Dancing With the Stars contestant Anna Delvey hopes 'the government' roots for her

Anna Delvey hopes to get some support from "the government" when competing on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with newcomer pro Ezra Sos

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Controversial season 33 contestant, " The Inventing Anna real-life star was partnered with newcomer pro Ezra Sos for the . When the list of contestants were announced on , Anna made headlines when she revealed that . According to reports, the impostor German heiress deceived several people in Manhattan into giving her hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, goods and services.

She was released from prison in 2021 after serving four years and has since been on house arrest. Anna was granted permission from the U.S.



Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) to be on the show. Speaking to , Anna said she hopes for Anna was the inspiration to the hit show on , Inventing Anna, which featured Julia Garner as Anna and Shonda Rhimes as the showrunner. In a video interview with , the interviewee wanted to "address the elephant in the room,"Anna having an ankle monitor on.

Anna admitted that she would be competing on the show with it on and because it was light, it would not affect the way she would perform on the show. Delvey's spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, confirmed that the convicted criminal was allowed to travel within a 70-mile radius of her residence and anywhere within New York City's five boroughs under her house arrest conditions. However, Juda did not comment on any potential changes to these restrictions.

Many have had their thoughts on Anna being part of the show, especially Whoopi Goldberg. During : "I think back to all the families who’ve had family members arrested by ICE, who have gone to the courts to get their dad or their mother or their brother back." She continued: "And this woman, they gave her permission to go do this.

Now, should I think there’s a reason. Is there a two-tiered system here with ICE?".