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Kelly Cutrone Defends Anna Delvey’s ‘Genius’ Response to ‘DWTS’ Elimination
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Kelly Cutrone Defends Anna Delvey’s ‘Genius’ Response to ‘DWTS’ Elimination

Kelly Cutrone is standing by Anna Delvey’s side after her departure from “Dancing With the Stars.”

The publicist exclusively told Page Six that haters should “leave Delvey alone” after her response to her removal from the ABC show went viral.

On Tuesday night, co-host Julianne Hough asked the 33-year-old “fake heiress” what she would “take away” from her time on the show – to which Delvey replied: “Nothing.”

Kelly Cutrone defended Anna Delvey’s viral “DWTS” elimination reaction.
The publicist called Delvey a “genius.” Stephen Yang for the New York Post

Cutrone, 58, praised the “genius” response on Wednesday and clarified that Delvey was not being “rude.”

She explained: “Everyone wants everything with a perfect bow tie, but that’s not who she is. She’s a different type of personality.

“Society needs to stop bullying people who don’t have the personality they want people to have,” Cutrone continued. “It wasn’t her thing. She tried. She responded.”

Delvey and his partner Ezra Sosa were fired on Tuesday. AP
The ‘fake heiress’ said she would take ‘nothing’ from the show. erza.sosa/Instagram

The former “America’s Next Top Model” judge joked about Delvey releasing “Nothing” T-shirts after the headlines.

She also responded to Delvey’s interview with Us Weekly earlier this month, in which she said the Mirrorball trophy would go into “storage” if she and her partner Ezra Sosa won the competition.

“Half of her stuff is in boxes,” Cutrone noted. “It’s not, like, a disrespect to the Mirrorball. It’s a practical response.”

Cutrone claimed that Delvey was not trying to be “rude.” Getty Images
She called the negative reactions to the comment “much ado about nothing.”

She called the recent backlash “bullying” and “much ado about nothing.”

Cutrone also called Delvey “honest and iconic” via Instagram Stories Tuesday — and Sosa, 23, said the same during an interview with “ExtraTV.”

Page Six broke the news in August that Delvey – whose real name is Anna Sorokin – would be joining “DWTS,” with Sosa being announced as her professional partner the following month.

Cutrone attended the premiere on September 17, and Julia Fox, who is close to both women, recently joined Delvey and Sosa in rehearsal.

Cutrone supported Delvey when season 33 premiered earlier this month. Stephen Yang for the New York Post
Their mutual friend Julia Fox recently visited Delvey during rehearsals. Ezra Sosa/Instagram

The duo took to the stage for a cha-cha and a quickstep before wrapping up their season 33 performances. Delvey wore a stunning ankle bracelet for both performances.

“We worked with the costume department,” Delvey, who has been under house arrest since 2022, told Page Six exclusively last week. “We couldn’t leave the ankle bracelet naked, so we decided to match it (with my dress).”

Cutrone could not yet say whether Delvey will attend the final in November, but all of the eliminated contestants have appeared on stage in previous seasons.