{"id":2350,"date":"2026-06-15T05:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2026-06-15T05:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:03:41","slug":"tyra-banks-sues-netflix-over-americas-next-top-model-documentary-alleging-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2350","title":{"rendered":"Tyra Banks sues Netflix over \u2018America\u2019s Next Top Model\u2019 documentary, alleging defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong>  | Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries \u201cReality Check: Inside America\u2019s Next Top Model,\u201d alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative.<\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit filed Saturday in Los Angeles federal court, the model who created and hosted \u201cAmerica\u2019s Next Top Model\u201d said she was interviewed for 3 \u00bd hours, during which she took responsibility for some of the show\u2019s controversial decisions. Those interviews were edited down to 16 minutes and manipulated \u201cto support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accountability Ms. Banks took ended up on the cutting room floor. It was there, but viewers were never given the opportunity to see it,\u201d her lawyers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Banks is seeking damages in her lawsuit against Netflix, the directors Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy and EverWonder Studio. She\u2019s also seeking an injunction barring the use of her image in connection with the docuseries\u2019 soundtrack, released as an album.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Emails seeking comments were sent Sunday to the defendants\u2019 representatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica\u2019s Next Top Model\u201d launched in 2003 and ran for 24 seasons. In recent years, the reality competition series has undergone a critical reevaluation over accusations of body shaming, manipulation of contestants and problematic photoshoots. Banks has previously addressed those criticisms, acknowledging \u201cthe insensitivity of past ANTM moments\u201d and \u201csome really off choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit contends that the producers of the Netflix docuseries used \u201cselective editing, deliberate omission, and surgical manipulation of continuous footage\u201d to formulate a narrative that Banks allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted on the show, used the contestant\u2019s trauma to drum up ratings and then couldn\u2019t remember it when asked during the interviews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants edited the Netflix Series to make it appear that Ms. Banks knew she was being asked about a sexual assault and was intentionally trying to evade the topic,\u201d the lawsuit stated, contending that Banks hadn\u2019t been told \u2014 or asked \u2014 about the assault during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Banks\u2019 lawyers wrote that she wasn\u2019t permitted to review the docuseries until a day before its Feb. 16 release. According to the lawsuit, she had not been contacted for fact-checking after her interviews, and was not given an opportunity to respond to accusations from other participants. Other judges from the show, including one her lawyers contend holds a grudge against Banks, consulted on the docuseries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad Ms. Banks known these individuals were so deeply involved in the formulation of the Netflix Series, also serving as consultants shaping the editorial direction, and that she had been excluded from such a role, it would have raised a red flag,\u201d the lawsuit read. \u201cShe would have known she was being set up. She would not have participated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Banks\u2019 lawyers reached out to Netflix in March to request access to the full footage of her interviews. Netflix and EverWonder denied that request, according to the lawsuit. Since the docuseries\u2019 release, public reaction has been \u201cswift, harsh, and directed squarely at Ms. Banks\u201d \u2014 even SMiZE &amp; DREAM, her ice cream shop in Sydney, Australia, has been subject to review bombing on Google, the lawsuit read.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press sent an email seeking further detail from Banks\u2019 lawyers and representatives on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery other conversation about ANTM\u2019s legacy \u2014 including the candid reflection Ms. Banks came prepared to have \u2014 is now drowned out by an accusation she was never given the chance to answer,\u201d her lawyers wrote. \u201cThis lawsuit is that answer \u2014 particularly after her efforts to resolve the matter directly with Netflix and the producers were refused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2344\">Trump celebrates his 80th birthday with an Iran deal ahead of a UFC cage fight at the White House<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2346\">Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000 as Israel launches strikes despite ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2348\">US strike against Tren de Aragua leader in Venezuela exemplifies Trump\u2019s approach to war on drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES | Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries \u201cReality Check: Inside America\u2019s Next Top Model,\u201d alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative. 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