Knew she'd be a one-and-done host
Tyra Banks Takes ANTM Back From Rita Ora Because If You Want Things Done Well, Do Them Yourself
Bobby Finger
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After just one season of teaching wannabe models how to brand themselves and become Instagram- and Snapchat-famous (it was kind of shocking to see how little about this past season was
actually about modeling, at least in the two episodes I watched...), Pope-endorsed legend, fashion icon,
Daily Mail queen, and international pop superstar
Rita Ora has been fired from VH1's reboot of
America’s Next Top Model because
Tyra Banks wants the show all for herself.
In a short and sweet announcement first brought to my attention by
this fantastic tweet by BuzzFeed’s
Kate Aurthur, VH1 announced the sudden change (which had been rumored by the tabloids for a while) without explanation. Banks is coming back, and that’s all there is to it.
Before long, this exchange occurred—presumably to shut down rumors that there was any sort of animosity between the two hosts:
Ora, of course, has music to release. So maybe she
wanted to be removed from the gig!
Anyway, please click on the video above to hear
Jezebel’s Culture Editor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd react to
Rita Ora stepping out of a van.