Dancing With a Criminal

The Controversy Behind Anna Delvey in “Dancing with the Stars”

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In “Dancing with The Stars,” celebrities pair up with a professional dancer to perform in different categories in order to win a grand cash prize. This year, professional dancer Ezra Sosa chose Anna Delvey as his partner.

Anna Delvey is known for being a fashion icon and a con artist, stealing 300,000 dollars from different businesses. She has a Netflix series about her called “Inventing Anna” that shows viewers how she got away with embezzlement for so long. She was arrested and is currently under house arrest. In her official pictures for “DWTS,” she is seen wearing an ankle monitor, causing further controversy between fans.

Many believe that Anna Delvey will bring in tons of viewers, whereas others believe that she is glorifying her crimes due to her past as a scam artist. Meanwhile, Delvey has said in many interviews that she does not care about what people say about her on the internet and is just there to have fun.