Tyra Banks Seeks Unaired Footage from Netflix Documentary on America’s Next Top Model
Tyra Banks is taking legal steps to obtain the full, unedited commentary her former colleagues Miss J Alexander and Jay Manuel provided to Netflix for a documentary about America’s Next Top Model, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
Court Filing Targets Unaired Material
The filing indicates Banks wants access to every part of the interviews Alexander and Manuel gave to the streaming service, specifically including segments that were not broadcast in the final documentary. The request suggests a desire to review the complete record of their on-camera statements about her and the long-running reality competition series.
Background on the Documentary and Key Figures
Miss J Alexander, known for his runway coaching, and Jay Manuel, who served as creative director and photo shoot director, were central figures throughout America’s Next Top Model’s original run. Their perspectives on the show’s production, culture, and Banks’s role as creator and host are considered significant to any retrospective examination of the franchise.
Netflix has released documentary content revisiting the series, though the specific title referenced in the court documents was not detailed in the initial TMZ report. The legal maneuver signals Banks’s intent to scrutinize the full scope of her former collaborators’ recorded remarks before they were edited for broadcast.
