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Did A Tyra Banks Producer Tell The Wire Actor To Dumb it Down for Better Daytime?

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Episode #408When The Wire‘s Julito McCullum appeared on Tyra Banks‘ afternoon talk show for a segment about President Obama’s effect on the academic goals of young black men, he says he was asked by a producer to act like he had no interest in going to college.

McCullum explained his encounters with a producer from The Tyra Show to True Stories Radio:

“They wanted it to be more dramatic than what I actually gave them. I thought it was just me talking about Obama when I got there. ‘We want you to say you don’t want to go to college.’ Any publicity is good publicity.”

Via Media Takeout.

McCullum recounts his appearance on The Tyra Show on True Stories Radio (at 2:55):

McCullum on The Tyra Show:

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  • Ben Linus

    The producer probably wanted it dumbed down so Tyra could understand. The producer did it for Tyra, not for the audience. I think this is just more evidence of Tyra’s show being fake, and Tyra – herself – being a fraud. I think we all remember the other report from Media Take Out that said Tyra Banks’ producers have paid actors to appear on the show and say outrageous things.
    Both of these reports remind me of the time Tyra had Sasha Gray on her show to talk about her porn career, and Tyra spent the whole time lambasting Sasha. I remember Tyra stating over and over again, how young Sasha looked. “Oh my God, you look sooo young!” Tyra kept saying it over and over again.
    Well, later on Sasha Grey’s myspace page, she said that she turned up for the show dressed like any normal looking young woman, but the producer and the wardrobe people made her change her clothes and wear the outfit she does for the interview, which made her look extraordinarily young.
    I know a lot of people out there thought that Sasha was making that up, but these stories definitely back up Sasha’s claims.
    Tyra Banks is one of the most arrogant, pretentious, self absorbed people on the planet. It seems like she tries way too hard to sound smart, and it’s obvious that she isn’t close.

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