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Anna “Delvey” Sorokin isn’t shying away from her controversial previous as she readies to compete on the information season of “Dancing With the Stars.”
Sorokin was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and different monetary crimes after pretending to be a German heiress with a belief fund. She served two-years in jail and an extra 18 months detained by immigration authorities for overstaying her visa.
Sorokin has not too long ago been dwelling below home arrest in New York with an ankle monitoring machine whereas she appeals her deportation order. She advised People she sought and obtained permission from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to journey to Los Angeles the place the present is produced.
Netflix dramatized her story for the favored 2022 sequence “Inventing Anna.”
Removed from staying away from all of that, each Sorokin and ABC seem like leaning into what made her well-known within the first place.
In a press launch from the community to announce the Season 33 solid, Sorokin was listed as “Infamous ankle bracelet fashionista Anna Delvey.” She is going to associate with skilled dancer Ezra Sosa for the season.
“Some view her as a crafty rip-off artist, whereas others see her as a charismatic and bold entrepreneur who took benefit of New York Metropolis’s social elite in an effort to open a prestigious artwork studio,” her bio on the press launch states. “Her case has additionally sparked discussions about wealth, privilege and social climbing in fashionable society. Her story continues to captivate the general public’s creativeness.”
Sorokin’s press picture for the fact dance competitors exhibits her sporting her court-ordered ankle bracelet.
CNN has reached out to ABC for remark.
The opposite contestants for the brand new season are as follows:
Tremendous Bowl Champion Danny Amendola with associate Witney Carson
Infamous ankle bracelet fashionista Anna Delvey with associate Ezra Sosa
From “The Bachelor,” Joey Graziadei with associate Jenna Johnson
NBA Champion Dwight Howard with associate Daniella Karagach
TV star Chandler Kinney with associate Brandon Armstrong
Olympic rugby participant Ilona Maher with associate Alan Bersten
Mannequin and canopy lady Brooks Nader with associate Gleb Savchenko
Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik with associate Rylee Arnold
Actuality royalty Phaedra Parks with associate Val Chmerkovskiy
Film star Eric Roberts with associate Britt Stewart
TV icon Tori Spelling with associate Pasha Pashkov
From “The Bachelorette,” Jenn Tran with associate Sasha Farber
Sitcom and film actor Reginald VelJohnson with associate Emma Slater
The pairs will likely be judged by famend ballroom specialists Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough when the brand new season of the present premieres on September 17.