Jay Manuel is revealing where he stands with Tyra Banks today after their fallout on America's Next Top Model. Manuel, 53, shared in an interview with People published on Monday, February 16, that he last saw Banks, 52, in 2017 - five years after he left the show alongside fellow panelists Miss J Alexander and Nigel Barker. Manuel recalled that he and Banks had a "really nice conversation" at BeautyCon. "Other than that, we've had no communication of any sort, text, email, anything," he said. "Tyra and I were close, and when we were in New York shooting, or even in L.A.