Anna Sorokin, the convicted fraudster known as Anna Delvey, has said she is “horrified” after three rabbits used in a photoshoot were found dumped in a New York park. The animals were discovered in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, days after appearing in an Instagram post featuring Sorokin outside a subway station.
Social media users linked the abandoned bunnies to Sorokin after they were seen near a cardboard box used in the shoot. The first rabbit, a one-and-a-half-year-old Harlequin lop, was found by a passer-by, followed by two others over the weekend.
Sorokin denied responsibility, telling Page Six she had no involvement in the acquisition or transport of the animals. The photographer, Jasper Egan Soloff, also denied knowledge through a lawyer. Another person involved in the shoot reportedly apologised in a deleted post, saying he panicked and released the rabbits.
Sorokin, who served nearly four years in jail for fraud, now faces criticism for alleged animal cruelty. Many have condemned the use of rabbits as props and the practice of trancing—holding rabbits on their backs—which can harm the animals.
The 34-year-old said she offered to help rehome the rabbits once she learned they had been abandoned.
