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Everyone must be accustomed to Anna Delvey, the con-artist who served jail time for scamming New York’s elite as a pretend German heiress. Her story was informed within the Shonda Rhimes scripted miniseries Inventing Anna, which was primarily based on Jessica Pressler‘s New York article, “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It.” Anna is now out of prison and the 31-year-old is developing a reality show about her life with her attorney, Duncan Levin. Anna teased what’s in retailer for her present in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife.
“I am very pleased to share my artistic ventures with the public,” the ex-con, whose actual identify is Anna Sorokin, informed HL. “I appreciate the tremendous outpouring of support that I have gotten,” she added.
Anna, who spent 4 years in jail on fees of grand larceny, tried grand larceny, and theft of providers, stated she feels “so lucky to have the opportunity for people to see the real me” within the upcoming present. As for a way this venture will change Anna’s life transferring ahead, she informed us, “It will be amazing to be in business and I really look forward to earning a living doing something love.”
Anna was born a Russian immigrant, however she pretended to be a German heiress with a $67 million belief fund as she deceived Manhattan’s elite and defrauded accommodations, eating places, a non-public jet operator, and banks out of round $275,000 over the course of 10 months. She was launched from jail in Feb. 2021 on good habits, however six weeks later she was taken into ICE custody for overstaying her visa. She was launched from ICE custody in October 2022 with assist from her legal professional.
HollywoodLife additionally spoke to Anna’s legal professional, Duncan Levin, who defined why this venture will present extra of the true Anna than the Netflix present that featured Emmy Award winner Julia Garner within the lead function. “In her [Anna’s] case, there are so many who had the wrong perception of her, or at least a perception that is very much based on the Netflix series,” Duncan stated. “I have found Anna to be a very complex and talented person.”
Duncan additionally informed us somewhat bit in regards to the idea of Anna’s upcoming present. “While the press has called the show concept a reality show, it is likely to look much more like an art and design show that she curates and runs,” he defined. “As one can imagine, there are several moving pieces to the opportunities that Anna is fielding and considering.”