Maksim Chmerkovskiy SLAMS Anna Delvey on DWTS

'Dancing With the Stars' alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy shares his thoughts on the competition show casting Anna Delvey on 'The TMZ Podcast.' Maks also criticizes the infamous socialite's dancing skills, while admitting he will 'absolutely not' believe anything she says. Meanwhile, Anna's dancing partner, Ezra Sosa, is opening up on Instagram about the negative comments she's been receiving and how it's been impacting her.

[@A_Reyes]

Totally agree with Maks! Why are people giving her a platform ?!

[@CJ-gi7iv]

Narcissist

[@MatthewThompson-yk1xl]

Everyone needs more than a second chance my opinion she shouldn't have got eliminated last night from dwts she had potential and was WAY better than Eric and the die hard guy.

[@nieshamccoy9419]

@MatthewThompson-yk1xl I was watching an interview with Alfonso Ribero, and he said that she had potential, but people never gave her a chance.

[@AlleineDragonfyre]

Because she gets eyes, clicks and likes. You're here, aren't you?

[@JabberCT]

Because the US glorifies criminals.

[@HooliganMomma]

Maks speaks the truth...she should have NEVER been on DWTS...she's a felon! And her comment at the end after being (spoiler alert) eliminated says it all..no class!!

[@Nan-1017]

Ikr? I was shocked!

[@chloer2584]

Agree with maks I mean she’s literally on dwts with an ankle monitor…

[@millennialaviation]

I agree with Maks

[@allieg.1120]

Unfortunately we now live in a society where criminals are elevated to stars. WTF!!!!

[@pj8045]

100%

[@Nan-1017]

@allieg …and candidates for president!!😡

[@A_Reyes]

@@allieg.1120 sad right?…. And scary…

[@CJ-gi7iv]

Agreed

[@flowerchild-44]

We live in a society where criminals can run for president so I don't mind Anna on dwts

[@Two2too]

I admire Maksim for always speaking his mind and not sugarcoating facts. I blame DWTS and ABC for allowing her on the show in the first place. They should have chosen someone else or left it at 12 couples and avoided the controversy.

[@brittany34-z6i]

i agree with you DWTS and ABC made a huge mistake allowing a felon for dancing she can't dance

[@kbw19]

So glad she’s done

[@brittany34-z6i]

@@kbw19 same here happy she is done

[@vh3992]

Their goal was to boost ratings. Ratings over ethics.

[@brittany34-z6i]

@@vh3992 that's true

[@aishaaa._]

Seeing the way she reacted to her elimination last night, proves maks’ point. I feel for ezra.

[@beautyover6018]

And you didn’t know that the moment she was even chosen oh honey, listen🤦‍♀️🥴

[@fuffmarie6709]

ABC deserved this response. They shouldn't have had her participate. She's unethical.

[@martinam7806]

I feel bad for Ezra he seems like a really kind person ❤

[@GorgieClarissa]

I feel bad for Ezra too. He didn't deserve this.

[@martinam7806]

@@GorgieClarissa true…

[@CJ-gi7iv]

She is narcissist🤮

[@maricelavaldivia-kr2pi]

Ezra was the one that replaced ARTEM on this season, I feel more bad for one of the best PRO dancers not being called back for season 33… before the incident with Nikki…

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

I hope Ezra gets a better partner next season that actually cares about dancing! Since Anna took nothing away from being on this show!

[@jennaagee7992]

She just came off as so rude

[@mariee.5912]

She is rude

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Maksim was speaking facts! Anna Delvey sucked in both of her dances! She had zero energy! I’m so glad that she didn’t survive the Double Elimination!

[@kallen868]

She has no business being there in the first place.

[@ginaiozzo793]

She absolutely does not deserve a second chance. No no no 🤮🤮

[@annettealexander3673]

Feel bad for her partner and maks is right should never been asked

[@saragoldman22]

I agree with maks, I don’t agree with glorifying a felon

[@donnarodriguez6564]

She has no place in this show. Why is she being glorified?

[@donnackk5860]

Ezra is a nice guy. She isn’t a nice person. She showed us her true self when she was eliminated. She didn’t handle it with grace.She was angry.A professional scam artist does not need to be on this show.

[@jamesstephan8029]

ET correspondent in oversized blazer is a fail. Get a stylist.

[@Robinisfunny2]

@jamesstephan8029 I thought I would like the trend, however, I haven't liked it on most ppl I've seen. #Oversizdblazerfail

[@netta96]

She's worn it more than once. It looks awful

[@samanthaclose4220]

She kept saying “I want people to see the real me” well we sure did. She gave us nothing except a boring basic spoiled brat.

[@carriefox1146]

I'd like to go back to a time when criminals aren't given a platform on TV or be able to run for president. Vote 💙

[@sarahjones9393]

I absolutely agree with him I love that he speaks his mind and not sugarcoating ! They could have picked so many other people !

[@TexMex-xt3vl]

I thought people that are con artists are usually charismatic. She was devoid of any likeability or personality. Good riddance!

