Former America’s Next Top Model<\/i> contestant Tiffany Richardson \u2014 who was the recipient of Tyra Banks’ infamous “WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!” rant during Cycle 4 of the reality TV series \u2014 is speaking her mind following the release of Netflix’s docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model<\/i>.<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/izxdZ6pEMctVVtJV5lKtjw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/993ad94ac85197fe03382ee7f4c99df4\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\n UPN<\/span><\/p>\nQuick recap: The moment in question is one of many that’s re-examined in the docuseries. In the original clip<\/a> \u2014 which has since become meme’d to oblivion \u2014 Tyra claims that \u201cI have never in my life yelled at a girl like this\u201d after telling Tiffany that she was “extremely disappointed” in her. \u201cWhen my mother yells like this, it\u2019s because she loves me,” she exclaims. “I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.WsnLa3W7Fx_s6JqgxzrAA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/7e450f2793f9d6124732495c0a803222\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\n UPN<\/span><\/p>\nRelated: The FBI Accidentally Uncovered An Actor’s Affair, And 15 More Shocking Old Hollywood Scandals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nIn the docuseries, former ANTM<\/i> judge Jay Manuel referred to the moment as the \u201cmost difficult moment on set I had ever experienced,\u201d and claimed that \u201cproduction staff literally just took Tyra off set” after shooting had commenced. \u201cSome of the things that were said were not well-intentioned,” he added. “I will probably never repeat the lines that were actually said in the room that day.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Person](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Rm8hr1vmzdOnZuCcwS5CKA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/0b9c03ac319095db499e090e0c7a41e2\"\/)
<\/div>\n Netflix<\/span><\/p>\nTyra addressed the moment<\/a> directly in the docuseries as well, saying that she “lost it” and that the specific moment of her outburst “was probably bigger than” Tiffany herself. “It was family, friends, society, Black girls, all the challenges that we have. So many people saying that we\u2019re not good enough. I think all that was in that moment.”<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Person](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e3nnkqup3FKyXAAlXKGYdA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/91979cd221f8d0a48ab7f999256c486c\"\/)
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Related: After So Many Internet Users Roasted The Hell Out Of Heidi Montag\u2019s AMAs Wig, Spencer Pratt Said It Was All They Could \u201cAfford\u201d In A Candid New TikTok<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nEven though Tyra hadn’t previously addressed the moment in public, Tiffany has. In a 2017 BuzzFeed News profile<\/a>, the former contestant went in-depth on her experience while taping the show and alleged that Tyra also yelled at her “You can go back to your house and sleep on your mattress on the floor with your baby\u201d during the interaction.<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Two](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vIJHOL7tCDyuyQ4CL75Uug--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUyODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/eb0bd57e2743f9837e7cc05a90147ce2\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\n UPN<\/span><\/p>\nRelated: 19 Celebs Who Revealed The REAL Reasons They Divorced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nIn a since-deleted IG post, Tiffany issued something of a public missive towards Tyra now that the encounter is being revisited in the public eye yet again. “Hold up @tyrabanks let’s keep it cute,” she wrote, referring to the model as a “lying ass tied ass bitch.” “[Y]ou know how you treated me the whole time off and on camera, YOU WAS A BULLY!!!” she wrote. “You treated me like shit and said the nastiest things about me and my son. That is not how the argument went but YALL EDITED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU CARED.”<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Comment](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RZ4bilcT7pnqqJIgTB65aA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/6abf2943295b4ad35b03176d0b1ea27e\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\n @tiffanythegoat1<\/span><\/p>\n“FUCK YOU @tyrabanks,” she wrote later in the caption. “I BET YOU WONT SIT DOWN WITH ME FACE TO FACE AND TALK ABOUT IT!!!…@tyrabanks hoe just let it go, ITS BEEN OVER 20 years.”<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"Person](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vm7RZwNjgluMyJWUioIEig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/89c57cabe93ca5a2a15ce0a11831acc5\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\n UPN<\/span><\/p>\nRelated: 25 Of The Most Painfully Awkward Moments In VMAs History \u2014 Including Some So Bad That They Cut The Cameras<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThere you have it. If Tyra has anything further to say about this, we’ll certainly let you know.<\/span><\/h2>\nIt’s the 100th anniversary of Black History Month<\/a> this year! Follow all of our coverage here<\/a>. Of course, the content doesn’t end after February. Follow BuzzFeed\u2019s Cocoa Butter on Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a> to keep up with our latest Black culture content year-round.<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"BuzzFeed](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tQP7syL8aoal4rsijE8q3Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/buzzfeed_articles_778\/ce91024eeb4ba6ff6c18e2c6de0b782a\"\/)
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Also in Celebrity: 26 Juicy, Juicy, Juicy, Juicy, Juicy, Juicy, Juicy Secrets From “Normal” People Having Sex With Celebrities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAlso in Celebrity: I’m Sorry, But If You Can’t Name At Least 12 Of These Gen Z Celebs, You’re Officially Old<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAlso in Celebrity: Sorry, Unless You’re Over 40, I Doubt You’ll Be Able To Identify All Of These 20 Celebrities From The 1980s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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In the docuseries, former ANTM<\/i> judge Jay Manuel referred to the moment as the \u201cmost difficult moment on set I had ever experienced,\u201d and claimed that \u201cproduction staff literally just took Tyra off set” after shooting had commenced. \u201cSome of the things that were said were not well-intentioned,” he added. “I will probably never repeat the lines that were actually said in the room that day.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Tyra addressed the moment<\/a> directly in the docuseries as well, saying that she “lost it” and that the specific moment of her outburst “was probably bigger than” Tiffany herself. “It was family, friends, society, Black girls, all the challenges that we have. So many people saying that we\u2019re not good enough. I think all that was in that moment.”<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Even though Tyra hadn’t previously addressed the moment in public, Tiffany has. In a 2017 BuzzFeed News profile<\/a>, the former contestant went in-depth on her experience while taping the show and alleged that Tyra also yelled at her “You can go back to your house and sleep on your mattress on the floor with your baby\u201d during the interaction.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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In a since-deleted IG post, Tiffany issued something of a public missive towards Tyra now that the encounter is being revisited in the public eye yet again. “Hold up @tyrabanks let’s keep it cute,” she wrote, referring to the model as a “lying ass tied ass bitch.” “[Y]ou know how you treated me the whole time off and on camera, YOU WAS A BULLY!!!” she wrote. “You treated me like shit and said the nastiest things about me and my son. That is not how the argument went but YALL EDITED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU CARED.”<\/span><\/h2>\n
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“FUCK YOU @tyrabanks,” she wrote later in the caption. “I BET YOU WONT SIT DOWN WITH ME FACE TO FACE AND TALK ABOUT IT!!!…@tyrabanks hoe just let it go, ITS BEEN OVER 20 years.”<\/span><\/h2>\n
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There you have it. If Tyra has anything further to say about this, we’ll certainly let you know.<\/span><\/h2>\n
It’s the 100th anniversary of Black History Month<\/a> this year! Follow all of our coverage here<\/a>. Of course, the content doesn’t end after February. Follow BuzzFeed\u2019s Cocoa Butter on Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a> to keep up with our latest Black culture content year-round.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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