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"America’s Next Top Model" Is Messier than We Ever Knew
The Netflix series examines model mistreatment, controversial shoots, and apologies from Tyra Banks, highlighting a culture of pressure and misconduct on the show, with insights from former contestants and staff.
- On February 16, 2026, Netflix released Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, a three-episode mini-series revisiting controversies with new interviews featuring Tyra Banks and former ANTM judges.
- TikTok creators and anonymous social critics prompted renewed scrutiny, with Banks saying streaming binge-watching changed attitudes as people saw `how wrong this is' overnight.
- Among the show's controversial shoots, the documentary details race-swapping, posing with meat, murder-victim concepts, and sexual harassment on shoots, with contestants pressured into cosmetic procedures like closing a gap between their teeth.
- Tyra Banks concedes and apologizes, saying she 'went too far' and has apologized for the episode with Dani, while Ken Mok, former ANTM executive producer, says he 'takes full responsibility' for a controversial shoot.
- Miss J. Alexander reveals he suffered a 2022 stroke and Tyra Banks hints at more ANTM, leaving questions about the franchise’s future unresolved.
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Leaning Left19Leaning Right2Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
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