Tyra Banks: I Never Bashed Britney Spears!

Tyra Banks claims she has never bashed Britney Spears . Blogs were recently abuzz with word that, during a recent private party, Banks, 34, said: “[Britney] should just go ahead and kill herself after the album and go out like Marilyn [Monroe], very grand. She should have done it after the last album." But the America's Next Top Model host issued the following statement Thursday: "Britney is a friend and we correspond with each other. These alleged statements are completely false." No word, however, if Banks would approve of Spears playing the Virgin Mary or Spears' downward style spiral . [link]