Supermodel Tyra Banks made the most shocking elimination yet on America’s Next Top Model today. She fired her three amigos: photographer Nigel Barker, runway diva J. Alexander and creative director Jay Manuel.

Tyra Banks & Boyfriend John Utendahl Break Up

The three were reportedly notified Thursday morning that their contracts would not be renewed for Cycle 18 of the reality competition. The trio has been a part of the show since it’s inception in 2003.

Banks confirmed their departure via her official Facebook page. ”To my Nigel Barker, Miss J, and Mr Jay: Thank you for all of our years together on America’s Next Top Model,” Banks wrote. “Working with you is always an absolute pleasure. Excited for what the future holds for us.”

In an official statement, Banks, and executive producer Ken Mok, wrote: ”Nigel Barker, Jay Manuel and J. Alexander have been an integral part of the America’s Next Top Model brand and they helped turn this show into the household name it is today. They have been amazing assets to the show and will always be a part of the Top Model family. We will continue to actively work with each of them on future projects.”

This show already sucks. And now we’re supposed to watch it without the prettiest people on there? DONE.

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Former supermodel/talk show host Tyra Banks and her boyfriend John Utendahl, who were rumored to be engaged, allegedly mutually decided to break up after being together for more than three years.

John Utendahl & Tyra Banks Engaged: Engagement Ring Photos

The 38 year-old was so devastated by the end of their relationship that she decided to go on a spiritual trip to Bali. A source revealed, “Tyra has gone away with a female friend and has been island-hopping, visiting Bali and taking a spiritual retreat.”

Tyra Banks Real Natural Hair (VIDEO)

Meanwhile, Tyra’s former man is wasting no time to get back in the dating game as he was spotted out on a date with a Russian model last week. Bad luck. Tyra can find herself a better man!

Fashion publicist and former star of Kell on Earth, Kelly Cutrone, will be joining Cycle 18 of America’s Next Top Model as a judge.

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Cutrone will take over the judging seat of Vogue‘s editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley, who has appeared alongside the show’s creator, Tyra Banks, for the last three seasons. The show’s executive producer, Ken Mok, gushed about Andre’s time on the show, saying:

“We have greatly enjoyed working with Andre Leon Talley and he has been an amazing asset to the America’s family. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

In a statement, Cutrone said:

“I am a huge fan of America’s Next Top Model and have watched the show for years. Having worked in various aspects of the fashion industry over the course of my career, I am excited for this new opportunity and hope to bring a different perspective to the show.”

The New York-based Cutrone’s first appearance on the show will be sometime in spring 2012.

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America’s very own Next Top Model, Tyra Banks, 37, has kept a sneaky secret from us; she’s been enrolled in Harvard Business School since last year.

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To clarify, the model is actually enrolled in the Harvard Owner/President Management Program, which is costing her a pretty penny; $31,000 a year just to spend three weeks on campus for three years:

“But I feel like it is so, so worth it. In order for my company to grow and be the best, and to reach these women, and to serve them, I needed the best. So I went to the best.”

Tyra added that she’s been interested in finishing school ever since being discovered when she was 17:

“The day I put college on hold because I got discovered….was one of the most difficult decisions of my entire life.”

It must be pretty strange to sit next to Tyra in class, right? She told reporters she gets a variety of reactions:

“I get mixed reactions. There are little facial expressions….The chin goes back, like, ‘Really?’…it’s like why is a model going to Harvard? But that’s actually a good thing, because when people have low expectations, you’re just constantly going, ‘Ta-da!’ And they’re like ‘Wow.’ It doesn’t take a lot to wow them.”

Ummm….why is she doing this again?

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Talk show host Tyra Banks is being sued for $3 million by Beverly McClendon, the angry mother of a teen sex addict, a 15 year-old girl who reportedly appeared on the “Tyra Banks Show” without her permission.

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John Utendahl & Tyra Banks Engaged: Engagement Ring Photos

The girl, who has not been diagnosed as a sex addict, answered to an online casting call for teen sex addicts on Tyra’s website. The show’s producers flew her all the way from Georgia to New York and installed her in a hotel without her mother’s knowledge and consent.

Tyra Banks Sexually Harassed By Cookie Monster

According to Beverly, the 2009 show “was undoubtedly watched by sexual deviants, perverts and pedophiles” and violated her daughter’s right to privacy. The teen girl was also paid for her appearance on the show, but they didn’t get permission from the labor commissioner to “employ” her.

Tyra Banks Show Ends In Spring 2010

Tyra seems to be in big trouble. The angry mother wants $1 million in compensatory damages, $2 million in punitive damages and asks the court to ban the episode featuring her daughter to air again on TV or online.

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Former Supermodel Tyra Banks announced the end of her Emmy-winning daytime talk show “The Tyra Show” after five amazing seasons in the Spring of 2010. Tyra wants to pursue other dreams like launching her own film production company, Bankable Studios, aiming to bring “positive images of women to the big screen”.

“This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years. My next huge steps will allow me to reach more women and young girls to help us all feel as fierce as we truly are.”

