

“So you think in the grand scheme of things, it was all with good intention what you were doing?” Cooper asked.

“I literally cannot come with a single example where I’m like, ‘Yeah, let me f- this person over and they’ll never see their money ever again.’” “Well, I never intended permanently to harm anybody, you know?” Sorokin said. When Cooper asked Sorokin if she considers herself a con artist, Sorokin said, “Absolutely not.”Ĭooper pressed further, asking what Sorokin saw as the difference between herself and a con artist. She is reportedly still in the custody of immigration authorities, her attorney told NBC News Tuesday, and she is fighting not to be deported back to Germany. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying her visa. She was released on parole in February 2021, but was detained a month later by U.S. In 2019, she was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. Sorokin, a German citizen who was born in Russia, posed as a German heiress to swindle hundreds of thousands of dollars from members of New York City’s wealthy elite. Garner had previously spoken about the visit and previewing the accent for Sorokin in an interview with Town and Country magazine, in which she called the faux heiress really sweet and. It’s totally different from the way you hear yourself when you speak.” “It’s just so weird, like, hearing yourself, it’s like the same when you just hear your voice being recorded. She's nasal, elongating single vowels into three-syllable diphthongs and liberally coating the whole vibe with vocal fry.

“When I heard Julia talking like me the first time, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, do I sound this insufferable?’” she said. Julia Garner's interpretation of Sorokin's accent is best described as big.
