A few words to describe the celebrity version of NBC's The Apprentice: drama, tempers, egos, backstabbing, bitching, arguing, egos and... more egos! This week, the bruised egos are those of America's Got Talent's Piers Morgan and of The Apprentice (Season 1) Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. Since the beginning of the season, both have been strong and opinionated players on their respective teams. Even if they didn't have to work together, Piers and Omarosa were pretty vocal about what they thought of each other. This week, hell broke lose when Trump decided to mix up the teams and the enemies ended up, you guessed it, on the same team!
Omarosa, who supposedly approached Piers before the series began to have a showmance, was clearly not impressed with the new teams but kept her cool while still in front of Trump. Piers, on the other hand, whined about having to be on the same team as Omarosa. Trump, who decided who would be on each team, clearly put the two together to cause more tension and friction so that they could use that footage to promote the show and maybe attract new viewers who would tune in to see how that pairing would turn out. As expected, it was ugly yet entertaining.
Omarosa admitted later in the episode that she was abusive to Piers. During this week's installment, she called him a scum and all sort of other names that should better be left unsaid in this post. But where Omarosa crossed the line -- and I have to side with Piers here -- is that she attacked his family. "Your children are so disappointed in you," she told him right to his face. She also told him that he was a terrible father. When asked about the Omarosa and Piers vocal banter, Lennox Lewis admitted that some things the woman said were nasty and mean. You can't always work with people you like but you have to keep your cool, and Omarosa lost it as soon as the teams left the boardroom. She clearly went too far this far.
Piers is no angel either. As you may recall, he got Vincent to resign and Stephen Baldwin ended up switching teams because he couldn't work with Piers anymore. This week, he was also vocal about Omarosa and didn't say the nicest things about her, either: she's a pointless and ghastly creature, she's a disgusting piece of slime, she's a bad smell, and the list goes on and on. What separates the two players is that Piers didn't attack Omarosa's family. He got very angry when she started to mention his family. In the boardroom he admitted that he lost his cool once she brought the kids into it.
Everyone, even Trump and his daughter, were hoping that Hydra would lose the task so Piers or Omarosa could be fired. But Piers, as project manager, knew how to get the needed money to win: contacts. It paid off and Hydra won. Knowing that he needs to keep Piers and Omarosa as long as he can to bring in ratings thanks to the controversy they bring, Trump sent Omarosa back to Empresario. The worse team winning ended up in having Trump do a first: fire no one. Empresario worked really well together and no one deserved to be sent packing.
What do you think about the Piers and Omarosa ordeal? Comment and vote below Haven't seen them in action? Check the two videos where you see them at their worse. As The Apprentice motto says: "It's nothing personal. It's just business." Is it?
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2-15-2008 @ 11:10AM
ORKMommy said...
Omarossa crossed a line that should never be crossed in business. Not to mention that she blatantly disregarded Piers' instructions to the team as PM. He told them not to sell tickets and she was still trying to drum up business. She agreed to let him be PM and no matter how she felt about him, she should have followed his instructions.
I don't think anything that happened between them was entertaining at all. It was sad and pointless. I just wonder if she'll be able to get a job after this. Who would want to hire her if that's her tactic when going after a business "enemy"?
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2-28-2008 @ 9:34PM
RICH MURRAY said...
Ya, Omerosa is a want to be. She's like a leach that sucks the life out of people she's around. I'm surprised that Mr Trump would even consider having her on his show. She should have been hired to empty trash cans for Real Celebrities. Better yet, she'd make a good cleaning lady. She and Hillary should get on a boat and go live on and island somewhere that is projected to get a tsunami real soon.
2-15-2008 @ 11:30AM
wyldekarrde said...
Omarossa is a piece of trash. She did the same thing on the surreal life. She constantly brought Janice Dickenson's kids into any argument, most of which Omarossa started, again stating how disappointed and embarrassed her kids must be. I don't blame Piers one bit for losing his cool, as he said if she kept directed at him I don’t think he would have went off. Omarossa needs to be thrown out like the trash she is hopefully never to be seen again.
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2-15-2008 @ 12:19PM
Junyo said...
