Tiffany Richardson isn’t staying quiet after Tyra Banks revisited one of the notorious moments in “America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” historical past. Following the discharge of Netflix’s “Actuality Test: Inside America’s Subsequent High Mannequin,” the previous contestant took to social media with a fiery response, reigniting conversations concerning the present’s controversial previous and Banks’ remedy of contestants behind the scenes. The renewed drama comes greater than twenty years after Tyra Banks’ now-viral on-camera meltdown, which producers say was truly toned down within the model viewers noticed.
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Tiffany Richardson Fires Again After Documentary Launch

After the docuseries revisited her explosive Cycle 4 confrontation with Banks, Richardson responded publicly on social mediastraight calling out the supermodel and host.
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“Maintain up @tyrabanks let’s hold it cute.. you might be 1 mendacity a-s tied a-s b-tch.. you know the way you handled me the entire time on and off digicam, YOU WAS A BULLY!!! You handled me like shit and stated the nastiest issues about me and my son. That isn’t how the argument went however YALL EDITED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU CARED… additionally F-CK @theshaderoom F-CK YO WERID A-S FANS AND F-CK YOU @tyrabanks I BET YOU WONT SIT DOWN WITH ME FACE TO FACE AND TALK ABOUT IT!!! Additionally F-CK MY FAMILY TOO (eye roll emojis) yall don’t ever defend me, I obtained more cash and serving to extra individuals than all or most of the prime fashions however that’s the replace yall give (eye roll emoji) rattling disgrace.. it’s giving yall nonetheless hating on lil black a-s me… @tyrabanks hoe simply let it go, ITS BEEN OVER 20 years f-cccckk”
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One of many docuseries’ most talked-about segments revisits Banks’ emotional outburst throughout Cycle 4, when she confronted Richardson after believing the contestant had given up on herself.
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Tyra Banks Admits She ‘Went Too Far’ In Notorious ‘ANTM’ Meltdown

Banks mirrored on the second whereas trying again.
“I simply noticed all that (work) happening the drain. I noticed her simply not believing in herself and giving up and never simply giving up on a modeling competitors however deeper … I went too far. You already know, I misplaced it. It was most likely greater than her … That’s some Black lady stuff that goes actual deep inside me.”
The second stays one of the recognizable scenes in actuality tv historical past.
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‘ANTM’ Insiders Say Tyra Banks’ Blowup Was Worse Than What Aired

In response to these concerned in manufacturing, what viewers noticed on tv was not the total story. Artistic director Jay Manuel revealed that the scenario escalated past what aired, and one other insider claimed Banks needed to be escorted off set following the confrontation, with authorized groups later turning into concerned.
“There was much more that was actually stated and among the issues that had been stated had been actually not well-intentioned,” he stated. “I’ll most likely by no means repeat the strains that had been stated within the room that day.”
Miss J Reveals Well being Battle, And Says Tyra Banks By no means Visited

The docuseries additionally delivered one in all its most emotional moments when longtime “America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” runway coach Miss J opened up a few devastating well being disaster that modified his life.
Miss J, who appeared on the present for 18 seasons, revealed for the primary time that he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2022 and spent 5 weeks in a coma. Reflecting on how the expertise impacted him, he shared a heartbreaking admission. “I miss being the queen of the runway,” he stated. “I’m the one that taught fashions easy methods to stroll and now I can’t stroll.”
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Artistic director Jay Manuel and photographer Nigel Barker each visited him throughout his restoration, and the trio are proven reconnecting throughout the documentary filming. Nevertheless, when producers requested whether or not Banks had visited him within the hospital, Miss J gave a shocking reply: “No, not but. By no means got here and visited.”
Allegations Floor That Fashions Weren’t Protected Throughout Susceptible Moments

One other disturbing second concerned contestant Keenyah Hill, who was groped by a male mannequin throughout a shoot and expressed discomfort in actual time, solely to later be criticized throughout judging for not responding in a extra playful method.
Trying again, Banks acknowledged the scenario may have been dealt with higher. “I say to Keenyah, boo-boo, I’m so sorry,” Banks says now. “None of us knew (easy methods to finest deal with that scenario). Community executives didn’t know, and I did the most effective that I may on the time. She deserved extra.”
“Actuality Test: Inside America’s Subsequent High Mannequin” is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.