Tyra Banks Accused Of Abusing Young Girl On 'America's Got Talent'

She just replaced Nick Cannon on "America's Got Talent" and now Tyra Banks is being named in a lawsuit against the television show for allegedly abusing a young girl who was on the program. 

According to Page Six, Banks “physically manipulated and verbally abused” the daughter of two married contestants. The couple performed a song that they wrote in honor of their child's birth and their entire family. But, the performance allegedly didn't go over so well with the judges and Banks.

The news outlet reads: "The suit claims that during the performance, Banks, 'an individual acting as an agent of Defendants, physically manipulated and verbally abused Mary. Banks shook Mary’s shoulder, pulled Mary’s hair back and physically manipulated Mary.'"

It continues: "Banks also insinuated that Mary was accidentally conceived, made fun of the performance and ridiculed [the song] in front of Mary, all in front of active cameras that were filming Mary." Afterward, the parents' lawsuit claims that their daughter was invited onstage and asked her opinion about the song in front of the judges, audience and rolling cameras. According to legal docs, this ordeal "traumatized and became deeply depressed" the young girl.

The parents later asked 'America's Got Talent" is not air any of the footage from their appearance because of the negative way it affected their daughter and the show agreed. "The suit claims intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress along with civil battery and civil assault," Page Six adds. 


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