“From Courtroom to Dance Floor: How a Convicted Fraudster Plans to Steal the Spotlight on ‘Dancing With The Stars’!”
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Among the competitors of the show, set to premiere on September 17, are also Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known as “Pommel Horse Guy”—Rugby player and Olympian Ilona Maher, the Bachelorette star Jenn Tran, Tori Spelling of Beverly Hills 90210.
People quickly took to social media to protest Anna’s inclusion in the show.
“Why are we having a convicted felon on a TV show? @dancingwiththestars disappointed in this choice,” someone wrote on Instagram.
“You guys are really adding a con artist to the lineup? Is that where we are now?” said a separate user.
“Anna Delvey should not be on DWTS. Children watch this show, not to mention she has to wear an ankle monitor!” another person agreed.
Anna was granted permission by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Custody (ICE) to film in Los Angeles
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Somebody else accused the producers of glorifying criminal acts and making a celebrity out of a con artist. “That’s unacceptable. She wasn’t even a celebrity before. I’m so disappointed. Do better.”
Anna was born in Moscow, Russia, in a working class family. She emigrated to Germany in 2007, after which she moved to London and Paris, to relocate to New York in 2013.
While living in the US, she was an intern for the French fashion magazine Purple and pretended to be a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey. She fooled her rich acquaintances and convinced them that her goal was to open a Soho House for the art world.
