Agreed. In all likelihood she knew her daughters couldn’t get into college without some help and heard about this scam from some other Hollywood type. She probably figured it was no different than what other rich people have done in the past for their kids and just went along with it.
Not condoning her actions, but as a parent I can see how she may have wanted to help her kids get a better life than being a YouTube “star”.
“heard about this scam from some other Hollywood types”
That’s how word about the wonders of Bernie Madoff got around. There is some poetic justice there.