Dancing with the Stars season 33 aired episode 2, titled, Oscars Night, this week on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The segment featured the 13 celebrity contestants performing ahead of the season's first elimination, which sent two contestants packing.
One such contestant was Anna Delvey, whose participation was questioned by fans given her criminal past. Ahead of Anna's performance, Italian-American actress and model, Julia Fox appeared in a clip to show her support for Anna. She asked the fans to give the season 33 contestant a "second chance", stating that everyone made mistakes when they were younger.
Fans of the show reacted to Julie Fox's cameo in support of Anna online, and were largely critical of the actress' statements. One person wrote on X:
"Why is Julia Fox there? Is she friends with Anna Delvey? Girl, choices..."
"anna brought julia fox to help her image and ended it like that," a fan commented.
"Julia Fox saying people do things when they’re younger implying Anna is being treated unfairly. Puleeze. She was in her 20s, not a teenager, and is a convicted criminal. Her pinky mistake is she got caught," a tweet read.
Dancing with the Stars season 33 fans said that even Julia Fox could not convince them to like Anna:
"Not even Julia Fox can convince me that Anna’s got any life behind those eyes," a person wrote.
"Nothing could of prepared me for seeing Julia Fox on #DWTS in support of Anna Delvey lmao," a fan commented.
"they brought in julia fox just for this girl to be sent home tonight" a tweet read.
Dancing with the Stars season 33 fans further said:
"Julia Fox showing up to talk with Anna Delvey was not on my bingo card for #dwts this year… or ever lol," a person wrote.
"Julia Fox?? oh this season just gets more unserious by the week," a fan commented.
Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 2: Julia Fox's cameo in support of Anna Delvey explored
Dancing with the Stars season 33's episode 2 was themed Oscars Night, during which Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa performed the Quickstep to Suddenly I See from the movie, The Devil Wears Prada.
Ahead of the Dancing with the Stars contestant's performance, a clip of her and Ezra's rehearsal was played during which, her friend Julia Fox surprised the pair. The actress showed her support and urged the audience to give Anna a second chance.
She said that people might do things in their youth that they may be "ashamed of" later. While addressing Anna, she said that it happened to the celebrity contestant "so publicly" and it was "only right" that the audience got to see her "moment."
She added that it was "so sad" to see people being "so nasty" as they would have had a different reaction if Delvey was their "sister" or "mother". She called Anna a "sweetie pie" and assured her that she would "win over America's heart."
Anna Delvey's performance earned her a score of 17 out of 30. Combined with her scores from Dancing with the Stars season 33 premiere, her total became 35 out of 60.
While Anna and Ezra and Tori Spelling and Pasha Pashkov were not the lowest-scoring pairs, they didn't secure enough public votes and were eliminated from the show.
Fans commented on Julia Fox's support for Anna Delvey in the latest episode and were critical of the actress's statements.
Episodes 1 and 2 of Dancing with the Stars season 33 are available to stream on ABC.