Audrey Thomas slumped to the floor during a Manhattan court hearing Friday in Sorokin’s suit accusing her“My heart is hurting me! I need an ambulance! … I can’t breathe!” Thomas sobbed before she was wheeled out on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.
But on Tuesday, Thomas’ lawyer Robert Nir asked the judge to delay the fines from taking effect until March 30, as his client is still in the hospital. Nir also laid out the steps he’d taken to help get the records for Sorokin — aka Anna Delvey, the subject of Netflix’s “Inventing Anna.”Law Office of Ronald Nir
“I submit that in light of my client’s continued hospitalization, it will be impossible for her to take any steps to avoid the $1000 day sanction that this Court imposed on March 10, 2023 which is scheduled to commence on March 15, 2023,” Nir said in court papers that included photos of Thomas in a hospital bed.
The dramatic episode unfolded during a hearing in Sorokin’s suit against Thomas for allegedly withholding documents.Engoron denied the request from Thomas, who told the court she had a spike in her blood pressure since she found out she was at risk of being held in contempt.