> At a Glance
> – Anna Delvey has not seen Netflix’s Inventing Anna-three years after release
> – She calls the series “insufferable” and questions Julia Garner’s accent
> – Delvey was under house arrest and ICE custody when the show premiered
> – Why it matters: The show’s subject refuses to validate the dramatized version of her life
Three years after Netflix dropped Inventing Anna, the real Anna Delvey still refuses to press play.
Behind the Boycott
Delvey, 35, told Portuguese journalist Mariana van Zeller on the January 7 episode of The Hidden Third that she has never watched the limited series. “I just found it insufferable,” she said, explaining she only caught unavoidable clips online.
Julia Garner earned an Emmy nomination for portraying the fake German heiress, yet Delvey insists the performance over-exaggerated her accent:
> “I don’t think my accent is this over-exaggerated.”
Delvey was in ICE detention when the show premiered in February 2022. From her jail cell she penned an open letter to Business Insider calling the prospect of watching “a fictionalized version of myself in this criminal-insane-asylum setting” anything but appealing.
From Prison to Prime Time
Delvey’s timeline intersects with Inventing Anna at every turn:
- 2017: Arrested for posing as a wealthy heiress
- 2021: Released from prison after less than four years
- 2022: Netflix series debuts while she sits in ICE custody
- October 2022: Granted $10,000 bail, placed under 24-hour house arrest
- 2024: Joins Dancing with the Stars with ankle monitor
- August 2024: Social-media privileges restored
Legal Limbo
House-arrest conditions kept the socialite from accessing Netflix for months. Even after monitors loosened, she says she was “so busy” and later asked, “Why would I do this to myself?”
Key Takeaways
- Delvey has never watched Inventing Anna and has no plans to
- She claims Garner’s accent portrayal feels “over-exaggerated”
- The show premiered while she was detained by ICE
Delvey’s dismissal ensures the series remains a dramatized outsider’s view rather than an endorsed retelling.
