I'm not saying "Inventing Anna" should've portrayed Delvey as some sort of inhuman monster - a show like this should try to give us a more complex portrait of its flawed central figure. And I have no doubt that's true. But that doesn't mean we should root for her. Multiple characters make a point of highlighting the fact that Anna, as a young woman, had to fight harder for success than a man in her situation. Instead, Rhimes continually tips the scales in Delvey's favor, going so far as to give us a scene where a group of journalists - whom we're meant to like and see as very smart people who know the whole story - literally cheer for the fraudster during her trial. "Inventing Anna" could've gone for a "Wolf of Wall Street"-like approach and painted the Delvey story as a darkly comedic but still misguided tale. There's literally a scene where the guy punches his wife in the stomach and then immediately crashes his car with his infant child in the backseat for crying out loud. But to do so would require overlooking the many instances Scorsese provides of Belfort and those around him behaving like amoral psychos. As a result, many felt that Scorsese was glorifying Belfort's actions.
The end result was a film equally hilarious and disturbing, but some viewers seemed to only notice the "hilarious" part. Martin Scorsese movies often (wrongly) succumb to this criticism, and as I watched "Inventing Anna," I couldn't help but think of Scorsese's fantastic "The Wolf of Wall Street." In telling the true-ish story of criminal stockbroker Jordan Belfort, Scorsese created a world of excess and extremely dark comedy.
Rhimes is repped by ICM Partners and attorney Michael Gendler.I'm a big proponent of the concept of "depiction does not equal endorsement." That is, just because a film or TV show is portraying a character in a certain way it doesn't mean the show itself is sympathetic to their actions.
Pressler was repped in the deal by Gersh. She is in the first year of a five-year deal that, in success, could bring her $300 million or more. Since moving to Netflix last August, Rhimes had been quietly acquiring IP, meeting with writers and developing ideas for potential series. She was charged with multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services and is being held without bond on Rikers Island. She has pleaded not guilty. Last October, Sorokin, who had claimed to be a wealthy German heiress, was accused of instead being a con artist who had scammed money from banks, businesses and friends. She had an unwitting partner in crime, luring former 11 Howard concierge Neffatari “Neff” Davis into her schemes. The article chronicles the incredible rise and fall of now-infamous Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin) who, through web of lies, scammed her way into becoming an “it” girl on the New York social scene and nearly launched a Soho House–type club. Lindsay Lohan's Netflix Rom-Com 'Irish Wish' Adds Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan & Jane Seymour