Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who spent his time on The Celebrity Apprentice maintaining his innocence, was found guilty by a federal jury of lying to the FBI; the jury deadlocked on 23 other counts, and he’ll likely be re-tried… continue reading
The Celebrity Apprentice 3
Cyndi Lauper getting her own reality series
Celebrity Apprentice 3 contestant and hilarious break-out star Cyndi Lauper will get her own docudrama-style reality series produced by Mark Burnett. The New York Daily News buried this news in a profile, in which Cyndi says the new series will… continue reading
Must-see video: Survivor’s Dragons’ video; Apprentice celebrities’ bus-throwing
Two must-watch videos that came out of two recently concluded reality series: First, Videogum compiled the appearances of a phrase that is all too common on reality TV, but really made an impact on The Celebrity Apprentice 3. Here’s everyone… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice finale ratings up, even against Lost’s finale
Ratings for The Celebrity Apprentice 3‘s two-hour finale on Sunday were up despite competition from the series finale of Lost, making it the second highest-rated finale in the celebrity edition’s history. Interest in Bret Michaels’ health probably contributed to the… continue reading
Bret Michaels named Celebrity Apprentice but both Bret and Holly’s charities get $250K
Bret Michaels became the third Celebrity Apprentice, but Donald Trump came as close as he’s ever come to declaring two winners by giving both Bret and Holly’s charities $250,000, thus making Bret’s win about the title alone. While Trump gave… continue reading
Bret Michaels “cautiously optimistic” he’ll be at live Apprentice finale
Bret Michaels plans to be at the live finale of The Celebrity Apprentice 3 Sunday, although there are some caveats. “As far as I know, Bret will be there unless his doctors tell him otherwise. We’re cautiously optimistic that he… continue reading
Apprentice finalist Bret Michaels back in hospital in advance of Sunday’s live finale
Bret Michaels’ doctors discovered he has a hole in his heart after he was hospitalized again after having a mini-stroke sometime this week. There’s no clear information at this point about whether or not he’ll attend Sunday’s live finale of… continue reading
Bret Michaels will “make a 100 percent recovery,” might attend Apprentice finale
Bret Michaels is out of the hospital and will recover from the brain hemorrhage that left him in critical condition more than a week ago. “I really expect that he will fortunately make a 100 percent recovery. He’s just one… continue reading
Bret Michaels critical but stable; Trump says, “forget the show … I just hope he makes it”
Bret Michaels’ team revealed yesterday that he “remains in critical but stable condition” and “[t]est results indicate a setback in Bret Michaels condition a side effect from the brain hemorrhage called hyponatremia a lack of sodium in the body which… continue reading
Trump: Amazing Race “doesn’t deserve” its Emmys
Apprentice star Donald Trump says that another Sunday night reality series, The Amazing Race, doesn’t deserve its seven Emmys for best reality competition series. “It’s a shame that ‘Amazing Race’ keeps winning, because it doesn’t deserve to win it. It… continue reading
Bret Michaels still in critical condition, source of brain bleeding has “not been located”
Bret Michaels remains in critical condition today and is undergoing tests to determine the cause of the brain hemorrhage he suffered on Friday. According to a message posted on his Facebook fan page Sunday: “Bret remains in ICU in critical… continue reading
Trump finds another way to avoid firing actual celebrities
Faced with firing either Bret Michaels or Sharon Osbourne, two of the three remaining Celebrity Apprentice stars who are household names, Donald Trump did something unsurprising for someone who never makes decisions based on entertainment alone: he fired no one…. continue reading
Bret Michaels had a brain hemorrhage, is in ICU
Celebrity Apprentice 3 cast member and Rock of Love star Bret Michaels is in an intensive care unit after suffering a brain hemorrhage early this morning. People reports that Bret, who had an emergency appendectomy last week, had “an excruciating… continue reading
Trump: “I never make a decision based on entertainment value”
Donald Trump insists he’s never fired a contestant on The Apprentice in order to keep someone who’s more entertaining. Seriously. “I make my own decisions,” he told msnbc.com. “I never make a decision based on entertainment value. If it’s going… continue reading
Trace Adkins disrupts The Apprentice, universe by questioning Donald Trump
Once again, the predictable happened on The Celebrity Apprentice 3: Donald Trump fired the less-entertaining, less-famous person instead of the person actually responsible for a team’s loss. Snore. I only tolerate it because the entertainment comes from the celebrities interaction… continue reading