Jay Manuel Reveals 'America's Next Top Model' Ended Friendship With Tyra Banks
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.