America's Next Top Model winner defended her mentor and former manager, , amid her defamation lawsuit against for its scathing docuseries Reality Check.
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Model Winner Stands by Tyra Banks Amid Lawsuit
America's Next Top Model winner Eva Marcille defended her mentor and former manager, Tyra Banks, amid her defamation lawsuit against Netflix for its scathing do...
The 41-year-old actress was challenged to say three nice things about the 52-year-old model-turned-presenter during a 'shady' segment on Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live on Sunday.
'Tyra is always fierce. She was always right and she's always on top,' Marcille (born Pigford) declared.
When host asked the alum what she thought of the docuseries, she scoffed: 'We don't have enough time, Andy.'
'I am pro Tyra,' Marcille doubled down.
'[Reality Check] was just shady boots. It was not balanced. It was very biased. They never asked me [to participate] because it would go contradictory to the entire [narrative].'
America's Next Top Model winner Eva Marcille (L, pictured in 2004) defended her mentor and former manager, Tyra Banks (R), amid her defamation lawsuit against Netflix for its scathing docuseries Reality Check
However, the Sunflower Cannabis CEO previously called Reality Check 'amazingly horrifying' as she was unaware of 'the young girls who were sexually assaulted' and suffering from 'eating disorders' on the reality competition.
'I saw the show. [Banks] apologized a million times. But an apology to the person that you wronged is only as good as they could appreciate it,' Marcille told CBS Mornings in February.
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'There is no sorry, I think, that's big enough to truly feel and heal that kind of hurt.'
The 41-year-old actress was challenged to say three nice things about the 52-year-old model-turned-presenter during a 'shady' segment on Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live on Sunday
'Tyra is always fierce. She was always right and she's always on top,' Marcille (born Pigford) declared
When host Andy Cohen asked the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum what she thought of the docuseries, she scoffed: 'We don't have enough time, Andy'
'I am pro Tyra,' Marcille doubled down. '[Reality Check] was just shady boots. It was not balanced. It was very biased. They never asked me [to participate] because it would go contradictory to the entire [narrative]'
However, the Sunflower Cannabis CEO previously called Reality Check 'amazingly horrifying' as she was unaware of 'the young girls who were sexually assaulted' and suffering from 'eating disorders' on the reality competition
'I saw the show. [Banks] apologized a million times. But an apology to the person that you wronged is only as good as they could appreciate it,' Marcille told CBS Mornings in February. 'There is no sorry, I think, that's big enough to truly feel and heal that kind of hurt'
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The 5ft 7in stunner stressed that she 'will never fail to thank Tyra' for launching her career since she was the shortest contestant on her season: 'It's unheard of!'
Marcille was 19 years old when she beat 13 other contestants to win Cycle 3 of the UPN modeling competition in 2004 and received a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, a Ford Models contract and an Elle Magazine cover shoot
The two-time Daytime Emmy winner didn't get to ask follow-up questions, she didn't get to address critics, she wasn't made aware of everyone participating and she wasn't shown the special until the day before it aired.
Banks' lawyers said that in the aftermath, she 'has suffered significant harm and damage to the personal brand she has worked for decades to build and maintain throughout the world.'
'I haven't really said much, but now it's time,' the SMiZE & DREAM founder said in Reality Check.
'I knew I went too far.'
Banks continued: 'It was very, very intense. But you guys were demanding it, so we kept pushing more and more and more.'
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The Australian-based Inglewood native did not appear sympathetic to former judge and runway coach, Miss J. Alexander, who claimed she never visited him after a 2022 stroke put him in a coma for five weeks and left him paralyzed.
Banks is requesting hefty damages in the suit she filed on June 13 against the streaming giant, EverWonder Studio as well as directors Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy
The Project Runway judge claimed she took accountability and apologized profusely in Reality Check, but it 'ended up on the cutting room floor'
Banks' legal team alleged Netflix engaged in 'selective editing, deliberate omission, and surgical manipulation of continuous footage' to present a misleading narrative
The two-time Daytime Emmy winner didn't get to ask follow-up questions, she didn't get to address critics, she wasn't made aware of everyone participating and she wasn't shown the special until the day before it aired
Banks did not appear sympathetic to former judge and runway coach, Miss J. Alexander, who claimed she never visited him after a 2022 stroke put him in a coma for five weeks and left him paralyzed
America's Next Top Model - which aired for 24 seasons spanning 2003-2018 on UPN, The CW and VH1 - was notorious for dangerous runway challenges, problematic photo challenges and disastrous makeovers
America's Next Top Model - which aired for 24 seasons spanning 2003-2018 on UPN, The CW and VH1 - was notorious for dangerous runway challenges, problematic photo challenges and disastrous makeovers.
Marcille concludes her role as male exotic nightclub mogul Marilyn 'Madam' DeVille in the fifth (and final) season of Tyler Perry's drama All the Queen's Men, which airs Wednesdays on BET+.
The SoCal native welcomed three children - daughter Marley, 12, son Michael, eight, and son Maverick, six - during her brief relationship with singer Kevin McCall and on/off seven-year marriage to attorney Michael Sterling.
