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Did "Top Model" Troop Trash Tribeca Loft?

Posted Mar 10th 2008 5:11PM by TMZ Staff

The bitchy beauties of "America's Next Top Model" made a pricey Manhattan loft their personal romper room, according to a new report, causing $500K in damage -- and supposedly reneging on a $125K settlement deal.

TMZ just spoke to two residents of 39 Lispenard Street, and they confirmed that the place was "trashed," and that the management company has had "serious" problems with their not-so-model neighbors.

Earlier, the New York Post reported that the 14 girls splattered "ketchup and coffee" all over the walls, damaged a $15,000 chandelier "beyond repair" and caused $90,000 of damage to a store below. What's more, according to the Post, the crew "punched hundreds of holes in the ceiling" and tore up the Brazilian wood floors.

TMZ tried to contact the landlord, Michael Marvisi, who's threatening to sue, but he couldn't be reached. We also called the CW and Tyra Banks' rep, but they had no comment.

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16. this is not the first time this has happened. why is everyone so shocked? they have trashed the house every season. mr jay came in one day and had to turn around and leave because he said it smelled. and there have been several airings showing the girls cleaning or fighting about cleaning.

Posted at 9:50AM on Mar 11th 2008 by girlie

17. Having lived at the Waldorf-Astoria for a few months, I agree that there is nothing worse that living in the midst of super-model wanna bes. My stay coincided with fashion week and that was the worse of it. Sure it was nice eye-candy to have around, the weird thing was that the "old" 22yr olds teaching the 14-15yr old new girls how to act like whores. In the elevator rides they would not have the decency of keeping quiet, but instead would be sharing tips on how to sniff drugs, take shots, describe all sorts of raunchy acts, and it seemed half of it was done to get a kick out of the other guests. I finally asked to be moved to the Towers when one night the girls started running and screaming down the hall way on their teddys because apparently the guy models had stated some sort of fight.

It was a lot like ridding the bus in the gettho full of black kids...

Posted at 10:04AM on Mar 11th 2008 by pimp

18. Tyra always chooses trashy young girls to be contestants on that show. They never grew up in respectable surroundings, so how do they know how to act or behave in nice environments or towards nice possessions? Tyra, dear, you can't make silk purses out of sows' ears.

Posted at 4:03PM on Mar 11th 2008 by Qknowsbest

19. To esby77...My feelings exactly, I couldn't have said it better myself. I watch ANTM sometimes and I believe the girls that are selected are carefully chosen because they all have conflicting personalities and tend to be catty backstabbers with questionable housekeeping skills. Without all the negative conflict among the girls and the put downs from the 'judges' and day to day challenges to 'out do each other' no one would watch. But, these people are adults and since the producers of the show obviously don't have a set of ground rules in place for their contestants and these girls don't have a clue as to how people behave in the real world and respect other people's property/businesses, the producers should be held accountable and pay up with 'no questions asked' for the damages done. Maybe they need a chapperone, house mother, security or someone watching them to insure they don't destroy someone else's property in the furure. How pathetic!!!

Posted at 7:17AM on Mar 12th 2008 by 4chunkookeezz

20. I just found out that this story was a bit exaggerated. One of my girlfriends knows someone on the show and they said it was being blown all out of proportion. Apparently what happened was that there was some coffee and ketchup spilled not on the walls but on the dining room table which no one bothered to clean up and then they just left. It is funny how people will believe anything outrageous. Now just the other day did you hear about...

Posted at 8:43AM on Mar 12th 2008 by Maureen In Love

21. Has anyone stopped to think that maybe the landlord just wanted to soak the agency for free money? How do we know his caim is as bad as it says? 500k in damages is a litte steep dont you think? sounds like the landlords milkin this all the way to the extreme...

Posted at 7:46AM on Mar 14th 2008 by me stupid

22. I think you mean to use the word "troupe" in the title - "troop" really only refers to groups of soldiers/boyscouts/etc., "troupe" should be used for a group of actors/dancers/models/creative-types..... Hope that helps!


re: the content - who really cares if they trashed an apartment? I'm sure Tyra will pay to fix everything, and she shouldn't have to babysit both her crew and the girls 24/7.

Posted at 10:05AM on Mar 12th 2008 by Courtney

23. Its sad to see that they were given an opportunity like this that ALOT of well deserving woman do deserve and because they think they are better than everyone else it gives them the right to destroy other peoples property.....and then go figure it would happen when they decide to tape in new york. Personally I dont like this season....and the last season was very blah to......dont these "stars" realize that after a while these reality shows lose there "ummmph"

Posted at 10:51AM on Mar 12th 2008 by Angie

24. I dont really like tyra, she always think shes right and always bashing on the wrong people. And this year ANTM sucks.

Posted at 11:52AM on Mar 12th 2008 by Nou

25. Hire a house mother. Problem solved.

Posted at 10:46PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Brentwood

26. i still believe tyra a beautiful person but bad at picking out models...the models need to learn how to pick up after them selfs and respect anothers people house... they should go throuth boot camp "model boot camp"! that would be fun!!! i would join!

Posted at 1:29PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Ronny I. H.

27. They're insured you morons. Tyra won't spend a dime. And how did Oprah get into this? Hmmmm I wonder what those two rich women have in common?

Posted at 2:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Range Rover

28. Iam a very big fan of Tyra, and ANTM.
Yes, I agree the girls think their big stuff and "Tyra or the company will just pay for it"
Yes, the girls should have had some more respect for a PRIVILAGE to be in that house, or even on the show
but....who ever heard of someone going in a house like that and have the "rock star attitude" of "Hey lets just TRASH the place"????
I dont think all of them did it, but a big majority of them do it[you can see how raunchy and wild things get on that show] so if it was me, I would be having a serious talk with the girls in the last cycles, find out who did it, and make THEM pay for it, since they did it.
Its not Tyras fault that the little Biatches think they can do whatever they want, and if they DO act like that [ if you notice] Tyra, nor J or Miss J, Janice, or ANY judge on there,will, and always PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE!

Posted at 8:38PM on Mar 16th 2008 by ASHL3Y1SD3AD

29. I love how you guys can come on here and just DOG ANTM, and Tyra XD


so if you think you can do better...why dont YOU go on there and give it a shot? oh wait thats right, you dont have the NERVE to anything but run your little mouths

[There is no "Natural Beauty" when it comes to being a model
their ALL mostly ugly, and the naturally pretty ones, NEVER make it
they want the ugly ones becuase, and I quote
"Modeling is, An Ugly Business"]

Posted at 8:37PM on Mar 16th 2008 by ASHL3Y1SD3AD

30. WTF?!?! Shame on them... How do u damage a ceiling and make a $90,000 in damages to a STORE next door?????? WHAT?!?! OMG! F'n ridiculous!!!!

Posted at 2:45PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Boogiefizzie

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