Tyra Banks Breaks Silence on Alleged Abuse: "It’s Just Part of the Fashion Game"

Tyra Banks Breaks Silence on Alleged Abuse: "It's Just Part of the Fashion Game"

If you had a dollar for every time Tyra Banks emotionally scarred a contestant, could you finally afford bangs you wouldn’t regret? Honestly, watching the latest Netflix docuseries on America’s Next Top Model feels kind of like accidentally stepping into a salon with Tyra as your stylist—except, surprise, she’s here to critique your teeth, your hair, and, just for fun, your soul. Isn’t it wild how someone can become their own weather system of abuse and call it “industry standard”? I mean, Tyra literally says surviving Tyra is just “how modeling works”—which, if you ask me, is the world’s most exhausting job reference. All this talk about rites of passage, pseudo-empowering humiliation, and the mother of all reality show meltdowns—you almost want to compare it to Google’s latest update, just semi-regular carnage followed by glamor shots and an apology tour. But hey, what do I know? I’m just here to take notes—one snarky comeback at a time. Want the full scoop on Tyra’s existential self-dunk? LEARN MORE.

SYDNEY—Responding to backlash following the release of Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model docuseries, supermodel and television personality Tyra Banks stated Tuesday that taking abuse from Tyra Banks is simply how the modeling industry works. “You can ask hundreds of models around the world, and they’ll all tell you that getting emotionally abused by Tyra Banks is par for the course at any model call or runway show,” said the 52-year-old Banks, who noted that being forced by Tyra Banks to change one’s body, hair, or teeth for a photoshoot was “practically a rite of passage.” “If anything, what people saw on America’s Next Top Model was a toned-down version of the level of degrading comments from Tyra Banks that most young models in the industry actually receive. It’s unfortunate, but I don’t make the rules.” Banks went on to say that she herself had endured countless demeaning remarks from Tyra Banks when she was an up-and-coming young model.

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