Netflix wants Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model" documentary defamation lawsuit off the runway for good -- officially asking a judge Friday to toss it.
The filing, obtained by TMZ, basically laughs off the model's claims Netflix defamed her and represented her in a poor light in this year's "Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model" doc, arguing that she agreed to be interviewed and signed a release giving the filmmakers broad editing rights ... and can't just sue because she does not like how she was portrayed.
The filing further argues that when you take away Tyra's claims of "manipulation" and "surgical editing," it's reduced to a "request for more airtime and an edit more to her liking."
Diddy is countersuing a man who previously filed a civil suit for sexual assault against him ... alleging the man stole video footage from him and sold it to Netflix behind his back.
The incarcerated star is firing back at Rodney Jones... claiming the videographer and producer used his position of trust to steal computer drives containing footage owned by Diddy, which were intended for use in a documentary about Diddy's life.
Diddy claims Rodney copied the footage and sold it to Netflix and 50 Cent to use in a competing Diddy documentary.
Harry Jowsey said "I do" on Netflix, but he and the "Let's Marry Harry" winner aren't legally married ... at least not yet ... TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... despite Harry and Amber Mozo exchanging vows during the show's finale this week, they intentionally held off on making the marriage official to avoid spoiling the ending before it aired.
As one source put it ... "We were preventing a 'Love Is Blind' situation" ... where eagle-eyed fans discover marriage records before viewers learn which couples say "I do."
Harry Jowsey went from being too hot to handle to head over heels ... because he says he's in love after taping his latest dating show.
TMZ obtained video of Harry at LAX Friday ... and HJ says he's found the one ... just days after "Let's Marry Harry" dropped on Netflix.
Harry stayed tight-lipped about whether wedding bells are ringing ... but did say the whole thing's a bit bittersweet since his dad wasn't here to see it.
Ian Diaz's best friend Leslie is disgusted by the outcome of "A Toxic Love Story" ... accusing the folks behind the Netflix documentary of pulling a fast one by making her look like a lovesick dope.
Here's the deal ... Leslie became a lightning rod for trolls who say she's blind to Ian's crimes because she's madly in love -- even though he's in the slammer for a cyberstalking plot involving his former wifeAngela Connell Diaz and ex-girlfriend Michelle Hadley.
Now, Leslie's slamming filmmakers for making her come off that way ... insisting she never should've trusted them.
Leslie tells TMZ ... "I expected them to do the research on all they heard from all those filmed for this doc. They were given so much information -- and then decided to abort the truth and ignore all the actual evidence."
Ian Diaz's stepfather asked a federal judge to show compassion when it came time to sentence the former law enforcement officer featured in Netflix's "A Toxic Love Story" ... arguing prison would devastate Diaz's wife and young son.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Diaz's stepfather -- Mark -- submitted a heartfelt letter to the court in June of 2023, describing Diaz as someone he's known since childhood ... saying he never knew him to be violent or "knowingly harmed anyone."
Doughty says the family proudly supported Diaz through the police academy -- later U.S. Marshals training -- and becoming a law enforcement officer had been Diaz's lifelong dream.
He says Diaz's graduation photo still hangs on their wall.
Ian Diaz from "A Toxic Love Story" was slammed by his ex-wife Michelle Hadley's mom … in a letter she wrote to the judge before he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained the letter written by Michelle’s mom begging the judge to throw the book at Ian for what he did to her daughter.
She wrote, "I was that mom who walked my daughters right to the door of their elementary school classes and who checked online for sexual predators in our neighborhood. How ironic that the very thing I couldn't protect my daughter from was corrupt law enforcement."
Michelle Hadley -- Ian Diaz's ex from Netflix's "A Toxic Love Story" -- wrote an emotional letter begging for her ex to serve hard time ahead of his sentencing, TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained the letter Michelle sent to the judge to consider before determining how many years Ian would be in prison.
Ian and his then-wife Angela Diaz were accused of conspiring together to ruin Michelle’s life. The then-couple posted ads on Craigslist with Michelle’s address asking for a man to help her with her “rape fantasy” … in hopes she would be sexually assaulted.
Nirmal Purja -- a world-renowned climber who gained fame on the hit Netflix documentary '14 Peaks'-- has died ... according to a statement from his company.
Elite Exped -- a travel agency founded by Purja and several others which takes climbers on treks up and down famous mountains -- announced the news on Instagram Saturday morning.
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The company states Purja died in an avalanche on Broad Peak -- a famed mountain on the Pakistan-China border.
A central figure in Netflix's "A Toxic Love Story" told a federal judge Ian Diaz was still "a good man, with an even greater heart" after his conviction ... and revealed she had been barred from contacting him for nearly two years ... TMZ has learned.
In an April 2023 letter obtained by TMZ, Leslie Carlson said bond restrictions cut her off from Ian, his son and his immediate family, calling the separation "devastatingly difficult." The letter was filed with his sentencing materials.
Leslie said she had known Ian for 23 years and considered him one of her closest friends and confidants.
Ian Diaz's wife begged a federal judge to show him mercy before he was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars ... warning his imprisonment would tear apart their family and devastate their young son ... TMZ has learned.
In an April 2023 letter obtained by TMZ, Amy asked the court for leniency and revealed she and Ian shared a 5-year-old son. The letter was filed with Ian's sentencing materials.
Amy described Ian as a hands-on father who picked their son up from school almost every day, helped with his homework, played games with him and was teaching him chess.
Ian Diazmay be locked out of Netflix in prison ... but he's heard all about "A Toxic Love Story" ... and TMZ has learned he thinks the doc got him all wrong.
Sources connected to Ian tell TMZ ... he doesn't have access to the electronics needed to watch it, though people have filled him in, and he's disappointed but hardly shocked the film didn't take his side.
Ian maintains he had nothing to do with the emails used to frame his ex-fiancée, Michelle Hadley ... and believes his then-wife, Angela Diaz, acted alone. Sources note Angela pleaded guilty and never implicated him.
Chix On Netflix got real this week 'cuz we scored a sexy star on the beach -- can you score the star strikin' this fierce pose?!
She's a duo with one of soccer's biggest players -- her Netflix reality show ran for three seasons. When she's not posing for her millions of followers, she's a doting mother to her pack!
Angela Diaz from Netflix's "A Toxic Love Story" has seemingly turned a new leaf since she framed Michelle Hadley for cyberstalking ... we've learned she now works at an abortion support organization.
Angela -- who now uses her maiden name Connell -- goes by Angi C. and is the Director of Peer Counseling Services for Exhale Pro-Voice, an organization that provides support services for people who have had abortions.
Her bio even mentions she'd spent time in prison before pursing a Master's degree in psychology and justice studies and "deepening her commitment to transformative justice."
