Is Kimora Lee Simmons Returning to 'ANTM' as a Permanent Judge?

Could Kimora Lee Simmons be coming to 'America's Next Top Model' as a full-time judge?

Could the on-again-off-again friendship between her and Tyra Banks be on again? That's the rumor, although The CW isn't talking.Could Kimora Lee Simmons be coming to 'America's Next Top Model' as a full-time judge?

Could the on-again-off-again friendship between her and Tyra Banks be on again? That's the rumor, although The CW isn't talking.

Simmons, who was a judge on season 1, may be returning to the show as a permanent judge for 'Top Model' 14. The show is getting its lowest ratings in 13 seasons, and The New York Daily News cites an "on-set source" who says it will get a "helping hand from none other than Banks' on-again, off-again frenemy, Kimora Lee Simmons, who Tyra has recruited to serve as a judge next season."

If you know your diva history, you know the two are still friends, even though it was rumored that Simmons was fired after her appearance on season 1. That's how it works in the diva world, right? They make up, break up, then do it all again. Hey, we watch 'Gossip Girl.'

Also swirling in the rumor mill is the story that J. Alexander, a.k.a. Miss J, will be replaced by Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley. Alexander, who revealed on Tyra Banks' show Tuesday that he has a 7-year-old son with his ex-boyfriend, is reportedly returning to his original role as a runway coach on 'ANTM.' That makes sense, because he has a long history of strutting the catwalks himself, including a gig modeling for Jean-Paul Gaultier in New York City.

A series of guest judges have appeared this season after Paulina Porizkova was fired, but Banks refuses to discuss her relationship with past judges. That's probably a smart move, though we wouldn't mind if she did.

Sound off: Who would YOU like to see as a permanent judge on 'America's Next Top Model'?