Jodie Sweetin was surprised to learn that one of her upcoming movies, which wrapped filming over a year ago, has landed at Great American Family. The network came under fire last year after Candace Cameron Bure, their Chief Creative Officer and Sweetin's Fuller House co-star, told the Wall Street Journal that the network would keep "traditional marriage at the core." She faced immediate backlash from celebrities like Jojo Siwa, Hilarie Burton, and Holly Robinson Peete. Sweetin, who began working with Cameron Bure on Full House in 1987, showed her support to Siwa.

Sweetin has been a vocal LGBTQ+ advocate an ally for years, so learning that her new film Craft Me a Romance had been sold to Great American Family was disappointing. In a statement to PEOPLE, the actress said:

"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. So I was very surprised to learn by reading about it in the press yesterday that the independent film I worked on over a year ago was sold to Great American Family."

She continued:

"I am disappointed, but 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."

Related: How Jodie Sweetin Almost Drove John Stamos To Leave Full House

Trouble on the Fuller House Set

Full House concluded in 1995, but the cast (minus Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen) reunited for Netflix's sequel series Fuller House, which premiered in 2016 and ended with its fifth season in 2020. Last month, the series was back in the headlines after Miss Benny (Glamorous) who appeared in the fourth season of the sequel series, claimed on a TikTok video that someone on set was homophobic and had her character removed from the series after just two episodes. While Miss Benny never said Cameron Bure's name, she included the hashtag #candacebure.

Cameron Bure quickly issued a statement denying the claims:

"I never asked Miss Benny’s character to be removed from Fuller House and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show. Fuller House has always welcomed a wide range of characters. I thought Miss Benny did a great job as Casey on the show. We didn’t share any scenes together, so we didn’t get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best."

On multiple occasions, Cameron Bure has addressed the notion that she is anti-LGBTQ; in 2022, the actress said that she has "great love and affection for all people."

After a long-standing relationship with the Hallmark channel, Cameron Bure exited last year to join Great American Family to star in and produce movies that promote “faith” from a Christian perspective. Besides Craft Me a Romance, Sweetin will appear in the romantic drama Love's Second Act alongside Tilky Jones (The Guardian) and George Wendt (Cheers). Sweetin recently joined forces with Full House and Fuller House co-star Andrea Barber for the re-watch podcast How Rude, Tanneritos!