Anna Sorokin's Bunny Blunder: Fake Heiress Faces Backlash and Death Threats

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Anna Sorokin, best known as the "fake heiress" behind the Anna Delvey persona and the Netflix hit Inventing Anna, has dominated headlines yet again heading into November 2025. The most talked-about story erupted after a photoshoot in Tribeca, where she posed with three pet rabbits for Instagram. Days later, these same bunnies were spotted abandoned in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, sparking a tidal wave of social media outrage and headlines like Anna Sorokin Says She Received Hundreds of Death Threats Over Bunnies Abandoned in Brooklyn Park, as noted by NBC News and AOL. Sorokin adamantly denied any responsibility, claiming she paid a local acquaintance, Christian Batty, to return the rabbits to their owner. When Batty initially denied but later admitted to dumping the rabbits due to panic and inexperience, Sorokin released message screenshots and demanded accountability, saying Batty was “old enough to move to New York and live on his own, he should have enough common sense to handle rabbits.”

With animal rescue forums posting about the abandoned bunnies and Sorokin’s Instagram filling with a wave of vitriolic hate messages—many calling for violence—the scandal quickly eclipsed her previous transgressions in the public imagination. She went so far as to show dozens of the most hateful messages she received, commenting that animal activism can turn disturbingly personal. Seeking damage control, she donated $1,000 to All About Rabbits Rescue and insisted no harm was intended during the photoshoot, stating, “We would put them down for, I don’t know, a minute or two, take a picture and pick them up... And they seemed to be happy,” while admitting she’s not a “bunny professional.” The New York Times confirmed the rabbits were swiftly rescued by a local blogger.

Amid this public furor, Sorokin remains under house arrest with her immigration case unresolved, restricted by an ankle monitor and unable to travel beyond her New York apartment’s 75-mile radius. Despite these constraints, she’s been newly allowed to return to social media, with Page Six reporting that a court reversed earlier restrictions, restoring her digital presence just as the scandal peaked.

On the business and entertainment front, Anna Delvey’s name surfaced in connection with new art collaborations and ongoing efforts to leverage her brand—ambitions she claims are hindered by legal and physical limitations. Meanwhile, her inclusion in discussions of controversial “Dancing With the Stars” casting, as reported by TV Insider and Just Jared, generated more buzz, demonstrating her continued polarizing power in pop culture. For fans and critics alike, every move Anna Sorokin makes is headline fodder, with personal drama and career ambitions constantly colliding in the public eye. No other major verified news about Sorokin appeared this week, though speculation about further business ventures and legal twists continues to swirl across social channels and entertainment media.

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