Celebrity Apprentice: Star Jones Gets Fired After a Meatloaf Fight

Star Jones started the second part of the three hour Celebrity Apprentice tonight with a good quote, “Do not confuse kindness with weakness.” It may have been aimed at Meatloaf after she had his back during his winning task in the beginning of the episode. With no one left to argue with on the show, the battle lines were drawn later between Miss Star and Meatloaf. He’s not the push over he appeared to be earlier. Star came out on the short end tonight.

The task was to produce a 90 second commercial for OnStar. Teams would be graded on creativity, originality and product messaging (branding).

The PM’s were John Rich and Marlee Matlin. The last time these two faced off against each other it was a record breaker for Celebrity Apprentice fund raising. Tonight was a set amount of $40,000 for the winner’s charity. John Rich was out to get Marlee after his last loss to her.

Celebrity Apprentice: NeNe, Leakes Quits and LaToya Jackson Gets Fired

Part 1 of 2 in the Celebrity Apprentice Epic Three Hour Event

It was a three hour  Celebrity Apprentice marathon tonight that saw two celebrities take the elevator of shame and one went MIA before quitting the show. We were all set up for NeNe Leakes vs. Star Jones round two, but it was not in the cards. Trump split up the women at the start of the show, trading Meatloaf on team Backbone for NeNe on ASAP.

NeNe was extremely displeased at Star “getting her way” and voiced her opinion in an educated and professional manner. Not!

Celebrity Apprentice: LaToya Jackson Gets Fired Strictly for Ratings

With Gary Busey now gone from Celebrity Apprentice the focus turned to the ladies of team ASAP. NeNe Leakes was in rare form, spewing obscenities even in the boardroom. After a less than stellar task performance by both teams, the ladies wound up in the boardroom. LaToya took a gang hit from Star Jones and NeNe Leakes and Donald Trump was only too happy to let the drama-free Jackson leave the show early.

The task was to put together a four page advertising piece for the Trump hotels. Trump is either finding it hard to get sponsors now, even for free ads, or he just needed the free work. Either way, it didn’t work to his advantage. Before any task was announced Trump asked the Celebrity Apprentice panel if he should run for president *yawn*. Of course all said yes.

PM’s were John Rich and Star Jones.

Celebrity Apprentice: Gary Busey Gets Fired (Happy Trails Ca’boy!)

Most of the drama tonight on Celebrity Apprentice came from team Backbone. Now determined to rid themselves of him, they named Gary Busey as the project manager. It was difficult to watch as their frustrations mounted, but they kept their goal in sight and let Gary hang himself. He did so, with a kite string.

The ladies unanimously chose Hope Dworaczyk  to be their PM. We haven’t heard much from Hope this season, but it turns out she has a lot of opinions. Hope was the PM on paper, but Ms. Star took over quickly (then wondered why everyone comes to her for answers). NeNe continued her negativity. Not much new on team ASAP.

Celebrity Apprentice: Gary Busey Continues as Mark McGrath Is Fired

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You know what Sunday night means, more drama on Celebrity Apprentice.  Tonight went a little above and beyond the call as NeNe Leakes became a bully toward LaToya Jackson and Gary Busey was saved for more craziness in the coming weeks. Mark McGrath made a fatal mistake in the boardroom that caused him to be fired by Donald Trump. It was obviously just for ratings though.

The task tonight was fairly easy, and boring. The teams had to come up with a marketing idea for a sunscreen product. They had to have something in a glass box (no idea what that was about), and the rest was up to them.

PM’s
Backbone - Mark McGrath
ASAP - LaToya Jackson

Celebrity Apprentice: Marlee Matlin Breaks a Record and Saves Gary Busey… Good-bye Richard Hatch

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Tonight was a whirlwind of crazy excitement on Celebrity Apprentice. From Meatloaf’s meltdown, which should really be a name of a sandwich, to Marlee Matlin proving once again she is all class in and out of the boardroom. When the dust finally settled there was a record amount of money raised for charity on both teams. Richard Hatch was fired in one of the most bizarre boardrooms ever.

The task tonight was to sell artwork that each team created themselves. Well, almost all of it was created by them anyway, more on that later.

Project Managers:
Backbone - John Rich  - charity St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
ASAP - Marlee Matlin - charity The Starkey Hearing Foundation

Celebrity Apprentice: Busey’s in Charge and Niki Taylor Takes the Fall

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Another night of drama on the Celebrity Apprentice tonight. I tell you, the only thing missing this season is Charlie Sheen to be a real “WINNER.” I’m willing to bet Trump has talked to Crazy, I mean Charlie about joining (even half way in) just for the ratings and rantings. Can you imagine a team with Charlie Sheen and Gary Busey?

The task tonight was to create a camping experience in the middle of NYC for Camping World.

The Project Managers were Niki Taylor and …. Gary Busey  *cue the dramatic music* dum, dum dummm!

Neither team really had any clue what they were supposed to do on the task. Both PM’s were happy to let their teams basically run themselves. This provided for a lot of entertainment and very little work.

