Tyra Banks Explains Why She Fired the Judges from “America’s Next Top Model”

Tyra Banks made headlines this week by firing all of the judges from her show, “America’s Next Top Model.”  She claims that the show “needs a boost,” likely indicating that the ratings are not what she hopes they would be.

Nigel Barker, Jay Manuel and J. Alexander were removed, and no replacements have yet been announced.

“It’s very difficult because I love my guys. I mean, they’re my guys,” Banks told “Access Hollywood.” However, “it wasn’t a shock,” she said. “There had been a discussion that ratings were down and that something like this would happen.”

In spite of the firings, Banks says that Zigel and Jays will remain important parts of the show.

“They’ll still be there because my partner Ken Mok and I, we have projects that we’re developing, and we’re a family,” she said. “So it doesn’t end.”