Dancing with the Stars has been a famous show since it came out in 2005, but recently, the scandal of Anna Delvey has caught the attention of the younger generation of teenagers and young adults. Now, what is this scandal, you may ask?
Well, the newest season, season 33, has a variety of celebrities, including Stephen Nedoroscik, Olympic gymnast Tori Spelling, actress Danny Amendola, NFL wide receiver Joey Graziadei, The Bachelor Star: Dwight Howard, NBA center Chandler Kinney, actress Ilona Maher, Olympic rugby player: Brooks Nader, model Phaedra Parks, Reality television personality: Eric Roberts, actor Jenn Tran, The Bachelorette Star: Reginald VelJohnson, and Anna Delvey, Con artist. Being a con artist is most likely the profession that confused you most. Well, it left many confused about why this infamous show would let a criminal on their show of pro dancers dancing with celebrities.
TikTok
Tiktok, as we know, is a “Gen Z” app, and users have had quite mixed opinions. Some think Anna being on the show is outright hilarious. Is a criminal being on a reality television show funny? Viewers have taken a liking to Anna because of her uninterested and blunt reactions and personality when reporters interview her or when filming TikToks with her partner, Ezra Sosa. One of her most talked about interviews is during her elimination when asked, “What are you gonna take away from this competition?” Delvey responds with “Nothing,” which has made some believe her to be iconic or has created plenty of backlashes.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(739x419:741x421)/anna-delvey-dancing-with-the-stars-091824-3-c59b3a46b1be4a6c8d9e9726c7717a16.jpg)
People have been outraged that she was even allowed on the show because she is still pending a trial with an ankle monitor on the show and during filming. Although in an attempt to make his partner more likable to the public, Sosa matches and banters Delvey’s dry personality, especially by bedazzling her monitor for their performances. His effect on making her more likable to the public was seen with TikTok being the platform on which all the couples of the show have been promoting themselves. He has countered the memes Anna herself has made as well as the public has made to make a persona for him and his partner. This can be seen in the multiple videos of him acknowledging she is a criminal and con artist, but he makes jokes about it. A funny example is when making a video on their team name being “#teamNOTgulity,” a viewer commented, “NO, it needs to be Pro and Con.” Delvey says, “I’m not guilty of being a dancer,” feeding into the jokes of herself. After performing the Week #1 dance, she was asked, “How are you feeling, Anna? After performing the Week #1 dance, she was asked, “How are you feeling After performing the Week #1 dance, she was asked, “How are you feeling” Very monotone and serious, she said, “I feel happy that I don’t 
have to do this dance again.”
Is it Legal and Right
Anna Delvey is a convicted felon most known for competing with her ankle monitor. She is also very well known for the reason she was sentenced, which was by pretending to be a German heiress who scammed thousands of dollars from New York Elites. Most would think she would automatically be deported back to Russia, where she is from, but the reason for her ankle monitor is due to an overstay of her visa. Now, she is fighting to stay in the U.S. even when being sent to jail in the States.
The real reason many have been so angered with Delvey was that why is a felon who was illegally in the country allowed to stay in comparison to millions of immigrants deported for anything less? Anger significantly rose when people heard Anna was waiting for permission from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to compete.
This uproar has since died down since her elimination during Week #2 or…not. Delvey spoke up with strong opinions about the show just days after her elimination. Starting with saying, “I feel that the show so obviously used me to drive up the ratings, that they never had any plans to give me any chance to grow and only cared about exploiting me for attention,” continuing with, “It was predatory of them to try [to] make me feel inadequate and stupid all while I did get progressively better yet they chose to disregard that.”
This drama has not ended, and who knows what will happen with Dancing With The Stars season 33?