Keep in mind that I hate Omarosa; hate her. How can you be on 'Celebrity' Apprentice when you're only 'famous' for failing on The Apprentice and then raising a stink? Nevertheless Piers is by far one of the most genuinely hateful people on the planet. He can't get along with anyone, has apparent contempt for his own team members, and has a skillset consisting solely of his Roledex. Piers has been used to being the more agressive one in a confrontation, the one willing to punch the vulnerable spot, Omarosa out slimed him at his own game. Omarosa's snipes were below the belt, but if you don't want a fight, aren't prepared for where the fight might go, don't start a fight. That said I kept hoping a wayward satellite would fall on 59th St and take them both out. Heck I was hoping it would take Lennox Lewis too; Vitali Klitschko was robbed.
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2-15-2008 @ 2:00PM
Argus said...
I hope Lennox Lewis wins this. The guy is awesome.
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3-06-2008 @ 2:50PM
Claudia said...
I was a little bit upset that no one else spoke up --whether they like Piers or not. The line Omarosa crossed shouldn't have been tolerated and the others just sat there and said nothing. I thought that was wrong too
2-15-2008 @ 2:11PM
dazeinc said...
i just wanted to say that when omarosa was on the surreal life on vh1, she said the same exact things word for word to janice dickinson about her kids being disappointed in her blah blah blah. this is the first season i think on the apprentice, when people have actually been fired by project managers. if she was fired and didn't even participate in the task, shouldn't she have been fired automatically?? it's pretty obvious that trump is keeping her on the show for drama, she's like a paid actress and she's a total disgusting celebrity wannabe piece of garbage!
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2-15-2008 @ 4:58PM
dazzlem said...
Omarosa is disgusting. Trump will do anything for ratings. He is the fault of keeping that kind of trash on his show. Piers can be rude granted but she crosses the lines over and over. Will not watch show anymore
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2-16-2008 @ 7:44AM
dazzlem said...
Trump is pimping Omarsa. She is disgusting. Sure wouldn't want her working for me.
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2-15-2008 @ 8:48PM
Kathy said...
My opinion of Omarosa was neutral until this latest episode of verbal lashing. She should be removed immediately - she didn't play fair -- only ugly. When she attacked Piers' family, she crossed the line bigtime! She should be dismissed, period, with or without the boardroom drama. Piers was rude and cruel, but she dug the hole even deeper - perhaps they both should be tossed in together. Very poor display at a rock-bottom level of tolerance, patience, and understanding - and so sad they inflicted so much suffering on each other (and on us as a viewing audience). They need a divine intervention - BRING BACK GENE SIMMONS!
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2-16-2008 @ 2:20AM
Matthew P. Christensen said...
Ever since I watched the first season of The Apprentice I felt that Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth was either a actress or was told what part to play. As a person who runs a business I can understand why she has been fired in the past.
I haven't been watching this season until this episode when I ran across it and saw Piers Morgan and stopped to see what he was like. I was shocked as Omarosa was up to her old self, sabotaging team Hydra. (What is up with the names anyway?) Omarosa should be fired for many different reasons.
As for Piers being mean and getting other people moved and or fired, last night he did what he needed to do to win the competition with only three people on Team Hydra working. He said to Lennox Lewis, she is not a celebrity, she can't help us. Piers was correct. Omarosa should have listened to Piers and Omarosa should not have talked about Piers's children.
Mr. Trump should fire Omarosa at the beginning of the next show. The show will continue to lose credibility as a show about business if Omarosa stays on the show. Omarosa is a saboteur and that makes her not a good fit for a show where the goal is about charity. If this was a show about business and how to hurt the competition, Omarosa would be a good candidate because she is a good reality show celebrity.
Omarosa is not helping the celebrity version of The Apprentice; she is making it into "Jerry Springer".
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2-23-2008 @ 6:59PM
heba said...
omarosa who.......... oh yes her....... how did she get to be celebrity , trumps casting team are out of their mind to choose her for the show. how can you pick that thing to a show like apprentice. why would trump want to be associated with her. i would hate to do any business with that kind of low character
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2-16-2008 @ 7:42PM
Gary said...
