DWTS Pro Ezra Sosa jokes about partnering with CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione in viral TikTok

Professional dancer Ezra Sosa, known for his stint on Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), caused a stir online with a TikTok post joking about being paired with Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with second-degree murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Sosa’s video, which features a photo of Mangione in the background and the caption “He finna be my partner season 34,” has garnered over one million views and sparked a wave of reactions.

Fans flooded the comments section, noting Sosa’s resemblance to Mangione and joking about the idea of Sosa only partnering with controversial figures. “Ezra, I fear this is giving ‘Siblings or Couple,’” one commenter quipped, while others suggested making it a trend for Sosa to dance with high-profile convicts.

The TikTok has been deleted following a flood of comments.

Sosa’s previous DWTS partner was Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorkin), the infamous con artist who participated in the show despite widespread criticism over her ICE-granted permission to compete. Critics, including The View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin, questioned the fairness of allowing Delvey to appear on the show given her history of fraud and visa violations.

Delvey and Sosa were eliminated early in the season, with Delvey later remarking she took “nothing” away from the experience. Despite the backlash, her return for the finale featured a tongue-in-cheek performance to Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”