Celebrity Apprentice: Lisa Rinna Gets Thrown Under the Bus

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Lisa Rinna did not stand a chance tonight on Celebrity Apprentice. From the minute she was bullied into taking the assignment of Project Manager it was obvious the goal of most of Team ASAP was to get her off the show. Task complete. After not being able to defend herself in the boardroom, Lisa Rinna was the second one fired from Celebrity Apprentice.

The task tonight was to write a children's book, then act it out on stage in front of four and five year old kids. The winning project manager would get $20,000 for their charity. Teams would be judged on originality and presentation by former Celebrity Apprentice runner up Holly Robinson-Peete.

The men chose Meatloaf as their PM. The women all threw the job to Lisa Rinna who repeatedly said she did not feel comfortable leading this one. Though to be fair, I don't think she would have felt comfortable leading at all.

Celebrity Apprentice: David Cassidy First to Get Fired on a Season of Crazy

Let’s face it, The Apprentice officially jumped the shark last season with casting. This season shows the depths Donald Trump will stoop to for ratings on Celebrity Apprentice. One look at the cast of ‘celebrities’…and the fact that they actually use the Patsy Cline tune “Crazy” to pimp the show, was like waiting for a train wreck to happen.

The cast of Celebrity Apprentice 2011: *humming “Crazy”*

Donald Trump decided to start the teams split men vs. women, not much new there.

Men’s team: Backbone (yep)
Richard Hatch (from Survivor and federal prison)
David Cassidy (from The Partridge Family more on him here)

The Apprentice: Clint You’re Fired, Brandy Wins

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What appeared to be a done deal turned out to be a trick of editing for the finale of The Apprentice 2010. Many bets were down on good ol’ boy Clint, after flashing his pedigree in the last boardroom. Brandy managed to match Clint in wordplay in the boardroom and presented herself as every bit as qualified. Donald Trump has stated numerous times how much he admires Brandy. Tonight he proved it by firing Clint and hiring Brandy as the winner of The Apprentice.

We joined the final two candidates tonight halfway through their final task. Brandy was putting on a golf tournament, Clint was presenting a dinner/concert/award ceremony afterward.

When last we saw them, Mahsa was freaking out about the promo material being incorrect. At least they found it early. The problem was the budget. There was not enough money left to reprint it all. Clint came in and calmly made a call, working things out quickly.

The Apprentice 2010: Clint Vs. Brandy (or the Return of Anand)

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Tonight was part one of the finale for The Apprentice recession season. The first order of business was to cut the final three candidates to two. Donald Trump made it fairly quick and very nice (as he usually is at this point in the game) as he did the obvious; fired Liza. Clint and Brandy now face each other in a final major task to win The Apprentice and a job with Donald Trump.

Though I think Donald Trump was going to pick Brandy and Clint anyway, the ladies could not stop the snarkiness of the season to back each other. Trump asked each person who they thought was the better candidate and both chose Clint. Hard to argue with that.


The tasks:
Gala dinner for 500 followed by a Liza Minnelli concert
Golf Tournament for 500 hosted by Kathy Griffin prior to the dinner

The Apprentice: Steuart Is the First One Fired in the Final Four

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Brandy, Clint, Liza and Steuart faced off in the final four of The Apprentice for a spot in the final two of the season. Donald Trump restored the teams back to men vs. women for the final task, and Liza and Clint stepped up to lead. After a tough QVC selling task, the men lost and had to face each other in the boardroom. Clint’s education and business savvy won Trump over and Steuart was the first fired from the final four.. The final three were called back into the boardroom for Trump to fire another... first thing next week we find out who the final two will be for The Apprentice 2010.

Here is the play-by-play for the night’s events:

After the teams were restored to men (Octane) vs. women (Fortitude), Clint stepped up quickly to claim the PM spot. Liza wasted no time raising her hand for PM as well. The men looked extremely confident, Steuart was nearly cocky. The women looked a little overwhelmed and Brandy seemed happy to let Liza fail.

The Apprentice: Stephanie Gets Canned (Liza slips into the final 4)

Tonight The Apprentice started with a recap of last week’s excitement. This time that statement was really true. The recap of Anand getting busted for cheating will make Trump’s greatest worst moments film archive. Then we saw Clint, at his meeting after winning the task, with Barry Sternlicht a real estate developer and founder of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Clint also won a $5000 Peir One Imports gift card. Nice!

The Apprentice final five are: Clint, Steuart, Brandy, Stephanie and Liza. I think at least two could go home at the beginning of this episode and it would just speed up the process. Stephanie talks a big game, but no one wants to work with her. Liza has show little or no initiative on any task and is the only one left that did not win as a PM.

The Apprentice: Anand is a cheater and Poppy gets fired too

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The drama was mostly in the beginning of The Apprentice episode tonight, as Donald Trump called all the candidates back to the boardroom. He immediately called out Anand, asking if he’d been texting during the competition. Anand stuttered slightly and finally said “no”. You didn’t have to be Judge Judy to see he was lying. This was going to get ugly.

