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Tyra Banks wants to see unedited Netflix interviews about America's Next Top Model

Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix, alleging that producers of the documentary Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model manipulated footage to create a misleading portrayal of her. She is now demanding access to all unedited interview transcripts and footage, including those of her former colleagues, to challenge the production team's editorial narrative.

Supermodel Tyra Banks has initiated a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the producers behind the documentary Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model. Banks contends that the production team manipulated footage and editorial choices to present a misleading and damaging portrait of her. She highlights that only sixteen minutes of her three-hour interview were included in the final cut, and she is now demanding access to all raw footage, including interviews with former colleagues like Jay Manuel, Miss J, and Nigel Barker, to uncover what was omitted.

A central point of the dispute involves the portrayal of former contestant Shandi Sullivan and an incident of alleged sexual abuse. Banks argues that the documentary’s editing falsely implied she had forgotten the event, whereas she claims she was unaware of the nature of the situation or that Sullivan would appear in the film. Additionally, she is seeking clarity on comments made by Jay Alexander regarding their friendship during his health struggles. Netflix and the documentary producers have denied these allegations and have moved to have the case dismissed.

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Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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