Anna Sorokin to Dance on 'Dancing With the Stars' Despite Legal Battles...

a special thank you to each of our subscribers who make this channel possible here's today's story on Wednesday ABC announced that sokin who in 2019 was convicted of conning Banks hotels and individuals out of money by posing as a European ays named anad Deli would join the cast of Dancing With the Stars season 33 ankle monitor and all the 13 contestants this season which also includes the latest Bachelorette Lee Jin Tran trans X Joey graia Real Housewives star fader parks and multiple Olympic athletes were revealed on Good Morning America ABC's press release which refers to sokin as anad Deli downplays her criminal conviction and describes her as an artist Fashion Icon and Infamous NYC socialite who gained International attention after Netflix purchased the rights to her story and developed it into the 2022 miniseries inventing Anna some view her as a cunning scam artist While others see her as a charismatic an ambitious entrepreneur who took advantage of New York City's social Elite in an effort to open a prestigious Art Studio it reads her case has also sparked discussions about wealth privilege and social climbing in modern society soken finished her prison sentence which she previously called a huge waste of time for her crimes in February 2021 but as a German National she faces potential deportation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement sokin has been fighting a winding and complicated set of legal battles to remain in the United States and to appeal her criminal conviction shortly after she was released from prison an immigration judge put her under house arrest in New York and banned her from using social media in early August sokin quietly won a major legal Victory after a successful appeal and separate lawsuit in federal court brought by her immigration lawyer John sandwick who served as the acting head of IC during Barack Obama's presidential Administration an immigration judge pulled back many of sokin restrictions there are some reasonable restrictions sandw told Business Insider in an interview Wednesday she's still on an ankle bracelet she has to get authorization from IC for certain things but this is far less obviously than what her conditions were sokin has returned to social media and still wears an ankle bracelet which she flaunts as a fashion accessory in her Dancing with the Stars publicity photo as she continues legal battles to remain in the US and vacate her criminal conviction her Newfound Freedom has allowed her to pursue a slew of projects including her stint on Dancing With the Stars and several New York Fashion Week events this month in collaboration with PornHub and Fashion World publicist kellic catron she's generally free to live her life now subject to periodic Court appearances and things of that nature sandw told bi Dancing with the Stars season 33 airs September 17th on ABC and Disney plus and streams on Hulu the next day Anna sokin the infamous con artist who duped Banks hotels and Friends by posing as a wealthy German ays under the Alias anad Deli is making headlines once again this time as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars sorokin's participation is Complicated by her current legal situation she has been under house arrest since October 2022 a condition symbolized by the ankle bracelet she continues to wear and something the show's promotional material has already capitalized on by featuring her in a sparkling dress with the bracelet visible on her leg the announcement was made on Good Morning America where it was revealed that sokin dubb the notorious ankle bracelet fashionista will join a lineup that includes former NBA player Dwight Howard actress Tor spelling and Jen Tran the first asian-americans Bachelorette whose recent season ended in heartbreak the show hosted by Alfonso robero and Julianne Hoff has promoted dancer Ezra Sosa to the role of Pro partnering him with sokin meanwhile ardam chanv who was recently arrested on a domestic violence charge will not be returning as a pro dancer this season although sokin was released from prison in February 2021 her Freedom was shortlived after Immigration and Customs Enforcement IC detained her for overstaying her visa she spent over a year in ic custody before a judge allowed her to transition to home confinement as she fights deportation to Germany it is unclear clear how sirin's house arrest conditions will be adjusted to accommodate filming in Los Angeles is say not responded to inquiries regarding possible changes to her restrictions however her spokesperson Judah Engel Mayer said that under the previous terms sokin was allowed to travel within a 70m radius of her New York City Home although he did not provide details on any new Arrangements since being under house arrest sokin that's all for this story We upload videos every day covering many different subjects so hit that subscribe button to stay informed thanks for watching