“There’s a lot cooking right now and a lot of fire burning in my heart,” Banks writes in an open letter on her website. “And I salute you my amazing family of viewers; without you there never would have been a Tyra Show. I really love you all.”

Tyra has the support and encouragement from Tyler Perry and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and is determined to make a difference in Hollywood, redefining its unhealthy beauty standards for women. It is a BIG dream! Good Luck, Tyra!!

Best Tyra Show Moment: Tyra Banks Sexually Harassed By Cookie Monster

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“Sesame Street” characters, Rosita, Elmo and Cookie Monster, stopped by “The Tyra Banks Show” to celebrate their 40th anniversary on Thursday (November 3). When Tyra gracefully let them inspect her hair, Cookie Monster grabbed a full paw of the hostess’ booty while Elmo was “innocently” bitting her neck. Those naughty Muppets!!

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Tyra Banks is the highest paid woman on primetime in 2009 according to the list released by Forbes on Wednesday (October 14). ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Katherine Heigl comes in second place with the astonishing amount of $18 million per year. Another surprise in the list is that both Eva Longoria and Marcia Cross make more money than their fellow ‘Desperate Housewives’ co-star Teri Hatcher.

2009 Top 10 Highest Paid Women On Primetime:

1. Tyra Banks: $30 million
2. Katherine Heigl: $18 million
3. Marg Helgenberger: $9.5 million
4. Eva Longoria: $9 million
5. Mariska Hargitay: $8.5 million
6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: $8 million
7. Maura Tierney: $8 million
8. Tina Fey: $7 million
9. Marcia Cross: $6.2 million
10. Jennifer Love Hewitt & Ellen Pompeo (tie): $6 million

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Talk show host Tyra Banks revealed her real natural hair (watch video below) for the first time at the premiere of the Tyra Banks Show’s fifth season on September 8, 2009, a day she declared as the “National Real Hair Day”.

The 35 year-old former model, who is currently dating John Utendahl (photos), came out of the shower (makeup on!) to show her real hair (no wigs, no extensions, no hairpieces, whatever…) and have a professional style her hair in front of her audience.

Tyra Banks Natural Hair Video

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Every year here at Bumpshack I like to compile the most complete and accurate list of ‘The 10 Most Hated Celebrities’ in Hollywood.  Our inaugural edition back in 2006 is one of our most popular posts of all-time and was featured on TMZ, dozens of blogs, radio, tabloids all over the world, and my appearance on MSNBC Live.

Several bloggers joined me again this year to help discuss the ‘Most Hated Celebrities,’ as well as many friends, who sent me their lists of who they thought should make the final cut.

Some celebs have rehabbed their image since 2006, as only two celebrities from that list made our 2nd edition this year.  Those celebs being Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton.

Without further ado here is the ‘Top 10 Most Hated Celebrities of 2008.’   And the ‘Most Hated Celeb’ of the year is….

The 10 Most Hated Celebs of 2008

1. Paris Hilton (66 votes) – People continue to hate on Paris even though she didn’t do anything all that despicable in 2008.  Miss Hilton had a ho-hum year considering some of the more shocking things that happened to her last year, when she spent time in prison for being a drunk-driving mess.  David Letterman had a great time making fun of her on his show early in the year and even former Presidential candidate John McCain used her in one of his campaign ads to compare Barack Obama’s sudden fame to that of Hilton’s talentless ride to the top.  It does seem that she was beaten down pretty bad while she was dating the scum that is Benji Madden for most of 2008.  To cap the year off thieves stole more than $2 million dollars of jewelry from her home in December.  It’s easy to hate someone in this economy that is keeping that much jewelry at their home.  She repeats as the ‘Most Hated Celeb’ of the year, having won Bumpshack’s inaugural ‘Most Hated Celeb’s award back in 2006.  We love you Paris! -  Bumpshack (Joshua Holmes)



2. Spencer Pratt/Heidi Montag (60 votes) – Seriously, do we need a reason to hate these two?  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are the most pimped out couple to come out of MTV’s pseudo-reality show “The Hills” and they couldn’t be any faker.  From fake virginity, fake boobs, fake pregnancy, fake marriage to the most unbelievable quotes and publicity stunts, they are the lowest low of American society. We always see them out doing nothing but posing for the cameras and we often realize there couldn’t be two people more perfect for each other. They are both so futile and have absolutely no brains at all, we hope they live happily ever after in their pseudo world of flash bulbs and tabloid headlines. -  Gossip Teen (Gossip Gal)



3. Madonna (53 votes) -Here is the issue with Madonna.  You are either a die hard fan or the thought of her is like nails on a chalk board.  This is a woman who was an iconic figure that fearlessly pioneered trends, but recently  fell into a vast pit of desperation. Whether she is trying to pass off a faux British accent or dominate the world via Britney Spears…this is a creature that feels she can do no wrong.  So, we are her minions and her sad attempts at recapturing her youth involve young male models named Jesus.  Sounds like a perfectly good match made in egotistical heaven. – Celebrity Smack!
   



