The legal battles behind Anna Delvey’s Dancing With The Stars debut

The convicted fraudster who conned her way into New York's elite is facing deportation back to Germany.

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In a press release, Disney-owned ABC called Sorokin “an artist, fashion icon and infamous NYC socialite”, as well as “a notorious ankle bracelet fashionista”. She will be joining a cast that includes an NBA veteran, various reality-TV stars, and two Olympians, for the latest edition of the US spin-off from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing format.

Critics accused the channel of glamorising her past crimes. The New York Post called it a “new low for pop culture”.

Some have also questioned how she has right to live and work in the US, as a German-Russian citizen.

Sorokin’s electronic ankle monitor is not for her original 2019 convictions, which came after she travelled the world masquerading as a European heiress, conning banks, lawyers and a private jet company out of more than $200,000 (£150,000).

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