Anna Sorokin, better known to some as Anna Delvey, still insists she’s not a con artist.
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convicted of ripping off investors at her criminal trial, Netflix debuted two blockbuster shows about flagrant fraudsters.“The Tinder Swindler”, a documentary detailing the deceit of love rat Simon Leviev, hit the streaming platform on Feb. 2. “Inventing Anna,” a Shonda Rhimes miniseries based on notorious “Soho grifter” Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, landed on Feb 11.
Watching along as the two schemers rip off their wealthy victims has become downright pleasurable — for reasons that may have more to do with our own deeply disturbed psyche, experts told The Post. And these Netflix successes are only the tip of the iceberg in the genre we now hate to love.In the coming months, both Hulu and Apple+ will release their own films about Holmes, while Netflix will drop “Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud.
Fugitives” and “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King” — documentaries revolving around notorious swindlers.Streaming services are wise to invest in programs about scam artists. “The Tinder Swindler” has become an instant global sensation, entering Netflix’s Top 10 chart in 92 countries. Meanwhile, “Inventing Anna” notched up the most viewing hours for an English-language Netflix series since the service began a new ratings system last summer.
It’s outperformed mega-hits such as “You,” “Sex Education” and “Maid.”So, with streamers bringing out the con in content, why can’t we get enough of these grifters? And what is it about these programs that keeps us glued to the screen?Greg Kushnick, a Manhattan-based psychologist, told The Post that our sense of disgust causes us to cast moral judgments on swindlers, which in turn incites a sense of pleasure. In other words: It just feels good to judge someone so bad. “When we judge the perpetrator, we
.Anna Sorokin, better known to some as Anna Delvey, still insists she’s not a con artist.
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Steve Jobs' 23-year-old daughter took to Instagram on Monday to announce that she has signed with dna Model Management. Eve revealed her accomplishment with a Polaroid-style pic, that showed her offering a serious gaze to the camera. The agency posted the same pic of Eve on their own Instagram page in celebration of the news.Jennifer Gates, Bill Gates' daughter, supported Eve's post in the comment section, leaving the praise hands and red heart emojis.Eve's announcement came the same day that she attended the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week.A post shared by Eve Jobs (@evejobs)Eve, a Stanford grad and accomplished equestrian, began her modeling career in 2020, appearing in Glossier's holiday ad campaign alongside Sydney Sweeney and Naomi Smalls.Eve is one of the late Apple co-founder's four children.
We really haven’t had any huge announcements from 20th Century Studios in quite some time and that seems to have changed as we’ve gotten a handful of updates from the head of the studio in a recent one-on-one interview about various franchises the studio oversees for Disney. The Hollywood Reporter was able to speak with 20th Century Studios President Steve Asbell about the upcoming films that audiences can look forward to in the future beyond the four “Avatar” sequels directed by James Cameron, as Asbell was adamant the studio will hit its December 2022 release for “Avatar 2.” READ MORE: James Cameron Explains Why He Shot 3 ‘Avatar’ Sequels At The Same Time The studio boss promised the studio has “more ‘Free Guy‘ movies coming.” Adding it’s already busy in the scripting stage of development, “We’re awaiting a script that is days away.
Wilson Chapman editorKirk Baily, the actor best known for his role as dim-witted camp counselor Kevin “Ug” Lee on the early Nickelodeon sitcom “Salute Your Shorts,” died Feb. 27 in Los Angeles. His domestic partner, Ranjani Brow, confirmed that he died after battling lung cancer.
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Anna Delvey is continuing to rack up numbers.
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