“No, nope, nu uh, no thanks”: Internet reacts as Tyra Banks posts “I got something to talk about” amid Netflix defamation lawsuit

Tyra Banks, who commands more than six million followers on Instagram and a million more on Threads, has set the internet ablaze with a cryptic post on both platforms. The former supermodel kept just one image up on her Instagram, sharing the same message across both accounts,

"Hi, I'm Tyra, and I got something I gotta talk about."

The online reaction was almost immediate. One Threads user summed up the general mood rather bluntly,

"No, nope, nu uh, no thanks."

The timing of Banks' post has drawn plenty of attention, given that she finds herself in the middle of an ongoing legal battle with Netflix. The fifty-two-year-old sued the streaming giant back in June, claiming that Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model used selective editing to paint a false picture of her conduct as the show's creator and host. At the center of her complaint is a three-and-a-half-hour interview she sat for, of which producers ultimately kept around sixteen minutes.

As per a report shared by Variety, Netflix fired back in August, filing a motion to dismiss the suit, with their lawyers arguing that Banks' dissatisfaction with the finished product amounted to nothing more than a disagreement over ordinary editorial decisions.

Tyra Banks' cryptic Threads post divides the internet as users share mixed reactions:

Users continued to react to Banks' cryptic post on Threads, and the responses were far from uniform. One user brought a broader frustration to the table.

"Tyra, the country is falling apart, gas is $5.50 a gallon, we have the walking dead running the senate, and Canada hates us. And that's just in America. Not now, sweetie. Not. Now." shared the person.

Another user made it clear that there was only one kind of statement they would be willing to hear from Banks,

"And unless it's 'I recognize and am sorry for the harm I caused millions of young women and children who watched and participated in my show,' no one wants to hear it."

A third user kept things short,

"No thanks ma'am."

That being said, not every response carried the same edge. One user took a different route entirely, having been present for Banks' talk at an event hosted by the media brand Fast Company,

"Thoroughly enjoyed your talk today."

Tyra Banks claims Netflix edited out her full answer about Shandi Sullivan as Netflix moves to dismiss her suit:

As per the report shared by Variety, Netflix's lawyers argued in their motion to strike the complaint that Banks' dissatisfaction with Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model does not amount to defamation. Their filing went a step further, pointing to Banks' own history with the show as evidence that she understood exactly how editorial decisions worked,

"Banks understands editorial discretion. She created, hosted, and executive produced twenty-four seasons of ANTM, making the same kinds of editorial decisions she now attacks — what footage to include, what to omit, and how to present competing narratives. The Documentary simply turned that editorial lens back on ANTM and Banks. Her disagreement with the resulting portrayal does not make it defamatory."

At the heart of Banks' complaint is a specific moment involving former contestant Shandi Sullivan, who alleges she was assaulted during the show's second season in Milan. In the docuseries, Banks is asked whether she remembers Sullivan, responds with "um" and glances toward the ceiling, after which the show cuts to black, ending the first episode on a cliffhanger. Banks argues that her complete answer was left out of the final cut, and that had it been included, it would have made clear that she did in fact remember Sullivan's story.

From creative control waiver to second episode proof, Netflix builds its case against Tyra Banks' defamation claims:

Netflix's lawyers pushed back on Banks' central argument, noting that her answer regarding Sullivan was not left out of the docuseries entirely. As per a report shared by Variety, her response of "I do remember her story" was included at the start of the second episode. The filing addressed this directly,

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"A documentary expressly showing Banks remembering does not imply that she forgot."

That being said, the streaming giant's legal team didn't stop there. The company's lawyers also pointed to a standard waiver Banks had signed ahead of her participation, which saw her give up creative control over the finished project, a situation which has left her with limited legal ground when it comes to challenging the editorial choices made by directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan.

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