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Teyona Anderson was named the 12th winner of America's Next Top Model last week.

But that news was almost overshadowed by the firing of Paulina Porizkova as a judge on the show, a decision that caused the model to blast series creator Tyra Banks in a number of interview.

Earlier today, Banks and executive producer Ken Mok released a joint statement in which they explained the reason behind letting Porizkova go.

"The current state of the economy has forced shows to make major budget cuts industry wide. America's Next Top Model is not immune to these financially challenging times. We've had to make significant cuts in every area of the production and, unfortunately, Paulina was a casualty of these cuts... We really enjoyed working with Paulina, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors."

Porizkova has taken Banks to task for being rude to her on set, a statement we have no doubt is true, regardless of whether or not Paula is simply bitter for being fired.

Three people were arrested and at least six others suffered minor injuries during a bit of mayhem at a Saturday afternoon casting call for America's Next Top Model. Unfortunately, Tyra Banks was not among those hauled off.

Though the exact cause of the fracas has yet to be determined, witnesses blame a general lack of organization at the Season 13 tryout, as well as a panic that erupted when someone screamed that a smoking car was about to explode.

Thousands gathered - some arriving on Friday night - to put in their bid for the first ANTM cycle to admit women 5-foot-7 and shorter.

"People were pushing, screaming, yelling at each other," one America's Next Top Model hopeful told the New York Times. "It was chaos."

Among the scores who were pushed down, two were taken to the hospital with minor injures, while four other injured parties refused medical attention.

Police ultimately shut down the casting call, and arrested two women and one man on charges of disorderly conduct and inciting to riot.

The CW told the New York Times it was "working and cooperating with local authorities" to look into what went wrong on the set.

Producer-host Tyra Banks has yet to comment on the melee.

Last night marked the eleventh season of America's Next Top Model.

Fortunately, Tyra Banks has remained exactly the same throughout the duration of this popular show. She's as self-serving and condescending as ever.

In the following clip, Banks listens to aspiring model Hannah tell the story of how a moose once chased her around Alaska.

Naturally, Tyra uses this as an opportunity to jump on stage and re-enact the scene by chasing Hannah around - and then actually criticizes Hannah for her lack of a believable reaction. To being chased around. By Tyra Banks. Pretending to be a moose.

You gotta watch this nonsense:

The Hills' villain-in-chief, Spencer Pratt, and plastic girlfriend Heidi Montag have fully refueled their long-standing feud with Lauren Conrad.

During a taping for Tuesday's upcoming episode of The Tyra Banks Show, Spencer Pratt says he is "100 percent" sure there is, or at least was, a Lauren Conrad sex tape:

"I know for 100 percent fact it did exist. 1,000 percent!"

Tyra Banks asked if Spencer Pratt had actually seen it.

"I would never watch that!" Pratt replied. "I would rather throw up... but I know for a fact, and I would take a lie detector test."

The Heidi-Spencer / Lauren Conrad feud continues!

The alleged Lauren Conrad sex tape supposedly co-starred her boyfriend at the time, Jason Wahler, who recently got his own show, 22 and Taken.

Heidi Montag â€" who appeared alongside Spencer Pratt on the show â€" is also claiming the tape was "not a rumor. From what I have heard from confirmed sources, her ex-boyfriend was going around trying to sell it."

She said she hasn't seen it either, shockingly.

What do you think? Is there, or was there a Lauren Conrad sex tape? Or are Spencer and Heidi just bringing this up again for publicity?

Having shot down rumors that she's leaving her own show, Tyra Banks gives good face at Friday's First Annual Fiercee Awards. Yes, that's Fiercee spelled wrong.

The New York event pays homage to past contestants on her show, America's Next Top Model. It does not imply a celebrity endorsement from Christian Siriano.

Tyra Banks: Happy, doing her thing and staying on America's Next Top Model.

Amid reports that she is leaving America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks was all smiles Wednesday, filming a car commercial in New York City with singer Toni Braxton (not pictured). What do you think? Is Tyra leaving the show?

  Tyra Banks is rumored to be stepping down from America's Next Top Model.

America's Next Top Model without Tyra Banks would be like Survivor without Jeff Probst or Britney Spears without the pink wig. Okay, scratch that last party.

What we're trying to say is that it just doesn't make sense that Banks might leave the show, but MSNBC says Tyra is unhappy at the helm and her days as the head honcho of America's Next Top Model may in fact be numbered.

Tyra Banks is apparently "over it" and wants to focus on her talk show. She's also not getting along with co-star Jay Manuel. Stunning.

A Top Model source said:

"It's gotten so bad. Tyra Banks and Jay aren't speaking. Tyra barely interacts with the contestants and only wants to show up on judging day."

Tyra Banks wouldn't comment on the rumors. We'll see if there is any truth to them or if this is pure America's Next Top Model gossip.

Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks are teaming up to produce a reality show. The former, of course, is responsible for Beauty and the Geek; while the latter is the brains behind America's Next Top Model.

ABC has ordered 8 episodes of the series.

"The as-yet-untitled project will feature contestants competing in a beauty pageant. Naturally there's a twist, but the network has requested that the concept remain under wraps because the show hasn't started production," The Hollywood Reporter states.

Phony, pathetic, desperate-for-attention Tyra Banks was hooked up to a lie detector on her talk show earlier this week. It was part of a promo for the new game show, Moment of Truth.

"Now I know that there are some of you out there who question a few things about me.  That's why I've climbed into this hot seat so I can clear some things up once and for all in my own moment of truth," said Banks as she was strapped into the lie detector.

The Moment of Truth host Mark Wahlberg asked the America's Next Top Model creator and lead judge if she thought every winner of the show deserved to take home the title.

"I have gotten out-voted for girls on America's Next Top Model who have gone home," she answered.  "But I have never gotten out-voted when there was a winner.  I have always voted for the winner that won."

LIAR, the machine buzzed!

"What's up with that machine!?  Hindsight is 20/20 y'all!" explained Banks, adding she only questioned her final decision of America's Next Top Model winners after seeing some of the season's exploits during editing.

Do you buy that explanation? Do you like Tyra? 

America's Next Top Model is not enough for Tyra Banks and Ken Mok.

The duo behind that series has received an eight-episode order for a new show and will begin production in April for a launch in late spring or summer. The show, which the CW unofficially describes as The Devil Wears Prada meets The Assistant, is eyed as a potential companion piece for America's Next Top Model.

"It is a competition show about aspiring assistants looking to become assistant editors at a fashion magazine," Mok said. "At the same time they're trying to prove themselves as aspiring fashionistas, that they have a sense of style and savvyness, all the things to make it in the fashion world."

In each episode, the contestants will compete in a pair of challenges, an individual competition and a team competition, in which each squad will submit a page for "The Book," a mock edition of the magazine.

The losing team's page will end up in the trash, while one of its team members will be eliminated. The page from the other team will be included in "The Book." The winner of the competition will land a job in the fashion industry.