
Ezra Sosa
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for NetflixDancing with the stars professional Ezra Sosa jokingly suggested that the man suspected of killing the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson becomes his partner in season 34.
Sosa, 24, said yes TikTok on Tuesday, December 10 to share a smiling photo of the suspect, Luigi Mangioneto emphasize the couple’s physical similarities.
Captioning the clip, “he’s finally going to be my partner season 34 🥵🙂↔️🤤 #dwts,” Sosa also filmed himself blending into a photo of Mangione, 26, before shaking his head in laughter as he absorbed the mirrored hair and features of the face of the two.
Mangione is suspected of shooting and killing Thompson outside the Hilton Midtown hotel in New York on Wednesday, December 4. After a five-day manhunt, Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday, December 9, while eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
According to CNN, Mangione has been charged with murder and faces four additional charges, including one count of forgery and criminal possession of a firearm.
Sosa’s fans were quick to see the comedy in the professional dancer’s post, with one fan writing: “Honestly surprised Ryan Murphy he hasn’t called you yet about the biopic. You were the first person I thought of LMAO,’ while another commented: “Ezra, you should enter the lookalike contest.”

Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione
Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesSosa isn’t the only high-profile figure shaken by the shooting. Social media influencer Caroline Calloway hard on Monday that she had her own relationship with Mangione.
“GOD GUYS, I LITERALLY KILLER THE CEO OF UNITED HEALTHCARE,” Calloway, 33, wrote via X the other day. In a follow-up tweet, she wrote: “Ok, technically he wasn’t a killer when we got away. … That I know of. But still!!!!”
@ezrasosa he will finally be my partner season 34 🥵🙂↔️🤤 #dwts
Sosa is no stranger to stirring up controversy via TikTok. Boasting more than 502,000 followers on the social media platform, Sosa recently used it to express his thoughts on discussed DWTS rules.
When a social media user refers Derek Hough and Shawn Johnson Eastseason 15 preview via TikTok last month, questioning whether it was fair for the duo to lose points after breaking a hold during a quickstep performance, Sosa responded with his thoughts.
“The rules get looser every year!” Sosa wrote in response to the Nov. 17 post: “Before (sic) it wasn’t good, but now it is.”
Sosa was a partner of Anna Delvey for season 33 of the hit reality TV series. Serving as the show’s newest pro, Sosa led the pair to a 12th-place finish.