Tyra Banks sues Netflix for defamation over 'America's Next Top Model' doc
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of the docuseries "Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model," alleging selective editing created a false narrative about her.
- Banks claims her 3 ½ hour interview was cut down to 16 minutes, omitting her acceptance of responsibility for controversial show decisions and manipulating footage to suggest she ignored a contestant’s sexual assault.
- The lawsuit accuses producers of excluding Banks from fact-checking and involving judges with personal grudges in shaping the docuseries, which Banks says set her up unfairly.
- Banks seeks damages and an injunction to stop the use of her image in connection with the docuseries soundtrack, citing significant public backlash including negative reviews of her ice cream shop.
- Banks’ legal team states this lawsuit is a response after failed attempts to resolve the issue directly with Netflix and the producers, emphasizing she was denied a fair chance to respond to accusations.