[@jellyrolle95]

Why is she still here? I thought she was supposed to be deported. That's what is usually done to criminals who are not US citizens.

[@racheljordan4718]

Terrible dancing I think.

[@normabell3205]

I totally agree with Maksim! I can't even believe that DWTS actually casted her! shame on you!!

[@lynnngo7256]

I agree 100%

[@Khpburn84070]

I think whoever booked her on the show was wrong in doing it. I do not know much about her but from the first moment she spoke, I was not impressed. She seems to have an attitude of looking down on others. She isn’t a very good dancer and just showed disdain for everything and everyone.

[@wilmajessie19]

Say it louder Maks. I’m with you. I felt sry for Ezra cause she didn’t even try.

[@Kevin-bb9qz]

I feel bad for Ezra.

[@netta96]

Why? He's making excuses for her. And he's fake too

[@366sja]

Well said Max

[@CJ-gi7iv]

Agreed with Max

[@stevennieves3327]

She's not a socialite, she's a con artist who pretended to be a socialite.

[@sharondarby1853]

YES SHE DOES DESERVE The criticism she ruined peoples lives. I can’t believe Dancing with the Stars put her on and will it ankle bracelet 😡🫢😬

[@TheresaLarsen-pc5yv]

Seeing Delvey on DWTS was absolutely insulting and a disgusting elevation of this professional liar and convicted criminal. She should have been deported after her prison sentence.

[@yochevedhorowitz5190]

I agree with max I feel bad for Ezra he deserves better

[@Darkles295]

I thought she was in jail… wth

[@kourtneywhite5073]

The show is Dancing with the Stars, not dancing with the criminals. Im sorry, but she committed multiple counts of fraud and then refused to leave when she was supposed to be deported. She is not a celebrity and it looked bad on the show to have her on. Her exiting comment was just rude and uncalled for. Even if i believe the way they are trying to spin that she was joking, she wasn't going to physically take anything, it isnt funny to joke about your crimes. I get Ezra is trying to be a good partner, but she broke the law by her own choice, multiple times. I doubt her victims think she deserves grace and probably feel she deserves every ounce of hate she is getting. She made the choice to lie and commit fraud, these are the consequences of that.

[@netta96]

Same thing....

[@HamenoZvavo]

Anna couldn’t care less about dancing….same attitude that led her to scam people. Ezra, seriously, stop with the tears. She wouldn’t shed one for you. What she did wasn’t “controversial,” it was straight-up criminal.

[@mitzimcewan9124]

Shame on DWTS. Obviously no credibility.

[@annied4970]

Good for him. He never has had a problem being honest ❤👍

[@christyanderson1781]

I agree Maks! She’s a sociopath. Should have never been on the show. Hopefully, Ezra will get a better partner next season.

[@pfumero627]

I agree with Maks💯! This chick became famous for being a thief/con artist and got caught red handed.

[@sundazed2975]

Other immigrants who are here legally face so much discrimination and she gets to do all this shit and it’s glamorized. Maks is RIGHT

[@MsDancefan1]

She said that she got nothing. She put nothing of herself in and nothing is what she got out. Glad she was one of first eliminated.

[@crg5460]

Ezra is being too nice

[@64choicesyaaaa]

It's a New Low for Television Entertainment. ANYTHING for a buck,a click or a like. It's turned into a side show for people who are not people to emulate or look up to.

[@juliaarellano9524]

Go Maxx, she was Rude!!@ Glad she gone.

[@frances840]

😂 Tell us how you really feel Maks...but I totally agree with you

[@alissatanner2955]

I agree. She didn’t even look like she was enjoying her time on the show. When she was eliminated she said she wasn’t going to take anything away from the experience. And Ezra deserved so much better as this first season as a pro

[@ve9281]

New low for this disappointing show! She’s a criminal!

[@colleenkukura3001]

The continued attention of this Anna person and her rude response when asked what she would take away from being on DWTS has sadly over shadowed the elimination of an "actual" star. Thank you Tori Spelling for finally deciding to become a cast member on this show. I would have loved to have seen you in the ballroom for weeks to come. Having said that; I think that the grace, humility and appreciation of the experience is more important than the mirror ball trophy. The whole double elimination and comments was in a word "awkward". You handled everything so well and have so many reasons to be proud of yourself.

[@Hgood1]

If she didn’t want such public scrutiny, she shouldn’t have gone on DWTS. Full stop.

[@julesmarable3965]

They never should have had her on!! 🙄🙄🙄

[@kellif01]

Socialite?! More like grifter.

[@Hgood1]

The producers of the show have proven what little character they have. That’s my takeaway.

[@sunnydae6602]

What do you expect from a sociopath/ criminal?

[@slayqueen5996]

That’s what they get for not getting a real celebrity with personality

[@rizagalvez9548]

Not interested in watching DWTS anymore.

[@annied4970]

Good for him. He never has had a problem being honest ❤👍

[@janehiswife6793]

Sorry Ezra, she is a con artist and you were her tool.

[@tinjazv8743]

Boo hoo she knows how to cry? Make sure they're real tears.

