Wendy Williams is speaking out, via representation.
10.05.2022 - 21:05 / etcanada.com
After “Inventing Anna“, Shonda Rhimes’ true-crime Netflix series about the life and crimes of convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, made the “fake German heiress” a media sensation once again, one of her former friends and victims, Rachel DeLoache Williams, is speaking out on “Red Table Talk“.
In ET’s exclusive preview of the all-new episode, Williams discloses the trauma she went through and the fallout that happened as a result of their “vacation from hell,” which was a disastrous trip to Morocco where she was convinced by Delvey to pay for much of the expenses.
“Anna could be sort of hard to read and she was definitely one of a kind. I ended up creating more empathy for her because everything had a backstory,” Williams says. “I don’t know how much of it was true, obviously. So, I would ask, ‘Do you talk to your parents much?’ And she would have some explanation about them having a business arrangement more than a close relationship. Or, I’d ask her about past friendships and she would have an explanation as to why they weren’t very close anymore.”
She adds, “It created what I now see as an artificial feeling of closeness ‘cause I felt like, ‘Oh, she’s confiding in me. I’m special.’”
Williams, who was once part of the fraudster’s inner circle, then explains it was that and a “combination of vulnerability coupled with the grandiosity” of Delvey’s lifestyle that initially drew her in and made her want to be friends.
Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, became known as the “fake German heiress” after New York magazine wrote a popular 2018 article revealing how she scammed some of the city’s high society, hotels, restaurants and banks between 2015 and 2017. And one of those victims was Williams, who was stuck with a
Wendy Williams is speaking out, via representation.
Wells Fargo freezing Williams’ bank accounts in February and requesting a hearing from the New York Supreme Court to determine if the TV personality could legally be considered an “incapacitated person.” In March, a temporary guardian was appointed, despite attorney La’Shawn Thomas’ insistence that her client is of sound mind. “Please be advised that Wendy is not in agreement with the appointment of a financial guardian by the court.
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