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Tyra Banks being sued for $2.8million in messy lawsuit over ice cream shop amid strife over Australia move and bizarre rant
Tyra Banks' Smize & Dream ice cream venture has turned into a nightmare.
Court documents exclusively obtained by the Daily Mail reveal the supermodel's former landlord has filed a $2.8 million lawsuit against her for breach of contract.
Christopher Powell alleged in the October 2025 complaint that Banks, 52, entered into a 10-year commercial lease to open an ice cream shop and 'learning center' at his Washington, DC, property but then 'abruptly' backed out and refused to pay the rent.
He has claimed Banks and her longtime partner, Louis Bélanger-Martin – who is also being sued – 'fabricated grievances to justify their breach' and that Banks 'weaponized her celebrity influence to deter' Powell from filing a lawsuit.
Tyra Banks Slammed With $2.8 Million Lawsuit By Former Landlord
Tyra Banks' dream come true ice cream venture seems to have flipped the switch.
The model has been slammed with a whopping multi-million-dollar lawsuit for refusing to pay rent to her former landlord. This throbbing lawsuit against Smize & Dream, her ice cream venture, does not speak well of the brand at this time, when she recently had a meltdown moment.
Tyra Banks had the public with mixed feelings about her brand with her recent chaotic promotional move, leaving fans with more questions than answers.
Bank's new ice cream brand, Smize & Dream, potentially has a hanging million-dollar debt. Her former landlord has filed a $2.8 million lawsuit against her for breach of contract.
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Tyra Banks sued for $2.8 million by landlord over ice cream shop lease
A Washington, D.C., landlord has filed a $2.8 million breach of contract lawsuit against Tyra Banks and her ice cream business, Smize & Dream.
In court documents obtained by Entertainment Weekly, Christopher Powell claims that he entered into a 10-year commercial lease in April 2024 with Banks, her nonprofit School of SMiZE, and partner Louis Martin that would see her open up an ice cream shop in his D.C. building. However, he claims that Banks suddenly terminated the lease that summer and is now refusing to pay rent.
Lawyers for Powell, Banks, and Martin did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
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