Donald Trump asked Anand, repeatedly, “Do you want me to read you a text?” in a progressively more annoyed tone. Anand said yes for some reason. Trump then read a text to an unknown party (who must have given the info to Trump) that asked them to come down when Anand was the project manager and bring money for a task.
Trump:  “Pretty bad, huh?”
Anand: “Nobody came Mr. Trump.”
Trump: “I don’t care if nobody came...it’s because they don’t respect you that nobody came... This is why the country has gotten into so much trouble... this is the kind of thinking on Wall Street... Anand you’re fired.”
He did not even get a cab ride. The last we see of Anand, he is walking out the door and down the street.

The Apprentice: The End of Crazy David

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Not all the drama left The Apprentice last week with Mahsa. Not by a long shot. Tonight started with a fight between Anand and Stephanie after last week’s boardroom, and ended with Dave being asked by Trump if he was gay. Unrelated to that, David was later fired mercifully fast.

After last week’s boardroom, Stephanie and Anand argued over whether or not Stephanie had also lied to Donald Trump. Stephanie went on to pretty much cuss Anand out. His reply was to call her “classless”. She confirmed it by cussing him out more.

It was time to split the teams up. New teams are now:
Fortitude: David, Poppy, Anand and Stephanie (like Trump was a fly on the wall!)
Octane: Clint, Brandy, Liza and Steuart

The Apprentice 2010: Mahsa gets muzzled in the boardroom

Tonight the task for The Apprentice candidates was to sell a Broadway musical. More specifically, produce and create a 15 minute backer audition for three judges. Seemed to smoothly for both teams, but the boardroom was ugly as ever. Mahsa and Stephanie both tread on thin ice with Donald Trump. In the end, the men came back in to ensure the demise of Mahsa. It was for the best.

After the teams were told what the task was, Steuart stepped up as Project Manager (PM) for Octane. The women hemmed and hawed until Liza finally offered herself up. You could actually hear some saying, “finally!”

The Apprentice: Kelly Gets the Cab Ride Home

Tonight’s episode of The Apprentice was not so much dramatic as it was funny. Well, it was a little sad really. Tasked with setting up a pedicab business in downtown NYC, the teams faced off. Clint went after David from the get go, and deservedly so. In the end, it was the ladies (term used loosely) that wound up in the boardroom, and Kelly that got fired.

The Project Managers were chosen by the teams. Anand for team Octane, and Kelly for team Fortitude. Then the real fun (and some of the best quotes from Clint) began.

The men on team Octane decided to go for a Roman chariot themed pedicab ride to bring in the tourist. It was a great idea and was executed to near perfection. They seemed to have all gears working... except for crazy Dave.

Clint quote #1: “I’ve been to a couple of cock fights and a monkey wrestling, and I’ve never seen the likes of David.”

The Apprentice: Gene and Wade Get Fired Together

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In a rather embarrassing episode of The Apprentice tonight, Donald Trump went into the boardroom loaded for bear. After a disastrous fashion show for Rockport shoes, the men’s team went down in flames quickly. There was barely any time for boardroom drama. Trump seemed to have made up his mind before they started. At the end, both Gene and Wade got the boot from The Apprentice.

After allowing Clint to lead last week (even after he told Trump that he would) Wade took the PM position this week. They were assigned the women’s line of shoes from Rockport for the fashion show assignment. Wade went to work assigning tasks to the team. He chose Anand and Steuart to shop and dress the models. Dave stepped up immediately for a speaking part. Wade assigned Gene and Dave the parts of emcee. My guess is, Wade thought Gene could keep Dave in line and on task. That didn’t happen, of course.

The Apprentice: Mahsa the Pitbull Stays, Tyana Goes Home Instead

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It’s now painfully obvious that The Apprentice has become a game of alliances instead of business savvy. After tonight’s boardroom, Tyana was fired instead of the Project Manager Mahsa. She won her task last week as PM, and did get to meet with Russell Simmons.


Quote of the night: "You too can succeed... You're breathing the same air as billionaires..." ~ Russell Simmons when telling Tyana about the business world.

The Apprentice task tonight was to create a guerilla marketing video that would go viral online for Popcorn Indiana. Neither team really hit the nail on the head, but the men came much closer. According to Donald Trump it was very close, but after watching both videos that can’t really be true. It was obvious the men had a better idea, at least, and we saw the corporate guy laughing out loud at the men's video.

The Apprentice: Crazy Dave Survives the Boardroom, James Gets Fired

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Tonight The Apprentice candidates went to the dogs, literally. In a task for dog lovers, the two teams had to design a business strategy for a dog hotel and spa. James stepped up as PM for the men, Tayana took over for the women. Ceasar Milan was a guest judge.

Right from the start, Dave had his eyes on James’ jugular. He was out for blood claiming he had been disrespected. M’kay. Dave is crazy, tonight he proved it. Beware all company CEO’s watching,

Liza felt attacked in the boardroom last week. She was a little, but she was not called in to be fired. Still, she could not shake it. Instead, a cat fight ensued between Stephanie and Liza. Things were finally settled down when the men got bored with watching them.