“I Said Some Dumb S--t”: Tyra Banks Confronts ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Backlash

Tyra Banksis finally addressing all the backlash being sent her way for past episodes of America’s Next Top Model. While accepting the Luminary Spotlight honor at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, Tyra acknowledged that the show, which ran for 24 cycles from 2003 to 2018, had its fair share of problematic moments. However, the American model defended the show’s legacy and talked about how hard she fought to bring diversity to reality TVwhen no one else supported it. Despite that, Banks admitted, "Did we get it right? Hell no! I said some dumb s--t"