Jodie Sweetin’s new film sold to Candace Cameron Bure’s anti-LGBTQ network: ‘I’m disappointed’

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cast was thrilled to hear that their house just got a little fuller!On Monday's episode of, a recap podcast hosted by series stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, the pair took some time to send well wishes to their former co-star, Ashley Olsen, who has welcomed her first child with husband Louis Eisner.«I just heard this this morning, that Ashley Olsen had a baby! That blows my mind,» Barber said as the pair discussed a scene featuring baby Michelle Tanner, who was played by both Ashley and her twin sister, Mary-Kate, when they were toddlers.«The baby had a baby!» Sweetin confirmed with a laugh. «I'm sorry, I know she's not a baby.

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Full House and Fuller House, was none too pleased to find out that her latest movie had been sold to the Great American Family channel. The “faith-based” network is controversial to some because Candace Cameron Bure—chief creative officer at Great American Media and Sweetin’s former costar—told the press that the channel would keep “traditional marriage” in its programming, which was seen by many as a not-so-subtle way to say “no LGBTQ+ representation here!”As Jodie Sweetin considers herself an ally to the queer community, she said she was “disappointed” to find out that her movie, Craft Me a Romance, would be airing on the network and further promised that “in keeping with my mission of supporting the LGBTQ+ family, any potential or future money made from this sale will be donated to LGBTQ+ organizations,” .

Jodie Sweetin is «disappointed» that her upcoming film,, will make its premiere on Candace Cameron Bure's Great American Family Network.Earlier this month, it had been reported that the romcom was sold to the Christian conservative network. — starring Sweetin, Maxwell Caulfield, Julie Brown, J.P.

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Jodie Sweetin does not approve of her upcoming film being sold to Great American Family — the “traditional” network of former Full House costar Candace Cameron Bure. 

Jodie Sweetin is not a happy camper. The former Full House star is expressing disappointment that her upcoming film Craft Me A Romance has been sold to Great American Family, the network where her former Full House co-star Candace Cameron Bure serves as chief creative officer

Jodie Sweetin is "disappointed" that an independent film project she worked on has been sold to Great American Family, the network where Candace Cameron Bure serves as the chief creative officer. "Sometimes, we, as actors, don’t have control over which network buys the projects we are in nor are we a part of the process in which they get sold," Sweetin said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Jodie Sweetin is far from thrilled about where her new movie Craft Me a Romance has ended up.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Full House” alum Jodie Sweetin expressed disappointment to People magazine over her new film, “Craft Me a Romance,” being sold to the Great American Family (GAF) network, which counts her former co-star Candace Cameron Bure as its chief creative officer. Bure ignited controversy last fall after she told The Wall Street Journal that GAF would be keeping “traditional marriage at the core” of its output, meaning it would be highly unlikely for GAF shows and films to include LGBTQ+ couples. “Sometimes, we, as actors, don’t have control over which network buys the projects we are in, nor are we a part of the process in which they get sold,” Sweetin said in a statement.

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