Jay Manuel: Last News

“ creative director and author of the novel “The Wig, the Bitch & the Meltdown” — has hit the market for $3.25 million. Past residents in the same Chelsea Mercantile building (at 252 Seventh Ave.) include chef Bobby Flay, actress Katie Holmes and singer Lance Bass.

Jay Manuel‘s fictional take on the world of America’s Next Top Model hits a little too close to home for Tyra Banks.Earlier this month, Manuel, 47, published The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown, a satirical novel focused on the behind-the-scenes action of a modeling competition series.

Just the Sip last week, he revealed even more about his time on the show and how Tyra treated him after he quit. Talking to Justin Sylvester, Clearly, things changed.

America’s Next Top Model. The creative director, makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur explained how his friendship with the model soured after he voiced he wanted to leave the show to pursue other opportunities. “[I said to her] very genuinely, ‘I feel like I’ve given all I can to the show and I’m gonna work on other things,’” Manuel said on E! news podcast Just The Sip.

Jay Manuel parted ways with, but would he ever consider working with Tyra Banks again? ET's Keltie Knight spoke with the creative director and makeup artist about his debut novel,, as well as possibly reuniting with the supermodel while she hosts the next season of «I love to dance. If they asked me, I would love to join the show,» Manuel replies.

Jay Manuel would be open to competing on Dancing With the Stars following its hosting shake-up with Tyra Banks.Although the former America’s Next Top Model star, 47, has had his ups and downs with his former costar, he’s up for a shot at the Mirrorball trophy.“I don’t know if they asked me, I love to dance, so I would go on,” Manuel exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 29, while promoting his book, The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown. “If they’d want to have me, sure [I’d do it].”The author noted that with Banks, 46, at the helm she “is going to bring, you know, a hundred percent of Tyra Banks to the table,” including her fierce strut.“You’re going to expect the energy and everything that she brings to the table.

Jay Manuel opened up about his “uncomfortable” return to America’s Next Top Model in season 9 (or cycle) — and how Tyra Banks treated him on set.Manuel, 47, walked away from the model competition series at the end of cycle 8 in 2007, which ultimately changed his dynamic with Banks, 46.“It was really, really unfortunate because the show became a global phenomenon,” the makeup artist exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 29, while promoting his new book, The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown. “We had such magical moments.

Former America's Next Top Model judge Jay Manuel could be set to expose all of the show's secrets in his new book.

, , and now Jay Manuel have been back in the headlines lately—in part because people are revisiting the reality show, which is now streaming on Hulu, and pointing out its problematic elements.Recently, Banks addressed some of ANTM's insensitive" moments after people started discussing them on Twitter. "Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some past ANTM moments and I agree with you," she .

Jay Manuel was a beloved part of America's Next Top Model, serving as creative director for nine years and 18 cycles.But the creative director was reportedly fired from the show back in 2012 by supermodel host and creator Tyra Banks.In an interview with Variety, Jay, 47, sets the record straight as he reveals that it was his decision to leave the show, which inspired his upcoming book The Wig, The B**** & The Meltdown.

Jay Manuel is speaking out.

Tyra Banks recently apologized for being “insensitive” after some old clips from “America’s Next Top Model” resurfaced recently in which she berates an aspiring model who doesn’t agree with Banks’ advice to have the gap between her front teeth fixed.

You wanna be on top?! Those famous words will remain apart of pop culture history, thanks to the hit competition series, America's Next Top Model. But despite the glitz and the glamour the Tyra Banks run-show highlighted throughout the years, it wasn't always a fabulous experience behind-the-scenes.

Following the release of resurfaced clips from America’s Next Top Model which many have criticized Tyra Banks for, former judge Jay Manuel is speaking out.

By Elizabeth Wagmeister