"Dancing With the Stars" Boss Defends Casting ‘Fascinating’ Anna Delvey for Season 33: ‘She Served Her Time’

[CEDAvsFan]

https://tvline.com/news/dancing-with-the-stars-anna-delvey-controversy-show-response-1235329699/

WHITE PRIVILEGE ALERT!!!

I don't watch DWTS; I hate that show, and this gives me another reason to hate it. They are letting an infamous ex-convict on their show like this. Even crazier, she'll still have her ankle bracelet on! Let somebody of color try to do that show who has a record like that. They would be turned away so fast...

And of course, we get the tone deaf "She served her time" excuse. White ex-cons always get that sh*t; "Well, they served their time, they deserve a second, third, or fourth chance." But if someone Black does their time and gets out:  "Why is this criminal out of jail? This system is soft on crime!" And if they're Latinx, they'll be falsely accused of being "illegal" simply because they're not White and speak more than one language. I swear, If they let Anna Delvey on their show, I wouldn't be surprised if Casey Anthony's next. I wouldn't put it past them.

[Billie Jean]

I feel like Anna Delvey is getting rewarded for what she did and the DWTS boss is using her infamy to get more views.

[CEDAvsFan]

1 minute ago, Billie Jean said:

I feel like Anna Delvey is getting rewarded for what she did and the DWTS boss is using her infamy to get more views.

You hit the nail right on the head. And here's the thing:  considering that one of their regular dancers is a toxic domestic abuser, you would think this show would have know better than to allow Anna Delvey to participate. That's more negative notoriety towards DWTS. That show is so full of sh*t.

[Billie Jean]

1 minute ago, CEDAvsFan said:

You hit the nail right on the head. And here's the thing:  considering that one of their regular dancers is a toxic domestic abuser, you would think this show would have know better than to allow Anna Delvey to participate. That's more negative notoriety towards DWTS. That show is so full of sh*t.

DWTS just lost me forever as a viewer.

[Amber Mera]

15 hours ago, CEDAvsFan said:

https://tvline.com/news/dancing-with-the-stars-anna-delvey-controversy-show-response-1235329699/

WHITE PRIVILEGE ALERT!!!

I don't watch DWTS; I hate that show, and this gives me another reason to hate it. They are letting an infamous ex-convict on their show like this. Even crazier, she'll still have her ankle bracelet on! Let somebody of color try to do that show who has a record like that. They would be turned away so fast...

And of course, we get the tone deaf "She served her time" excuse. White ex-cons always get that sh*t; "Well, they served their time, they deserve a second, third, or fourth chance." But if someone Black does their time and gets out:  "Why is this criminal out of jail? This system is soft on crime!" And if they're Latinx, they'll be falsely accused of being "illegal" simply because they're not White and speak more than one language. I swear, If they let Anna Delvey on their show, I wouldn't be surprised if Casey Anthony's next. I wouldn't put it past them.

I am not at all surprised by this move. This is to attract more viewers.