[@susanforeman5325]

ABC/Disney DO BETTER! The viewers young and old deserve role models not convicted felons with a bad attitude. Give us someone who makes us want to be and do better! Family TV not Felon TV!!

[@cleophilopator7788]

He is amazing. Totally agree with him.

[@Dravyn21x]

WOW, ABC must be getting desperate.

[@TaDol]

OhEMGee -- SHE is a "star????" WTF???

[@susana01992]

Yes some people deserve a second chance but not Anna. She clearly didn't want to be there. At first I didn't know about her until I kept seeing comments about her ankle monitor. I read about her past and clearly didn't show no sympathy for what she did.

[@kittyripplepits]

I love Maks, miss him, love his honesty.

[@danielledegraaf723]

She was obnoxious!

[@laurawolak6197]

lots of people have made bad choices in their lives but knowing her attitude she hasn't changed nor does she care, I don't know why she was on the show, what's next the government will allow Scott Peterson out of jail to dance on the show with an ankle monitor for his second chance of life.

[@susanlandry8957]

That attitude should never have been allowed on such a feel good show! Bad ,bad decision by someone.

[@dueldafiore9079]

No she doesn't deserve a 2nd chance

[@imactuallylily]

Im sorry but Anna’s story when she said Maks “must be poor” HAD ME ROLLINGGGGGGG

[@24esjay-24]

This is why I love Maks - he says it like it is 💥 Take it or get the f out ✌️

[@melissalow9557]

Maks saying what we are all thinking. 😊

[@elisabethrawley1295]

She brought the mean comments on herself. She could have prevented people from saying stuff by turning down the offer to be on the show.

[@recruitjen]

Agreed why bring a criminal to such a great show

[@Rachel-ov5gg]

He’s not wrong

[@roxanneschulte7316]

Good for Maks.

[@maryjoambrozia4180]

I agree with Maks 100%

[@alexandrabain7726]

She should not be on there. Glad off. It’s terrible of dwts to allow that

[@geneziogenezio3299]

WHO IS THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING A PSYCHOPATHIC, DISSIMULATED, THIEF, SCAMMER CRIMINAL ON THIS SHOW CALLED DANCING WITH THE STARS? SINCE WHEN DO CRIMINALS BECOME STARS? EVERYONE SHOULD STOP WATCHING THIS HORROR SHOW... THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.

[@netta96]

They love criminals in Hollywood

[@TalkingTruewithJulieHoyle]

Maksim is right. Why would DWTS give her the opportunity in the first place? - Wait, I know why. 🙄At the same time, it makes a mockery of the whole judicial system in the U.S. and isn’t DWTS meant to be a family show?

[@lindabates-i3z]

Am surprised a successful con artist appears to have zero charm or charisma.

[@diazjr1975]

Nope! Don't feel bad for her. Bye bye trick.

[@viviannaallen7316]

What did Anna learn or get from this experience? NOTHING!!!!!!!

[@fayelawson5053]

She needs to get herself a personality!! She clearly didn’t want to be there everyone heard what she said!! I don’t understand why she was even there!!

[@midlifeandnailingit6342]

In other words, when he found her crying… He fell for her nonsense. 🤦‍♀️

[@dancemaniac3868]

Oh poor girl lied through her teeth to con people out of their money now getting hate on the Internet. I feel so sorry for her lol.

[@montanaminck2226]

She was extremely rude

[@carmenosorio2532]

Even those tears were a flat lie!

[@chancemathews7057]

Well she has to prove herself worthy of a second chance

[@saramarshall2957]

We need some love and hip hop cast members on this show. Get me Rasheeda or Karlie Redd. Get me Moniece or Tierra. Get me Joc or Scrappy or Erica Dixon. Get me Cyn or Jonathan. Thats what would make me tune in

[@xXcircusticketnerd372Xx]

what about Joseline Hernandez?

[@sourandsweet07]

Preach Maksim 👏

[@neilmodino9284]

She is a liar. She is a criminal. She is terrible. She does not deserve it!!!!! I don't sympathize for someone who is a liar!!! Girl move!!!! There are people who deserves this opportunity.

[@christinenicolulis5192]

I love it you can't fool Make .... I do not know why she was selected for this show

[@nataliekolenic4352]

Person who put her on DWTS should be FIRED 🤨

[@JerseyGambit20]

Nothing new here Ukrainian vs. Russian.

[@krickett6170]

Why was she even on there? She's not a star. People only know who she is, because of her criminal exploits. That's not a "star"

[@lauriemtz8616]

Maks is being Maks and he’s entitled to his opinion but what for give her so much ENERGY. He’s just feeding into what negativity she may have.

[@TruthTeller73]

They selected her for the ratings and it worked!

[@shadyjake007]

Maybe they should create a show and call it dancing with the felons. She totally didn't belong there. Sorry

[@cathyreed6180]

I think dancing with the stars get an all time low by even inviting this person to perform.

[@DORAEMON-bw8jk]

Raygun should be on DWTS this season. Her dancing lit up the entire world this summer.