Janice Dickinson.Photo: UPN/Everett
Janice Dickinsonis making no apologies for her critiques on America’s Next Top Model.
Some of those sentiments included telling a model that her face in a photolooked “like the battery died in her vibrator,“as well asdeclaringto her fellow judges that “America’s next top model is not a plus-size model,” in reference to a contestant who Banks claimed had a prominent “lower body.”
Another time,Dickinson told a Black modelit was “like a Hitchcock film” comparing her untouched and retouched images, and later appeared to make sounds that some social media users felt were similar to that of a monkey, according toNewsweek.
In recent years, clips from the show’s 24-cycle run have resurfaced on the internet, including problematic scenes like a photo challenge that required the models to paint their skin different colors to pose as women of different races,Entertainment Weeklyreported.
As the clips continue to resurface, Dickinson, Banks andANTMhave all faced criticism for their words, actions and scenes.
In a 2015 interview withOprah: Where Are They Now, Dickinsonopened upabout her role on the show, explaining that she was hired to “be like a femaleSimon Cowell– to be feeding in a negative fashion things about the girls.”
In that same interview, theCelebrity Rehabalum — who first rose to prominence as a model in the 1970s and ’80s — spoke out about Banks, who she publicly feuded with after calling Banks fat in 2007.
She added, “I loved working with Tyra Banks. It was an amazing experience.”
Janice Dickinson and Tyra Banks on America’s Next Top Model.HULU
For her part, Banks, 48, has previously addressed the backlash toANTMon social media. In May 2020, she shared ina since-deleted tweet, “Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some pastANTMmoments and I agree with you.”
“Looking back, those were some really off choices,” she continued. “Appreciate your honest feedback and am sending so much love and virtual hugs.”
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PEOPLE has reached out to Banks' rep regarding Dickinson’s video, but has not received a response.
source: people.com
