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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...
- 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 · Photo credit: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix. Anna Chlumsky as Vivian. “Veep” alum Anna Chlumsky plays Vivian Kent, loosely based on New York Magazine journalist Jessica Pressler, whose article is the...
Feb 14, 2022 · In Inventing Anna, the journalist Vivian Kent is based on real life reporter Jessica Pressler. In Inventing Anna, Vivian Kent is played by Anna Chlumsky, works for Manhattan Magazine and is...
- 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 16, 2022 · The journalist Jessica Pressler’s original 2018 story for New York magazine, “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” mentioned many of these real-life figures by name.
- Claire Mcnear
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...
Feb 11, 2022 · You know, Jessica Pressler is motherhood and her career you know, it's all kind of like expertly woven in." Arian Moayed as Todd Spodek in Inventing Anna. Netflix
