturday
- Huffman, 56, took a plea agreement, admitting she paid $15,000 to improve her 18-year-old daughter Sophia's SAT results and faces four months in jail
- Carver said he is 'really proud of how she's taken ownership of what happened' and said he feels Huffman's mea culpa 'came from the heart'
- He said: 'I think she's an admirable woman and as sincere as she could be and mistakes are mistakes... I love her with all my heart'
- Carver, who starred as troubled child Porter Scavo on the show, is up for a Desperate Housewives reunion and is hopeful Huffman could return
One of Felicity Huffman's former co-stars insists she is 'an admirable woman' even though she faces jail for pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal, he exclusively told DailyMailTV.
Desperate Housewives actor Charlie Carver praised his on-screen mother Huffman for being 'sincere' as she confessed to paying $15,000 to have a Harvard graduate improve her 18-year-old daughter Sophia's SAT results.
Carver added he is 'really proud of how she's taken ownership of what happened' and said he feels her mea culpa 'came from the heart.'
The 30-year-old also revealed to DailyMailTV he hopes for a Desperate Housewives show reunion, despite Huffman potentially facing a prison sentence.
Desperate Housewives actor Charlie Carver praised his former co-star Felicity Huffman (pictured) for being 'sincere' after confessing to the college admissions scandal. Huffman could spend four months in jail as part of a plea agreement in the high-profile college admissions cheating scandal
Prosecutors have recommended Huffman spend four months in jail as part of a plea agreement in the high-profile college admissions cheating scandal.
She wept during her court appearance last week after confirming she paid $15,000 to admissions consultant William 'Rick' Singer, who facilitated cheating on Huffman's eldest daughter's SAT test in December 2017.
Huffman broke down in tears explaining her daughter had been seeing a neuropsychologist since the age of eight and had been receiving extra time on exams since she was 11. The request to change the venue, Huffman said, was made in earnest and not as part of the scheme.
Carver, who starred on Teen Wolf, spoke at the Museum of Contemporary Art's MOCA Benefit in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Carver reflected on Huffman's plight, saying: 'I think she's an admirable woman and as sincere as she could be and mistakes are mistakes, but I'm really proud of how she's taken ownership of what happened. So I love her with all my heart.'
Carver, who starred as troubled child Porter on the show, is up for a Desperate Housewives reunion and is hopeful Huffman could return. Pictured: Carver, Huffman and Doug Savant in character on the hit ABC show
Huffman said her daughter had been seeing a neuropsychologist since the age of eight and had been receiving extra time on exams since she was 11. The request to change the venue, Huffman said, was made in earnest and not as part of the scheme. Pictured: Huffman with her husband William H Macy and daughters Sofia (far left) and Georgia
Asked how he feels she has handled the criminal matter and devastating publicity, Carver said: 'It's not my job to comment on that, but I do think that what she said came from her heart and I wish her the best.'
He said he has offered support to the actress, who played his mother Lynette Scavo, adding: 'I think you reach out to people as you would reach out to anyone. So we hold her in our hearts.'
For the past few years fans have petitioned for the return of Desperate Housewives, but the stars have refused.
Carver, who starred as troubled child Porter Scavo on the show, is hopeful Huffman could return.
He said: 'I say yes. Give the fans what they want always, if that's what is wanted.
'I'd say what I really loved about it was how daughters and their mothers and sons and whomever, really bonded over watching the show.
'It was like event TV and so rarely do we have event TV these days except for Game of Thrones, which I will definitely be watching.'
The 30-year-old Teen wolf star said he has offered support to the actress, who played his mother Lynette Scavo, he told DailyMailTV in LA on Saturday
Carver spoke as he joined a raft of stars and major artists including, Keegan Allen, Orlando Bloom, Charles Gaines, Courtney Love, Ricky Martin, Keanu Reeves, Patti Smith, Gus Van Sant and Christoph Waltz, celebrating the MOCA gala.
Carver is proud to reside in the city, which boasts a diverse art community - with MOCA deemed one of the greatest museums in the world.
He said: 'I think it's always been a center of creativity. I think that's part of the city itself and sort of the west or California.
'But it's exciting that the city has become more international, that the creative community here is thriving, and there's an accumulation of talent, and process, and just energy here that is starting to make it such an exciting city.
'So I was never embarrassed about living here. I've always wanted to live in Los Angeles, I've been here 12 years, but I finally now feel very proud to consider myself an Angeleno.'