4. Tom Cruise (50 votes) – He has tried to apologize and rectify his media mistakes in 2008, but it was all to no avail.  Despite his countless recent interviews from Oprah to The Hills After Show, his loony antics of years past (jumping on Oprah’s couch, calling out Brooke Shields, insulting Matt Lauer and pushing his cult on America) pretty much sealed his demise. As we revisited his 25th anniversary in Hollywood this year, we all realized  that he is a long way gone from classics like Risky Business, Top Gun & Rain Man.  Sorry, Tom… Valkyrie just ain’t cuttin’ it these days. Your Interview With the Vampire co-star Brad Pitt still has our hearts, and you don’t even have our pity. But hey, keep your chin up- you did produce a freakishly cute child. Tom is only the second celebrity to make both this list and the ‘Most Hated Celebs’ list from two years ago. – Backseat Cuddler (Meg)



5. John Mayer (44 votes) – John Mayer is man who has made it his quest in life to annoy and remain relevant by press whoring himself with Hollywood women.  His current victim is Jennifer Aniston which just amplifies his level of smug.  If he isn’t out drumming up some exposure for himself, he is bitching about the media via his blog.  John’s talent is outshined by his superiority complex and self worshiping.  Most women are begging for men to open up about their feelings, but this is one guy I wish would shut the hell up already. – Hollywood Dame (Cara)



6. Kanye West (32 votes) – All hail Kanye West, “the voice of this generation.” Kanye West, we hear you talking but no one is listening.  If he really is the voice of this generation then we are all doomed. Kanye’s arrogance is unbelievably annoying almost as much as his crying and childish temper tantrums he throws at award shows when he does not win.   Graduation to maturity seems to be something that even Kanye can’t sample.  Even George W. Bush hates Kanye. – Stupid Celebrities (Jeff)



7. O.J. Simpson (29 votes) – What’s there to say about O.J. this year, other than the fact every human being in the world belives justice was finally delivered, albeit fourteen years later than it should have been.  While he walked free after being acquitted of charges of double homicide following the 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ron Goldman, Simpson has been staring at the inside of a correctional facility since his October 3, 2008 conviction for numerous felonies including robbery with a deadly weapon and burglary with a firearm.  His conviction for the crimes will lock O.J. away for the next fifteen years.  What happens in Las Vegas in-fact doesn’t always stay in Las Vegas for the token-busty blonde abuser.  Nicole Simpson and Goldman unfortunately can’t pen a book with the title “If We Were Murdered”.  If they could, I’m sure that they’d be able to sway you as to why O.J. is so hated. – Jesus Hearts Music (Tim)



8. Perez Hilton (28 votes) – Perez has somehow made a name for himself by drawing on pictures and outing homosexuals.  His sense of humor is bad lately too…I used to think he was funny, but now I think he’s just crude. How many pictures of celebrities do we need to see with bodily fluids dripping off of their faces? Give the facial art a rest big girl.  Lately, paparazzi photos have appeared with him in them as the celebrity or sidekick, and he has taken every opportunity to flaunt them on his site. As if someone really wants to see what he really looks like. Okay, maybe I’m just jealous that he can charge $54,000 for ads on his site. – Knocked Up Celebs (Taylor Blue)



9. Rosie O’Donnell (26 votes) – This “woman” is plague on society.  Rosie use to shine on her own talk show back in the day.  It was a hit and I even enjoyed watching it back in the 90′s.  Her career has been steadily going downhill since then.  Rosie is nuts!  After she bombed  ‘The View”‘, I thought we would finally be rid of Rosie.  But, NO!  She had to try once again to win over America and this time she barely got her foot in the door.  NBC tried her out on a pathetic variety show, ‘Rosie Live’.  America screamed back by not watching and giving the show the worst ratings of the night.   The show was quickly dropped and that was that.  We have had enough of this frumpy, overbearing eyesore that just won’t go away.   – Backseat Cuddler (Jennifer G)



10. Denise Richards (23 votes) – Her reality TV show, ‘It’s Complicated,’ made her look so bad that most of us, who were unfortunate to watch it, finally started to actually see why Charlie Sheen might have been banging every stripper this side of Encino while he was married to the self absorbed and shallow Richards. Denise is so hated that she made Charlie look like the good guy in their split and that is no small accomplishment.  She should be eternally grateful to whoever did the casting for her role in ‘Wild Things’ which made her famous and for reality TV for extending said fame an additional 15 minutes. – Bumpshack (Joshua Holmes)


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Jessica Simpson is back on top of the charts.  Instead of her latest album being a bust, her bust has instead put her at #1 on the list of the ‘Best Celebrity Boobs’ list.  Papa Joe Simpson was so ecstatic at his lil’ girls latest accomplishment that he couldn’t be reached for comment.

Best Celebrity Boobs List

1. Jessica Simpson

2. Tyra Banks

3. Scarlett Johansson

4. Carmen Electra

5. Lindsay Lohan

6. Katherine Heigl

View #’s 7-10

This list is extremely debatable.  I have never noticed about 70% of this list.  Jessica probably deserves the #1 spot.  A bit surprising Pamela Anderson is not on the list, but perhaps she was not eligible after her 5th boob job.

Two things are clear from this video. One is that Janet Jackson is a horrible dresser and the second being that Tyra Banks is a very bad dancer. The only thing worse might be that wig she is wearing.