By Ariany Brizuela
The creator and host of “The United States’s Next High Model,” Tyra Banks files defamation lawsuit against Netflix this Saturday June 13th.
The former supermodel alleges that the platform maliciously manipulated her participation in the three-part docuseries “Actuality Take a look at: Internal The United States’s Next High Model”released in February.
According to beautiful demand, The production team used “selective editing and surgical manipulation” of the well-liked fabric. Of a three-and-a-half-hour interview recorded with Banks, Netflix only aired 16 minutes. The defense claims his words were stripped of context to construct a false narrative.
The axis of the dispute is a controversial 2004 episode involving contestant Shandi Sullivan in Italy. In the docuseries, Sullivan reported being the victim of an alleged sexual assault after losing consciousness due to alcohol. However, on the popular show, the incident was presented as a televised infidelity.
The docuseries makes it seem like Banks is avoiding answering the case with elusive answerss. However, the lawsuit claims that the filmmakers deliberately withheld Sullivan’s testimony before the interview to visually trap him.
“They made it appear that Ms. Banks knew that she was being asked about a sexual assault and that she was trying to evade the subject,” the document dictates.
Tyra Banks, who clarified that she respects Sullivan’s bravery in speaking out, requested compensation for the loss of future business contracts and severe damage to your deepest brand.
As evidence of the economic damage, he cited plummeting online ratings for his Sydney ice cream business, SMiZE & DREAM. So far, Netflix has not commented.
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