‘DWTS’ Host Tyra Banks Slammed For Running The Show Like A Sweatshop, In Danger Of Getting Axed
Tyra Banks recently replaced Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews as the host of Dancing With the Stars.
And just weeks into the competition, but Banks has already been receiving a slew of criticisms. Tabloids have been claiming that it’s only a matter of time before she gets axed. And they are also confident that this would be Banks’ first and last season on DWTS.
According to Globe, Banks has been running the reality TV show like a sweatshop and judge Derek Hough couldn’t be more furious.
“The show’s tone is changing and Tyra’s hard-nosed, no-nonsense personality is right in the middle of things. Even with all the ego, Tyra wants it to run like a military operation, which was how she did things on America’s Next Top Model,” a source said.
According to the insider, Hough got the other judges on his side because they do not like how Banks speeds them up when they’re commenting on the dances.
However, Gossip Cop immediately debunked the tabloid’s claims by saying that they are not true. Hough doesn’t have any issue with Banks. And a rep for Hough confirmed this with the rumor-debunking site.
Gossip Cop also debunked the claims that Banks is trying to run Dancing With the Stars like a sweatshop. It is important to note that she’s hosting the show and doesn’t have any control over the direction of the program.
Additionally, when America’s Next Top Model judge spoke with Us Weekly, she revealed that she has heard some criticisms about her replacing Bergeron and Andrews. But Banks insisted that she has no plans to be the perfect host on the show.
“Every host messes up. It’s just normal. It’s live TV. If it wasn’t live, there would be no mess-ups. Even on America’s Next Top Model, I would mess up and tell my editors to leave it in. That’s what makes things human and makes like live,” she said.
“If I didn’t want to mess up, if I wanted to be perfect, I know how to do that. There’s a very clear way as a host that you just read the words and you’re perfect and you know exactly how to do that. But when you’re relaxed and you keep it real, the mess-ups happen. And the producer in me knows that even though somebody might be like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you’re messing up!’ it’s live, and it’s real. It’s better than being like a doll,” she said.