‘ANTM’ Mannequin Blasts Tyra Banks As A ‘Narcissist’ And ‘Slimy Snake’

Former “America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” contestant Lisa D’Amato is not holding again with regards to Tyra Banksbranding the enduring supermodel a “narcissist” and firing off warnings concerning the upcoming Netflix docuseries exploring the present’s place in popular culture historical past.

Banks has been beneath fireplace since audiences started rewatching outdated seasons of “America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Many social media customers known as Banks and the producers out for occasionally that includes problematic challenges and for harshly criticizing the contestants’ our bodies and private options.

Within the new Netflix docuseries “Actuality Verify,” Tyra Banks admitted she went “too far” however appeared to position a few of the blame for the present’s outrageous antics on its followers, which led to much more pushback throughout platforms.

Talking with TMZ“America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” winner Lisa D’Amato warned potential viewers of “Actuality Verify” that Banks is a producer on the upcoming sequence and can attempt to “soften the reality” of what actually went on behind the scenes.

Whereas Banks is just not listed as a producer, D’Amato stated, “She’s a producer,” earlier than branding her a “narcissist” who will not take actual accountability for the hurt she’s allegedly triggered individuals as a result of she does not know the way.

“If she was actually upset about it, then she would not nonetheless be making tens of millions of {dollars} as a result of this identical franchise continues to be be licensed in different nations across the globe,” D’Amato stated.

And her daring feedback did not cease there. She went additional, blasting Banks as a “slimy little snake.”

Elsewhere throughout her dialog with TMZ, D’Amato claimed the one cause Banks inked a cope with Netflix was that the previous Victoria’s Secret mannequin allegedly caught wind that she and different “ANTM” contestants had signed on to be a part of a tell-all on the E! Community in March 2026.

D’Amato stated the 2 productions would differ. Netflix would probably deal with on-camera conduct, whereas the E! community would deal with the “psychological warfare that they did to us behind the scenes.”

In line with The BlastBanks will star in “Actuality Verify: Inside America’s Subsequent High Mannequin,” premiering on February 16, 2026. The sequence is alleged to be reflecting on the modeling competitors present’s “sophisticated historical past.”

Within the teaser, Banks addresses a few of the backlash, admitting that she “knew I went too far.” She added, “It was very, very intense, however you guys have been demanding it, so we stored pushing it, increasingly more and extra.”

“Actuality Verify” is directed by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan—filmmakers identified for his or her work on the streamer’s “American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden”—and can function Banks, co-creator Ken Mok, and former judges and contestants.

Social media customers clapped again at Banks on-line after listening to her above feedback, accusing the TV persona of “gaslighting.”

Season 1 winner Adrianne Curry, nonetheless, had completely different emotions concerning the sequence, in keeping with The Blast.

In a social media publish, the previous actuality star known as the pushback towards Banks and the fact sequence “absurd.”

She expressed her gratitude for the sequence and blasted individuals for “psychoanalyzing” the present “over 20 years later.”