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Celebrity Apprentice Planned, Trump Wants Rosie

Monday July 16, 2007
NBC hasn't given up on Donald Trump's flat-lining reality show The Apprentice just yet. The network is depending on a group of celebrities to resuscitate the dying series for a seventh season.

A celebrity version of The Apprentice will premiere midseason, NBC announced Monday. A group of celebrities who are brave (and publicity starved) enough to face Trump in the boardroom will raise money for various charities throughout the competition.

The celebrity cast will be revealed at a later date, but Donald Trump has reportedly extended an invitation to a certain celebrity he would love to have a boardroom showdown with -- his bitter rival Rosie O'Donnell.

Trump told People magazine "If Rosie would like to do it, she would be treated very fairly...Don't forget her show got the highest ratings in December and January when she and I went at it. So I think it would be very good for Rosie. And she would be treated very fairly."

Rosie has not-so-politely declined. Her rep responded: "It will not happen in this lifetime or beyond."

Comments

July 17, 2007 at 2:44 pm
(1) TennMom says:

Only Trump’s money and connections have allowed this terribly low rated show to continue. His boast about how he boosted Rosie’s ratings is indicative of his egomania. Why would he think Rosie would be the least bit interested in doing anything which involves him? Trump is a nasty, bellicose blowhard. The Apprentice shoud have remained cancelled but, NBC isn’t known anymore for putting on good television.

July 17, 2007 at 3:09 pm
(2) Bonnie says:

I have watched at most 2 of the Apprentice shows, Trump is okay but I dislike this type of tv show. But I’m sure Rosie wouldn’t do this program because Trump is the only one that has been just as nasty to her as she was to him. Everyone else seems to be afraid of her for some reason.

I seldom ever watched the View because it is also a dumb program but I really made a point not to watch it when Rosie joined the show.

I used to like her talk show until she was such a bitch to Tom Selleck. That and her stand against people owning guns.

She wants the right to do whatever she wants and I don’t care one way or the other about her sex life or who she marries. Just don’t preach against my rights.

But all in all I’m sure IF she went on to Trumps show it would draw in the people to watch. Good money making idea on Trumps part. LOL

July 17, 2007 at 11:48 pm
(3) Marla says:

After the unforgiveable public display of psychotic behavior and totally uncalled for attacks on Rosie,neither I nor my complete circle of friends internationally, want anything to do with any business that D.T. is involved in. His abusive & downright cruelty is the expresion of a deeply disturbed human being.There is nothing he could ever do or say to justify himself.Only a person filled with self loathing would treat another person as he did–If not for BAD TASTE, he would have NO TASTE at all!The Apprentice? To who? Why? He is no example of how to “be” in the world–Quite the opposite–We no longer consider him relevant.Barbara is right when she said he is pathetic–AND he is “NO MENTSCH” either. Get help D.T.

August 24, 2007 at 2:51 pm
(4) Jerilynn Quall says:

Did I already coment on this. If not here——–> This is rediculous. Celebrity Apprentice is a joke. I was hoping they would have more going for them and you know what I mean Donald.
These are babies. My question?? Why does Donald Trump have to babysit? He’s not their Father. He’s not responsible for the trouble they’ve gotten themselves into. He can’t save Lohan from drug/alcohol addiction. Only Lohan can. Just because his brother died possibly of alcoholism doesn’t make him responsible for others adictions. Alcohol is not the problem. Drugs are not the problem. The user is the problem. Example: Excuse me but I have a problem with drinking so YOU have to close YOUR liquor store because I have a problem. I DON”T THINK SO! YOU have to understand what it’s like to have/know someone with a drug/alcohol problem since YOUR own brother died from it. NO HE DOESN’T. PERIOD! It’s not HIS problem. IT belongs to the USER. Got it! Talk to a rehab coouunncelor and find out. NEVER! take the responsibility away from the user and place it on someone else. Grow up!
Donald, the reason I say Celebrity Apprentice is a joke is HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO GROW UP and so do some others. They have evolved downward instead of upward. They have become to self obsorbed to even ACT good. If Britany doesn’t want to wear any undies. WHO CARES? Let the police bust her for indecent exposure if she shows things she shouldn’t. If the little girls want to drive drunk, without a license, on drugs and so forth and so forth and so forth. Let them and let them get busted or let their own Daddies and Mommies take care of them. Period! You’re not their Daddy.
Now, to the older Celebrities appearing on celebrity Apprentice (which I was hoping NEVER would air. Celebrity Apprentice I mean) If you see yourself over the hill you will be. Donald isn’t your Savior. If you need help ask someone. If you see your talents fading? They are or will be. But it’s up to YOU to do something not always Donald. DONALD NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
There are things he knows he must do, NOW.
NOT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WANTS HIM TO. NOT EVEN HIS OWN FAMILY. Got it!
I don’t care if you don’t like him. He’s going places most won’t be able to go Places he is destined to and believe me some of you wouldn’t want to.
With every climb there are greater responsibilities. Greater consequences. It’s not all just rewards.
So, quit jerking his chain or in some instances his male organ. (both males and females)
Watch the direction He’s taking. One thing if you want to go along, quit jerking his chain.
Now, Donald some stinking jung seems to be trying to move in. Why is it some stand outside my door and trying to listen in and want to drop their jung? Especially stinkin jung.
Interesting.
Thank you Donald, so now where are we going?
Jerilynn Quall

September 24, 2007 at 11:46 am
(5) dj excluzive says:

i think that rosie should go on to the apprentice which will bring more ratings to the show. I can’t for it and there should be a charm shool for the girls of tabloids.

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