Socialites are often identified as someone who comes from the upper class, looks fashionable, and has a glamorous lifestyle. Of course, this does not always mean a negative thing.
But behind their much coveted luxurious style, not infrequently the behavior of socialites can also cause controversy. Some even fall into the criminal circle.
Here are the hottest scandals involving socialites.
Anna Delvey
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Familiar with the name? It is true that she is the person who inspired the Netflix series Inventing Anna. Real name Anna Sorokin, this 32-year-old woman is known to have a great interest in the world of fashion and art.
Born in Moscow and raised in Germany, he also studied at the prestigious Central Saint Martin fashion campus in London but dropped out in 2011.
A year later Anna moved to Paris and worked at the fashion magazine, Purple. Having the opportunity to visit New York in 2013, she decided to settle in the city. It was here that Anna had the ambition to create an exclusive club and gallery called the ‘Anna Delvey Foundation’.
In order to get funding from banks and New York conglomerates, he also claims to come from a wealthy family in Europe. Reporting from Insider, Anna Sorokin is also known to have made fake bank account records using Microsoft Word which showed that she had tens of millions of dollars in savings.
He also stays in various well-known luxury hotels but always makes excuses when asked about payment.
Gradually the people around him started to get suspicious. The climax was when she and her friend Rachel DeLoache Williams, who is a Vanity Fair photo editor, took a vacation to Morocco in 2017. Failing to pay her room bill, Rachel was then forced to pay her friend 62 thousand USD.
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Hoping that Anna would reimburse her money, Anna actually argued a lot. Furthermore, Rachel was asked for help by the New York city police to trap Anna in a public place to be arrested.
During the trial process, Anna Sorokin still wanted to look fashionable. He even refused to wear the clothes provided by the court. And recruiting one fashion stylist who will select the attire for each trial.
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Sentenced to 4 years in prison in 2019, Anna was released in February 2021. Reluctant to be deported to Germany, Anna Sorokin chose to be under house arrest in New York.
Unable to travel freely and use social media, Anna continues to party by having just celebrated a birthday at her house where she was covered exclusively by E! News. He is also said to be planning an event talk show.
(raf/raf)
