Janice Dickinson says she doesn’t regret any of the controversial statements she made during her time as a judge on Tyra Banks’ America, Next Top Model.
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While answering questions on her TikTok account, the former model responded to a fan who asked, “Do you have any regrets about the things you said/did during your time as a judge on ANTM?” Dickinson said in response, “Um, no. And that’s that,” and moved on to the next question. She posted the video on her Instagram page with the caption, “People forget that TV is acting.”
According to Page Six, Dickinson was called out for body shaming comments last month after a clip resurfaced of her calling a former contestant Robin Manning “plus-sized” and said she shouldn’t win the competition.
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She also said that Manning was “too old” and “too fat” to pursue a professional modeling career. Additionally, she made “monkey sounds” after criticizing black contestant Kelle Jacob after comparing her edited and unedited photos.
Janice Dickinson is going to to the deepest depths of hell for what she said to these girls #antm
— 🤷🏾♀️ (@talorbee) August 30, 2022
janice dickinson saying she doesn’t regret what she said on ANTM because it was acting… and i partially believe her 🫢
— anisa (@taasiaar) September 3, 2022
Janice Dickinson doesn’t feel bad about her comments/behavior on those old reality shows, which is interesting because she said some outright offensive stuff that crossed into the isms and phobias department, but Tyra is the one constantly getting full heat.
— G. Cracker (@juicencrackers) September 3, 2022
The former judge had faced backlash as fans who rewatched old ANTM memorable moments resurfaced online. Some even accused Dickinson of using racist rhetoric to judge the contestants.
Lol. Janice Dickinson had a special ire reserved especially for the Black girls on ANTM. She had a very difficult childhood, yes but she is also a racist bitch and a bully. I’m sorry if I don’t quite have it in me to care for her.
— Tom Cruise’s Shoe Lifts (@haltercroptop) August 12, 2022
They really sat up there and allowed Janice Dickinson to bash that woman…repeatedly?? ANTM was something else. https://t.co/2BuV8O0hoZ
— Princess C (@prinxess_c) August 9, 2022
on a serious note i was rewatching ANTM not too long ago and realized how much it influenced my poor body image as a child. even while watching as an adult it made me feel so weird not only about myself but how the judges (specifically janice dickinson) would “critique” the girls https://t.co/n48bEKMgqd
— abbs 🪩🌈 (@beanieweeniez) August 8, 2022