Two Contestants Have Fled the Set of Project Runway

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The New York Post is reporting that two designers fled the set of Project Runway Season 10 on Friday after unrelated meltdowns. Apparently a male contestant "had an episode" while filming at Parsons School for Design in New York, which resulted in consultation with a psychologist and the decision he should leave the show. This occurred just hours after a female designer reportedly snuck out of contestant housing in the middle of the night. According to the Post, she wasn't in her bed Friday morning, her suitcase was gone, and when producers went to her home, her doorman said she was upstairs but didn't want to see anyone. A source told the paper that the woman was "paranoid" after being placed with the bottom contestants following the last challenge.

To calm the remaining contestants down, show judge Michael Kors was brought in Friday to give a pep talk. We're guessing it didn't include the word auf wiedersehen.

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