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The story is told through the eyes of journalist Vivian Kent, played by Anna Chlumsky (Veep). The character is loosely inspired by Jessica Pressler, from New York Magazine, who wrote the first...
- The Trial of New York's Fake Heiress
Though Ms Williams' magazine article had had people talking,...
- The Trial of New York's Fake Heiress
Feb 11, 2023 · “Veep” alum Anna Chlumsky plays Vivian Kent, loosely based on New York Magazine journalist Jessica Pressler, whose article is the basis for “Inventing Anna.”
Inventing Anna: Created by Shonda Rhimes. With Anna Chlumsky, Julia Garner, Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes. A journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well.
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Feb 14, 2022 · In Inventing Anna, Vivian Kent is played by Anna Chlumsky, works for Manhattan Magazine and is investigating the Anna Delvey case for a story. In real life, Jessica Pressler worked for New...
- Did Anna Delvey Steal A Jet?
- Did Anna Delvey Know Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland?
- Was Anna Delvey Friends with “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli?
- Did Anna Delvey Hire A Professional Stylist For Her Court Appearances?
Viewers may think “steal” is too strong a word for what Anna did. Garner’s Anna requests a private jet to take her to Omaha, NE for billionaire businessman Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Conference by pretending she was friends with the jet company’s CEO. Anna is basically able to walk onto a jet without paying, no questions asked. Sorokin real...
In episode 4, Anna is working in a communal workspace alongside a guy named “Billy,” who is putting together a luxury music event called Fyre Festival with “Ja freaking Rule.” When he tells Anna about the name of the fest, she poo-poos the whole thing. “Fyre with a ‘Y’?” she asks as he lets her know the letter is important in numerology. “Are you s...
In episode 5, Anna’s friend Neff—played by Alexis Floyd and inspired by Sorokin’s real friend Neffatari “Neff” Davis—recalls a rather eventful night out with the fake German heiress. She claims they partied with a Culkin (she’s not sure which one) and Martin Shkreli, better known as the “Pharma Bro,” the former drug company executive who, in 2018, ...
In preparation for her trial, Garner’s Anna enlists a stylist friend of Neff’s to help her look like a “HBIC, but also young and coquette.” In real life, Sorokin’s personal dresser, a close friend of the real Neff, was more of a rocker at heart. In 2018, GQ revealed that Sorokin was being dressed by Anastasia Walker, a stylist whose celebrity clien...
Feb 15, 2022 · Jessica Pressler, the real-life journalist whose investigation inspired the hit Netflix series Inventing Anna, has cleared up what’s real and what’s not in the drama. The series tells the...
The story is told through the eyes of journalist Vivian Kent, played by Anna Chlumsky (Veep). The character is loosely inspired by Jessica Pressler, from New York Magazine, who wrote the first...
