Anna Delvey has been released from prison. She is BACK, and she wants us to know it.
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On October 5th, Anna Sorokin, who we all came to know as Anna Delvey, was released from jail. She's under house arrest and must stay off social media but make no mistake; she is back. And she wants us to know it.
As someone who works in PR, I'm fascinated by her story. Though I don't condone or respect her ruthless and criminal pursuit of money and attention, I am well impressed by her commitment to keeping up appearances! For Anna, the bottom well and truly fell out… but apparently, the show must go on!
We know her story: She faked wealth and lied to fund an extravagant lifestyle. She has no trust fund and has never earned an honest living. The whole world knows this. But Anna left that prison determined to cut the profile of the up-and-coming socialite she worked so hard to fraudulently portray five years before. She would play the part despite us knowing the truth!
Living in an East Village apartment, dressed to impress, she travels to parole visits in expensive Ubers rather than hitting the underground. Of course, she's snapped by the paparazzi on her way out, so what she wears matters. And if we miss her street style, we can see her posed in glossy magazines. Every look we get from Anna Sorokin post her time on the inside is a look she is serving. What's next for her? Well, she will also be serving dinner!
She hosted art shows from prison, and now she's looking to make house arrest convict-chic. Although a start date is yet to be announced, Anna will host an invite-only monthly dinner from her fifth-floor walk-up. 10-12 VIP guests (think rich and famous people) will dine together, and each dinner will focus on a different topic of conversation. Her team (yes, she has a team) is currently soliciting donations of table settings, beverages, and items for gifting. Sounds unbelievable, right? But wouldn't you love to attend just one?
It's strange. We can look at the case of Delvey/Sorokin and see everything that's wrong with the world in her. But as she persists, you can't help but feel like everyone is low-key routing for her. Why is that? I guess we've always wanted to salvage the Robin Hoods of society. While Anna is hardly as noble a criminal, perhaps the problem lies in the public failure to empathize with the rich people she stole from.
Maybe social media changed the rules of who should be celebrated. Celebrity used to be awarded to anyone who had money. Now, it's earned by people who are relentless in their pursuit of a public profile. Talk about turning a mess into an opportunity.
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