The conflict that resulted in a Top Model cycle one contestant and her Shins’ band member ex-boyfriend being arrested and thrown in jail this weekend has resulted in no charges being filed. “The Sacramento, California, district attorney’s office ruled Tuesday (January 8) that there was insufficient evidence to pursue domestic-violence charges against Shins multi-instrumentalist Marty… continue reading
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Top Model’s Elyse Seawell and her Shins band member ex jailed after domestic violence
America’s Next Top Model‘s first third-place contestant, Elyse Sewell, was jailed along with her boyfriend, a member of the Shins, after what she describes as “domestic violence against me.” On her Livejournal blog, in a post reproduced by The Stranger, Elyse wrote that her “ex-boyfriend got shitfaced and roughed me up in a Sacramento hotel…. continue reading
Adrianne Curry says Tyra Banks, Top Model “act like the first winner of their show never existed”
Adrianne Curry, the original America’s Next Top Model winner and subsequent star of The Surreal Life and a spin-off series, says that Tyra Banks and the show “try to act like the first winner of their show never existed.” She points out in her MySpace blog, which is always crazy fun with emphasis on the… continue reading
Adrianne Curry says Top Model producers had “no clue what they were doing”
Inspired by Jennifer Hudson’s criticism of American Idol, America’s first Top Model, Adrianne Curry, is once again openly criticizing the show and its host. (Two years ago, she said she was “screwed over” by Tyra.) First, about the show itself, Adrianne writes on her MySpace blog that its producers “had no money…no clue what they… continue reading
Heidi Klum will host German version of Next Top Model
Project Runway host and executive producer Heidi Klum is making an unusual move: she’ll be hosting a version of a competing show. Klum will front the German version of America’s Next Top Model, which is hosted stateside by Tyra Banks. Variety has few details about her new gig, but notes that “Germany joins Australia, France,… continue reading
VH1 buys all six seasons of Top Model, plus NBC’s Tommy Lee Goes to College.
More cable networks are getting into the reality repeat game, as VH1 has purchased the exclusive rights to air all six seasons of UPN’s America’s Next Top Model. Four seasons have already aired on UPN; the fifth debuts in the fall, and the sixth has been announced. Variety reports that VH1 “is said to be… continue reading
Adrianne says she was “screwed over” by Tyra, never received her modeling contract.
Adrianne says she was “screwed over” by Tyra, never received her modeling contract. The first America’s Next Top Model says in Steppin’ Out magazine that she never received her promised modeling contract. Adrianne Curry blames this entirely on host and executive producer Tyra Banks: “Tyra really didn’t help us out and the show didn’t put… continue reading
Tyra understands Adrianne’s jealousy; “was not very happy” about Surreal Life.
Tyra understands Adrianne’s jealousy; “was not very happy” about Surreal Life. Tyra Banks says she feels for America’s Next Top Model‘s first winner, Adrianne Curry. The agency she was signed with exported her and blew her 15 minutes. “They sent her to South Africa, to Milan–all places where the show was not playing yet. So… continue reading
two years late, fashion web site posts news about Tyra Banks’ modeling series.
two years late, fashion web site posts news about Tyra Banks’ modeling series. From the Catch the F Up Department: FashionGates.com published a story yesterday, June 14, 2004, announcing “that Tyra Banks will serve as an executive producer and judge for the UPN reality series, tentatively entitled ‘Supermodel.’” Yes, this is breaking news, nearly two… continue reading
UPN will air first season of Top Model in June; Runway Ahead reairs tonight.
UPN will air first season of Top Model in June; Runway Ahead reairs tonight. If you missed the first season of America’s Next Top Model, UPN is coming to your rescue, airing the full first season starting June 15. Speaking of reairing, the network will reairs the one-hour The Runway Ahead special that debuted last… continue reading
Adrianne named Next Top Model.
Adrianne named Next Top Model. Adrianne Curry was named America’s Next Top Model on the Tuesday conclusion of the UPN series. “I’m everything that nobody would expect a supermodel to be. You heard the famous long burp that was on [this week’s] episode. I’m not out to impress anybody. I’m me, and that’s it,” she… continue reading
Top Model concludes tonight.
Top Model concludes tonight. Adrianne, Elyse, or Shannon will be crowned America’s Next Top Model when the show concludes tonight at 9 on UPN. The show, which has been renewed, will award “a Revlon modeling contract” and management “by Wilhelmina Models, in addition to a guaranteed appearance in Marie Claire magazine” to the winner. Finalist… continue reading
UPN renews Tyra’s Top Model.
UPN renews Tyra’s Top Model. With success in “several key demographics” helping its ratings, UPN has ordered a second season of UPN’s America’s Next Top Model, the New York Post reports. Host and producer Tyra Banks told the paper, “A lot of people thought I was just going to be this vanity producer, just a… continue reading
UPN’s Top Model debuts tonight.
UPN’s Top Model debuts tonight. Formerly known as Supermodel, UPN’s new show America’s Next Top Model debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET following the finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hosted and produced by Tyra Banks, the show follows 10 supermodel-wannabes as they compete with each other for a Revlon modeling contract, a photo layout… continue reading
UPN’s Supermodel judges, not the public, will select the winner.
UPN’s Supermodel judges, not the public, will select the winner. Although the show sounds like a modeling version of American Idol, there will be no audience voting for a winner on UPN’s forthcoming Supermodel, according to its host and producer, Tyra Banks. Instead, the four judges –“a magazine editor, a photographer, an agent, and a… continue reading