But how did cheater Anna Delevingne end up casting for Dancing with the Stars?

Nothing was said when she staged a photoshoot on the subway in 10cm Manolo Blahnik pumps. And first of all, equipped with an electronic bracelet. There was also no protest when he posed in a pink quilted coat at the foot of his 4,000-euro-a-month apartment in New York, where he remains under house arrest. We were also not disappointed when he organized a fashion show on the roof of his building for the launch of the Shao label.

Four years imprisonment

When Good Morning America announced impostor Anna Delvey’s appearance on the American version of Dancing with the Stars on Wednesday, September 4, we were a little bummed. Russian-born Anna Sorokin, her real name, once posed as a wealthy German heiress, flirting with New York’s upper echelons. From 2013 to 2017, he defrauded hotels, social workers and banks. In the process pocketing $275,000 (€248,000) to the detriment of his wealthy friends. He has since been jailed for four years, from 2019 to October 2022.

A fate traced in a Netflix miniseries Inventing Annawhich made him famous all over the world. But the report doesn’t cover his entire legal saga. After being released from state prison, the offender entered the detention center in March 2021 in violation of visa conditions. Now on parole, the 33-year-old is fighting possible extradition to Germany. Which doesn’t stop the main stakeholder, who has become a fashion icon, mocked the whole world by wearing a Rhinestone “A” on his e-bracelet. For our part, we vacillate between outrage and admiration, appalled by such atrocity, coupled with the ability to capitalize on one’s own misdeeds.

We may have neglected to mention this. In 2019, Anna Delvi announced: New York Times that he “would be lying if he said he was sorry.” Not sparing a penny, she therefore posed in a silver mini dress, still complete with her electronic bracelet, for a US Dancing with the Stars promo. In particular, he will participate alongside Tori Spelling, the heroine of the series Beverly Hills. News that made a big noise. Especially since the impostor is billed by ABC as a “New York artist, fashion icon and notorious socialite.” A text that is clumsy to say the least.

Scent of scandal

That was all it took to set things on fire. Under the Instagram post shared by the scammers, we find comments such as: “I don’t get it, it’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’, not ‘Dancing with Criminals’, ‘Glorifying a prisoner.’ How embarrassing!” or “Let’s go ahead and praise someone who ripped off others and stole millions. That’s typical of America.”

But how exactly was the criminal able to fly to California without difficulty in the sight of US Immigration Services (ICE)? The director’s answer. “Well, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ approached my team and I had to ask ICE for permission to travel out of state because it’s filmed in Los Angeles and I’m based in New York,” he said. People . Before adding. “I received their permission shortly before my departure (…) and I said to myself: “Why not?”

Double standards.

Too simple for the taste of Whoopi Goldberg, who appears on “The View”, one of the most watched shows in the United States. He pointed to the “double standards” that, according to him, indicate such a decision. “I think of the families whose members were detained by immigration authorities who went to court to get their father or brother or mother back, while ICE allowed this woman to go to this show,” he lamented. is he

Other media in turn pressed in with killer headlines. “Pop culture hit rock bottom with Anna Delvey and her electronic bracelet on ‘Dancing with the Stars,'” he writes. New York Post . For the daily newspaper, the thirty-year-old would be an “ambitious prisoner” whose trajectory proves that “crime pays”. He would make his “illegal activities an identity in themselves” by displaying his ankle bracelet “as if it were a rare piece of Cartier”.

“I have served my sentence”

Criticisms, which, of course, did not reach their goal. When asked what discomfort the electronic bracelet could cause during her performances, Anna Delway denied this hypothesis. “How will this affect my performance? he countered. it’s quite light.” To put it mildly, we are amazed. As for the insults directed at him due to his participation in the show, he is not interested in it.

“It’s not that serious,” he assures us, not breaking from his usual no-nonsense tone. If someone is so upset that I’m doing a dance show, I don’t know what to say to them.” And we are not at the end of our troubles. We discover that it’s not for once accepted that Anna Delevingne… doesn’t care about winning. Interrogated Entertainment Weekly About what it would mean for him to win at the end of “Dancing with the stars”, he simply said: “Really, nothing. I don’t know.” Before laughing and adding: “That would be nice.” Crazy Anna Delvey.

For years, the impostor has been blowing hot and cold. Far from her mea culpa, the thirty-year-old still believes she “deserves a second chance” after “serving her sentence.” Of course, but investing in TVs from there. However, it is clear. Anna Delway was able to bounce back. And the scammer knows how to sell himself like no one else. After his release, he had a parade, social dinners (at home), a podcast and interviews. He is also working on a book about his life. In short, we haven’t heard the last of him. And we tell ourselves that we, too, might be in front of our TVs on September 17, the day of the first episode of Dancing with the Stars, because Anna Delevingne is not escaping so easily.