Despite All the Lies, Neff Davis Is Still Friends With Anna Delvey

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The lies and deception of scammer Anna Delvey, aka Anna Sorokin, are as soon as once more being explored in Netflix’s new sequence “Inventing Anna.” Helmed by Shondaland, the sequence — which stars Julia Garner because the pretend heiress (full with the pretend accent) — dives deep into how Sorokin scammed banks and a few of New York’s largest social circles by pretending to steer a lavish life-style. One of many individuals who turned entangled in Sorokin’s net of lies is filmmaker Neffatari “Neff” Davis.

Davis first met Sorokin when she was working the entrance desk at Soho’s 11 Howard luxurious resort. Sorokin befriended Davis throughout her months-long keep there, treating her to fancy meals, designer garments, and outings with socialites, earlier than she ultimately left and skipped out on the invoice. Previous to Sorokin’s arrest, Davis by no means suspected Sorokin of any wrongdoing. “When this story first broke of what Anna did, my mother was like, ‘How may you get entangled along with her? How may this occur? I actually needed to inform my mom that each one I did was go to work daily,'” Davis instructed “Paper” journal in 2018.

In Could 2019, Sorokin was discovered responsible for grand larceny and theft of providers. She served almost two years in jail and was fined $24,000 and $199,000 in restitution. She was launched from jail on Feb. 11, 2021. So, the query stays: the place do Davis and Sorokin stand now?

Effectively, it appears Davis and Sorokin are nonetheless pals. On Jan. 23, Davis posted a birthday tribute on Instagram in honor of Sorokin’s thirty first. Alongside a photograph album of the pair, Davis wrote, “Comfortable Birthday @theannadelvey . I may say quite a bit however I believe @inventinganna will cowl that for me. You are my favourite Aquarius! You are the Thelma to my Louise. And despite the fact that I do not agree with all of the stuff you’ve carried out on this lifetime, I may by no means be shady and overlook about you. Thanks for educating me to not give a f*ck, and the way vital costly t-shirts actually are. High quality issues. I ❤️ you crazytail.”

When Davis spoke to “Paper” again in 2018, she revealed that she was “extra upset” than harm when the reality about Sorokin’s id got here out. “I figured if we had been pals, I might have let her stick with me,” Davis stated. “I had already identified about her operating off on the invoice [at 11 Howard], however I simply figured she ran out of belief fund cash. So when Jessica [Pressler] instructed me Anna was at Rikers, and requested her if she had any pals in New York and he or she instructed her it was simply me, I used to be like, ‘Wow, so I am your solely pal in New York.’ That is after I realized Anna was defending me by not telling me what was occurring along with her, as a result of I might have felt obligated to not be her pal anymore. I am not upset along with her.”

She continued, “On the finish of the day, sure, she did what she did, however individuals are not shopping for the story as a result of she’s a thief; they’re shopping for it as a result of she bought away with it. She’s my pal, however I do not know the Anna that everybody else does. So I suppose I bought a bit of Anna that nobody else actually noticed.”

“Inventing Anna” premieres on Netflix on Feb. 11.