Omarosa really showed her UGLY Colors! She looked like an Ugly Whipped Black Pup! She is Dirty and Looks and I BET she Smells Dirty(I've Met Her)! Trump hit a New Bottom keeping that Black Slime! She has NO Business being on the Show, and YES Trump IS Pimping Her, maybe even Sleeping with Her, who Knows. That WOULD make sense why the Idiot is keeping the Black Cloud in the Show. Is she a Celeb?? NO WAY!! What can she do except Swear and Look and be Disgusting!! She Sucks BIG TIME!! Oh! Maybe that is why she is still there!! HMMMM
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2-16-2008 @ 8:29PM
debrat said...
you know i used to really hate piers... before this show anyway... but watching this show i realized there is someone lower on the maggot scale than peirs its omarosa..... she crossed the line when she brought up his personal life...and unsulted him and his family problems...shes a worthless piece of wanna be trash... i wish they would rehire gene and get rid of her....
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2-17-2008 @ 2:54AM
Bobby said...
Trump is so desperate for ratings, that he'll actually pimp Omarosa for as long as possible. I'm almost certain she'll return for every future "Celebrity" Apprentice.
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2-17-2008 @ 4:44PM
gabriela said...
Omarosa with her dirt is a best fit for a Jerry Springer show. She used all kind of dirt to sabotage Hydra and also trashed your show. Mr. Trump how can you bring such a person on your show? I expected more class from it. You should fire her at the beginning of next show, she should not be allowed to continue not even for a minute. There should be no association between her and your show. Piers was right all the way. Omarosa should have never brought up his personal life. If she did what she did imagine what else is she capable of. She is a very dangerous, dirty person.
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2-19-2008 @ 10:25AM
PP said...
I love Omarosa..and so does Trump. Even Ivanka likes her, she has a bit of them in her, and its why after all these seasons of the Apprentice, shes the only one still famous. As for Omarosa and Piers, give me a break guys, who started all this? Wasnt it Piers when he attacked her for spelling his name wrong? Piers is a former tabloid editor, he is use to trashing other people, but couldnt stand it when the tables were turned. Hats off to Omarosa, for doing what others, and often times, not even the UK HIgh court could do (Piers spent much of his career in and out of the High Court over various law suits). He also has a history, he almost sent Vinnie into having a heart attack, Vinnie chose to resign. Not to mention that Baldwin Guy. I think Omarosa is teh real deal, she didnt attach Piers Children, she attacked Piers...& thats why for the first time, he appeared deflated...and defeated. Welcome to Reality TV.
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2-24-2008 @ 3:18PM
deeclark said...
If anyone got in my face the way Omaroso did with Piers I would have had to punch her face in. Not even taking into account the trash talking she was doing. Talk about someone getting in your personal space. She is so obnoxious she gave me a headache. I'll not be tuning in to this show until she is history, even though I am a reality show junkie.
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3-07-2008 @ 11:17AM
Celia said...
Mr. Trump can take Omarosa out of the ghetto, but he can't take the ghetto out of Omarosa.
She's not a celebrity so why was she even there? It was very hard to watch the show at all with her very abusive behavior.
She's ignorant trash!
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3-11-2008 @ 1:37AM
molly douglas said...
omarosa was way over the line with her personal attacks and foul mouth. she had to be bleeped several times. she is very unprofessional and can't even dress appropriately for a business woman raising money for a charity. of course she really can't raise any money as it appears she has no contacts. Piers has his faults but can raise money. He also did not attack her family or use foul language except to repeat what Omarosa said. She also got in his face and stood way to close to demean him. In my business you respect a person's personal space and don't get into someones face. Stay at least an arm's length away or we call the police. And again this season, Omarosa lies constantly, on t.v.where we all see it and can replay it. She won't be hireable at all after this. I hope a classier person like Lennx,Carol or Trace wins. I would root for Steven but something about his inappropriate laughter at times does make him seem like a hypocrite. He thinks things are funny at times and then rethinks his support. Who in America would want to work with "lady??? O" she's no lady and I don't think anyone can drive the ghetto out of her.
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