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Ex-Con Anna Delvey Announces New Reality Show
Anna Delvey whitethorn person conscionable invented a caller mode to vie connected Dancing With the Stars.
The Inventing Anna subject—who was convicted of larceny aft allegedly posing arsenic a German heiress and scamming thousands of dollars from New York's elites to money her luxurious lifestyle—has been partnered up with pro dancer Ezra Sosa connected play 33 of the ABC creation competition. The web announced her casting Sept. 4, teasing the debut of the “notorious ankle bracelet fashionista” connected the Sept. 17 premiere.
And though Anna was recently on location arrest astatine her Manhattan flat for overstaying her visa, she volition inactive beryllium capable to vie in-person arsenic the upcoming play films successful Los Angeles.
As she revealed to E! News successful an exclusive interview, "I’ve been waiting to get support from ICE to question retired of state," but noted that she inactive has question restrictions otherwise.
But this is not Anna's archetypal foray into world TV since her 2022 situation release. Last month, she made a cheeky cameo successful a promo for USA Network's strategical contention bid The Anonymous.
"I mightiness cognize a happening oregon 2 astir deception," she quipped successful the teaser, flashing her court-ordered ankle monitoring instrumentality arsenic she sat successful her home. "Never beryllium acrophobic to formal up your look—or the truth. Trust me, I'd ne'er prevarication to you."
In another promo, the convicted fraudster advised contestants that "gaslighting tin beryllium a large mode to get ahead."
"Not that I've ever done it," she joked. "Is it emotionally manipulative? Of course!"
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Anna was archetypal arrested connected larceny charges successful 2017. She was sentenced to 4 to 12 years successful prison—which included clip she spent down bars earlier her trial—shortly aft she was convicted successful 2019.
The socialite was initially released connected parole successful 2021, but was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Custody (ICE) that aforesaid twelvemonth amid imaginable deportation proceedings. She spent different twelvemonth down bars—during which she adjacent managed to propulsion an creation amusement for her situation sketches—before she was released connected location arrest.
"I've had a large journey," Anna told E! News successful December 2022 pursuing her release. "So, this is benignant of similar the adjacent chapter."
—Reporting by Nikaline McCarley
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