Tyra Banks Takes Manhattan In Diva-Fueled Rampage

Tyra Banks‘ diva alter ego took Manhattan on Tuesday like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man from Ghosterbusters. The host kept her Tyra Banks Show audience waiting for almost two hours at her West 26th Street studio during a taping of Celebrating Black Models, Past, Present and Future. The audience, filled mostly with aspiring models, sat in silence while Tyra enjoyed craft service and schmoozed backstage with her iconic model guests, including Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb, Chanel Iman and Tameka Jacobs.

The talk show host closed the episode by herding the entire studio audience onto the NYPD-manned streets. The diva, surrounded by her bodyguards, watched as black balloons were released into the sky. The crowd buzzed about the stunt’s negative effect on the environment, but nothing would rain on Tyra’s narcissistic parade.

One audience member said, “It was so disorganized, people fell over the press outside and almost trampled two little girls. Tyra was acting like it was a live sporting event instead of the most self-indulgent, narcissistic crap.” The show’s representatives had no comment. [Source: New York Post; Top photo: FilmMagic]