EntertainmentWhoopi Goldberg criticizes reality show for casting con artist who inspired Netflix seriesAnna Delvey will participate in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ wearing an electronic ankle bracelettoday at 10:39

Whoopi Goldberg was not happy with ABC’s announcement that Anna Delvey will be in the cast of the new season of Dancing with the Stars. Last Thursday, the 5th, the actress and the co-hosts of The Viewa program on the same channel as the reality show, discussed the decision to give space to Delvey on television.

The Russian scammer, whose real name is Anna Sorokinserved about four years in prison for defrauding banks and hotels by posing as a German heiress. Since 2022, she has been serving a home sentence in New York while she deals with her deportation case.

Anna secured approval from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the program.

“I think of families who have members who have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who have gone to court to be reunited with their parents or siblings,” he argued. Goldberg. “And this woman, they gave her permission to do this.”

“She still owes people money,” he continued. “I don’t understand why she can stay.”

Joy Beharthen, suggested that Anna received special treatment from the authorities due to his appearance, which Goldberg replied: “I like beautiful people too, but I gotta say, I’m hearing people complain about what’s going on at the border and people complain about who shouldn’t be here — what the f*ck is that, man? How does that work?”

“This is a f*ck you in the face of a lot of people who are trying to get back to their country and whose families have been separated,” he added.

According to Behar pointed, Teresa Giudice, Lil’ Kim and Tommy Chung are some examples of convicted personalities who participated in the Dancing with the Stars.

Netflix Series

The case of Anna Delvey inspired the Netflix series Inventing Annastarring Julia Garner.