Former America’s Next Top Model judge Miss J Alexander revealed he still can’t walk after suffering a debilitating stroke that left him comatose.

In Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model docuseries, streaming now, Miss J, 67, discussed his time on the show with Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and Jay Manuel. It wasn’t until the final minutes of the three-part special that Miss J opened up about a health scare he battled away from the public eye.

“Everything changed. On December 27th of 2022, I had a stroke,” he revealed. “I didn’t know where I was other than in the hospital. I spent five weeks in a coma and I couldn’t walk and I couldn’t talk. And I thought to myself, what was I going to do?”

Miss J’s personal footage from his hospital room revealed he lived there for at least “one year and five months” because he “couldn’t walk and couldn’t speak.”

“It was emotional. I cried. I am not ashamed to say that I cried. Then once I was in the hospital, Jay and Niguel came to visit,” he recalled. “I thought back to how we used to do shows together. I cry because I just miss them so much.”

America’s Next Top Model, a competition series where aspiring models competed for a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry, aired from 2003 to 2018 on several networks. Banks hosted the show, while Jay served as the creative director and Miss J and Nigel, both 53, served as judges.

The trio remained on good terms after they were fired, and according to Miss J properly reconnected amid his severe health scare.

“I don’t know whether he even wanted me to see him that way. I was going to go see him. That was just such a terrible shock and really upsetting and horrifying and scary,” Nigel said in the Netflix doc. “When he saw me, he was happy to see me and the two of us cried together and I held him.”

Jay, meanwhile, said Miss J initially struggled, adding, “I could feel how upset he was for sure. I can only imagine where he was in his mind.”

Miss J was asked whether Tyra, 52, visited him in the hospital after his stroke. (Tyra was interviewed for the docuseries but no footage of her discussing Miss J’s health issues was included in the final cut.)

“No, not yet. She just sent me a text that she wants to come and visit me,” Miss J replied. “But no … not yet.”

In the docuseries, Jay, Miss J and Nigel were seen spending time together between filming. Jay and Nigel comforted Miss J, who was still emotional about being in a wheelchair, which the viewers didn’t see until the end of Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.

“It has been a journey and you’re speaking so much better now,” Jay said, to which Nigel added, “You are batting through. When we first saw you in that hospital, you could hardly move, hardly talk. Now you’re sitting up doing an interview, chatting, talking, rolling your eyes and making us laugh.”

Nigel continued: “It is a long journey but you are going to get there. I know it has been really hard.”

In his own confessional, Miss J discussed his progress, saying, “I miss being the queen of the runway. I am the person who taught models how to walk and now I can’t walk. Not yet. I am determined to walk. I am sure you are going to see me again. It’s not over for me yet.”

Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model is currently streaming on Netflix.

Former Bachelor Jake Pavelka is engaged!

The season 14 Bachelor, 48, is set to wed his girlfriend of two years, Aimee, he revealed to People in an interview published on Saturday, February 14.

Jake and Aimee matched on dating app Bumble in January 2024. Jake popped the question to Aimee at their home in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 2025, he said.

“We went and had a great dinner and laughed and had champagne,” Jake told People. “Then we took an Uber back to our apartment. I had rose petals on the ground and a table set up with candles. We walked in the apartment and she was like, ‘What’s going on here? Did somebody break into our apartment?’ She was looking at a table trying to figure out how a candle got lit.”

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“When she turned around, I was down on one knee with a really pretty ring, and I asked her to marry me,” Jake said. “She kind of gasped and then muttered yes. It was sweet and intimate. I definitely made the right choice keeping it private. It was a really special moment.”

Jake admitted to having some frayed nerves before he proposed to Aimee.

“We live in a high-rise in Dallas, so on the way to dinner, I walked Aimee to the elevator and then I said, ‘Oh, my gosh, I forgot something. I got to run back to the apartment real quick,’” the former reality star said. “I frantically ripped a bag of rose petals open, I pulled the table away from the wall and set a battery-operated candle on there. I sprinkled the roses everywhere and decorated real quick, got back to the elevator and she was like, ‘What did you forget?’ I was like, ‘I needed to get a drink of water.’ I couldn’t even think of a good lie.”

The former pilot previously gushed about meeting Aimee on Bumble in an October 2024 interview on the “Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous” podcast.

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“We matched in, like, the 15 minutes I turned it on,” he said of swiping right after a flight from his Dallas home base to Santa Barbara, California. “I said, ‘I’m not looking for a long-distance relationship’ and she said something kind of fun, like, ‘Well, you couldn’t handle it anyway.’ I was like, ‘Oh, OK.’ This is probably the girl. She’s so wonderful.”

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The exes had a tense showdown during a July 2010 episode of The Bachelorette as then-host Chris Harrison sat down with the pair to discuss what went wrong.

“When we were at home [it was] lonely,” Girardi said at the time. “I just wanted him to be around me and talk to me and kiss me like a normal relationship. My impression was that you were a pilot and we would go back to Dallas and live a normal life. All of a sudden, you were in LA and you were pursuing an acting career.”

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“Down Low” Whisperer Naquan Palmer has come under fire amid reported “protective orders, harassment allegations, and criminal investigations.” Palmer built a following by coaching women and exposing “down low” men. He reportedly did so through viral livestream and reaction videos where he broke down male behavior. But now it appears he’s become the target of negative attention.

What’s really going on with the “Down Low” Whisperer Naquan Palmer?

Well, The Shade Room’s Justin Carter is sharing some insight on ‘TSR Investigates.’

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According to Carter, the DL Whispherer initially rose to virality by dishing on his “loverboy” escapades and relationships with men. Per Palmer, he believes that a DL man is a man who is “dating women and secretly sleeping with men; having desires for men; or anything of that nature involving homosexual activity.”

Per Carter, Palmer shares his tips for women for hours on end via TikTok. In turn, many women have shared their public support of him. However, his videos, which sometimes highlight certain high-profile men and content creators in particular, have sparked backlash.

“You’re telling me that a n***a that was born a man… and wants to be a girl knows what a real n***a is thinking? Knows how real n****s is supposed to move? And how real n****s is supposed to feel? You didn’t even give yourself a chance to be a man,” Steve Da Stoner told viewers in reaction to Palmer.

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While Palmer contends that he is protecting women from men who hate themselves, other internet users believe Palmer’s actions are just a reflection of his hurt from being rejected by DL men.

Scroll above to watch as additional internet users share their thoughts on the DL Whisperer. Additionally, Carter even speaks with Palmer about his viral back-and-forth with TS Madison. Lastly, Carter details how dangerous rhetoric shared about sexuality can be when shared online.

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