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From Fox News: “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg unleashed on her own network, ABC, for putting convicted felon and con artist Anna “Delvey” Sorokin on “Dancing With The Stars,” who will be performing this season in an ankle bracelet.
“I think back to the families who have had family members arrested by ICE who have gone to the courts to get their dad or their brother or their mother back, 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?” Goldberg said.
Sorokin was released from federal custody in October 2022 after spending 17 months in prison and has been on house arrest ever since. The story of Sorokin, who infamously pretended to have a 60-million euro fortune while living a lavish New York lifestyle, inspired the hit Netflix series “Inventing Anna.”
Born in the former Soviet Union, Sorokin swindled a network of financial institutions and New York’s elite into believing she had a fortune overseas. She was convicted of four counts of theft of services, three counts of grand larceny and one count of attempted grand larceny in 2019.
Co-host Sunny Hostin also agreed with Goldberg, questioning why Sorokin would be permitted to appear on the show.
So-host Joy Behar then mockingly suggested there should be a new spinoff show called “Dancing With The Felons,” that would feature former President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Steve Bannon.
Behar later suggested Sorokin was allowed to be on the show just because she’s “pretty.”
“I don’t understand why she gets to stay,” Goldberg declared, adding, “I’m listening to people b—- about what’s going on at the border, and I’m listening to people b—- about all these people who shouldn’t be here, well what the hell, man? How does this work?”
WATCH the full segment below:
ANNA DELVEY REWARDED FOR BAD BEHAVIOR? #TheView co-hosts weigh in on convicted con artist Anna Delvey becoming the most controversial contestant on this season of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ pic.twitter.com/HaSsGvVlRX
— The View (@TheView) September 5, 2024
Anna Sorokin, the con artist who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey, has found her newest venture: “Dancing With the Stars.” pic.twitter.com/msnbBQCRWF
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2024
lol Fraudster Anna Sorokin will be on Dancing With the Stars with her ankle monitor. Did they airbrush the hell out of her? Wow pic.twitter.com/r1xHYZrPuq
— Atticus (@jmn781) September 5, 2024
ABC’s Whoopi Goldberg calls out her own network for putting con artist on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ https://t.co/3SLiQnBF5Z
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 5, 2024
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