Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned and/or was fired Wednesday from Donald Trump’s White House. Two timelines detail her exit and her ascent to The White House.
The Celebrity Apprentice 6
Dear NBC: Renew Apprentice but replace Donald Trump with Ivanka
The first-ever all-star Celebrity Apprentice concluded with Donald Trump breaking from tradition and selecting the finalist seated to his right, Trace Adkins, as the winner of the $250,000 prize, which goes to his charity, the American Red Cross. Overall, Adkins raised $1,554,072 for American Red Cross, while Penn Jillette raised $698,655 for Opportunity Village, according… continue reading
How to know which Celebrity Apprentice Donald Trump will choose (hint: look left)
The Celebrity Apprentice‘s sixth season concludes Sunday, and it may be easy to tell who which of the final two celebrities will win the prize for their charity: that’s because Donald Trump has always chosen the celebrity sitting on his left as the show’s winner. NineDaves noticed and illustrated this fascinating phenomenon and wrote, “Why… continue reading
Apprentice not on NBC’s new schedule; its fate will be determined soon
The Celebrity Apprentice is not on NBC’s 2013-2014 schedule, but it is not officially cancelled, as NBC says it still needs time to decide whether or not to renew it. Along with Hannibal, the outstanding Thursday-night drama, the network said in a press release that its decision about renewing the show is “still to be… continue reading
All-star Celebrity Apprentice ratings keep dropping: are returnees to blame?
The sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice is having trouble attracting and keeping viewers, despite a feud that spawned a lawsuit threat and cast members who made really great television the first time they appeared in front of Donald Trump. Sunday’s episode, which was pretty boring, was the lowest-rated show in the 9-10 p.m. hour,… continue reading
Omarosa’s attorney threatens media, La Toya over her Apprentice comment
Sunday’s Celebrity Apprentice has prompted a legal threat from Omarosa’s attorney over the showdown between Omarosa and LaToya Jackson, who said in her exit interview that Omarosa is “conniving, scheming, cut-throat, probably pulled the cord on Michael Duncan Clarke [sic].” Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan was engaged to Omarosa and died last fall after suffering… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice starts with too much crazy
Watching last week’s premiere of the all-star Celebrity Apprentice, I almost immediately felt like I was watching Survivor. Not because of Omarosa’s scheming–though I’d love to see her play Survivor, because she really knows game play–but because so many of the returning cast members were people who were once entertaining but quickly wore out their… continue reading
Bill Maher responds to Donald Trump’s absurd lawsuit
Donald Trump’s ridiculous lawsuit over a Bill Maher joke gave Maher the opportunity to further ridicule The Celebrity Apprentice star, who has crossed the line into absurdity that some of his Apprentice decisions now seem rational by contrast. The background: Maher joked on The Tonight Show that he’d give $5 million to charity if Donald… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice’s great preview mostly ignores Trump, who NBC defends
NBC has released a new promo for The Celebrity Apprentice‘s new season, which features returning cast members. In the well-produced trailer, they’re hilariously self-deprecating in a parody of another familiar kind of advertisement. The subsequent clips of the show back up what the cast told TV critics today: that the competition and personality clashes are… continue reading
Penn Jillette’s fascinating revelations about Apprentice and Donald Trump
The Celebrity Apprentice cast member Penn Jillette talks about production of the show, Donald Trump, and reality TV in general in an excerpt from his new book, Every Day is an Atheist Holiday!: More Magical Tales from the Author of God, No!. Considering how much he talks about the show and Trump, who he says… continue reading
Trump denies existence of more than half a million signatures on petition asking Macy’s to fire him
An online petition asking Macy’s to drop Donald Trump’s products from its stores now has more than a half million signatures and social media-fueled momentum. Naturally, Trump denies that those signatures exist. Macy’s has a Donald Trump collection that apparently does not include self-delusion. The petition has been around for a while, but has gone… continue reading
Did Apprentice get a “special favor” to fuel its vans, and does that matter?
The Celebrity Apprentice‘s all-star season was one of the many television shows produced in New York that were interrupted by Hurricane Sandy. Two people claiming to be crew members on the show have written letters to Gawker, with the first saying that the production was able to secretly fuel its vans in an area still… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice cast announced; three winners will advise Trump
The sixth season of Celebrity Apprentice will be an all-star season, but its winners won’t compete again. Instead, they’ll be occasional advisers, presumably filling in for Don Jr., Ivanka, and the other one. Arsenio Hall, Piers Morgan, John Rich, and Joan Rivers “will show up alongside Donald Trump in the Boardroom at some point,” according… continue reading
All-star Celebrity Apprentice coming
An all-star version of NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice appears to be likely for the show’s sixth season, which will be produced in late fall and air next spring. Page Six says “NBC wants” “an All Star version [that] would launch in February,” and Zap2it confirms that, as does GossipCop. Who will be included? Page Six… continue reading