Whoopi Goldberg’s soaring high in the entertainment world now, but the view — much less the smell — wasn’t always rosy. We got Whoopi in NYC where our fearless photog asked her about the worst job she’s ever had. Leave it to Whoopi to paint…
Showing posts with label 'Apprentice'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'Apprentice'. Show all posts
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Donald Trump Insists He"ll Spend "Zero Time" Producing "Apprentice" (VIDEO)
Donald Trump is trying to shut down all the buzz about him being an executive producer of “Celebrity Apprentice” while he’s in the White House. The Prez elect said, “I have NOTHING to do with The Apprentice except for fact that I conceived it with…
Friday, December 9, 2016
TMZ Live: Donald Trump: The Apprentice Conflict
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Donald Trump -- Stake in "Apprentice" Continues … But So What? (VIDEO)
Donald Trump told Harvey Levin back in September, as one of the creators of “The Apprentice” … he had a lifetime deal with the show whether he was on it or not. We were told, then and now, any involvement he might have in the show ceases when he…
Donald Trump to Serve as Celebrity Apprentice Producer WHILE PRESIDENT
We may finally have reached Peak Donald Trump.
No, the President-Elect did not re-Tweet any toddlers last night.
Nor did he get caught on tape talking about how he can’t wait to grab the private parts of women across America.
But news did break that Trump will continues to serve as an executive producer on Celebrity Apprentice while he’s also serving as President of the United States.
The popular reality show returns on January 2 with new episodes.
It will be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Trump’s name will air after that of Apprentice creator Mark Burnett and before Schwarzenegger in the credits.
In confirming the news, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks made it sound like no big deal, like business as usual, noting that the President-Elect has a “big stake” in the program, which has licensed several international editions.
“Mr. Trump has a big stake in the show and conceived of it with Mark Burnett. Additional details regarding his business interests will be shared December 15th,” Hicks said.
But why is this so NOT business like usual for the Time Person of the Year?
It’s not just the optics. It’s not just the hilarious/depressing nature of our President also being prominent involved in reality television while in office.
It’s the massive conflict of interest this could create.
Trump will be paid (by MGM, not NBC) in the low five-figures, according to those associated with the show.
Celebrity Apprentice, of course, airs on NBC… which is a major broadcast network with an influential news division.
Will they talk about Trump’s affiliation with Celebrity Apprentice? If so, isn’t that a form of publicity for the program?
And wouldn’t this therefore mean that a network is actually helping put money in the pocket of a sitting President? It’s ridiculous, unprecedented, dangerous and ridiculous (again) to think about.
NBC also airs Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy show Trump has criticized over and over again for its unflattering depiction of him.
Moreover, NBC is owned by Comcast, a corporation that was recently slapped with a major fine by the Federal Communications Commission… an entity that will soon be under Trump’s control.
Even prior to this mind-boggling news, Trump’s role on Celebrity Apprentice came under scrutiny.
It was largely believed that NBC was in possession of tapes of Trump from his role as host on that show which featured him making crude or racist remarks.
But they never surfaced.
Creator Mark Burnett was even forced to come out and issue a statement about the legality of releasing these alleged tapes and that he was not the one blocking said release.
According to The New York Times, Burnett recently met with the his co-worker (yes, we can still call them co-workers) at Trump Tower to discuss potential inauguration celebrations, including a parade up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
To be clear, sitting Presidents have written books while in office in the past, earning royalites from their sales.
In the case of President Obama’s 2010 book “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,” for example, his profits from the publication were donated to a charity that aids the children of disabled veterans.
Will Trump donate his Celebrity Apprentice paycheck to a charity?
Sure. Maybe.
About the same time he hires Rosie O’Donnell for a cabinet position.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Donald Trump: I"m Not the Only P--sy Grabber on The Apprentice!
Trouble’s a-brewing for two Apprentice stars now that we have a second p–sy-grabber on our hands … and according to sources at The Daily Beast, Gary Busey is up on the chopping block.
Yeah, our thoughts exactly.
The report alleged that Busey wedged his hand firmly in the female staffer’s crotch and Trump … well, he simply laughed.
Busey purportedly “grabbed” the staffer “firmly between [the] legs,” and was also said to have forced the staffer’s hand onto the crotch of his own pants.
Terrifying, right?
Busey’s rep, however, has refuted the claims.
In a statement a mouthpiece for The Mouth said, “We will not bother and/or disrupt the life of a wonderful 72-year-old man, who has enjoyed a flawless career for over 45 years, to entertain such ridiculous and false accusations.”
“Mr. Busey has better things to do with the rest of his life, like help raise his six-year-old son, and enjoy family on his free time.”
“It is our belief,” the statement continued, “[that] this is clearly an attempt to gain five minutes of fame for some wannabe, or perhaps a political attempt to drag Mr. Busey in the mud because he has been labeled a supporter of Donald Trump, which is false.”
“Mr. Busey never officially endorsed Donald Trump, has no interest in politics, and is extremely fed up with being associated as a Donald Trump support[er] when he is not.”
“We are putting you on high alert that if you print anything of the sort regarding an alleged anything, you are clearly opening yourself up for a lawsuit.”
The staffer continued her tirade, and got graphic.
“We [the staff] were smoking cigarettes outside, and Busey was standing next to me,” she recalled.
“And then at one point, he grabbed me firmly between my legs and ran his hand up my stomach and grabbed my breasts.”
“I didn’t know what to do,” she admitted, “so I made this joke that, ‘Oh, I’ve never been sexually harassed by a celebrity before!”
At this point, Busey was said to have forced her hand onto the crotch of his pants and lewdly asserted, “I’m just getting started, baby.”
At that point, Apprentice staff were said to have rallied against Busey, and told Trump what had transpired.
According to the allegations, Trump “gave Busey little more than a chuckle and a soft slap on the wrist,” and called him “a bad boy, a very bad boy.”
Cringing yet, or ya dead, Sanka?
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Donald Trump -- "Apprentice" Accuser"s Friend ... Live With Gloria Allred (VIDEO)
Gloria Allred is holding a news conference where we’re expecting to hear more details about Summer Zervos’ allegations Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in 2007. One of Zervos’ friends is expected to be the main speaker, along with…
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Lil Jon -- Trump Called Me "Uncle Tom" On "Celeb Apprentice"
Lil Jon says Donald Trump referred to him as “Uncle Tom” during his stint as a contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice” … but he’s not sure there was any ill will behind the comment. A report by The Daily Beast says during an episode of Jon’s…
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Donald Trump: I Wanted O.J. Simspon on Celebrity Apprentice!
The flaming Hindenberg wreckage that Donald Trump calls a presidential campaign inched ever closer to self-parody Wednesday night thanks to the revelation that Trump once entered into a professional relationship with a remorseless bloodthirsty beast.
No, not Ted Cruz.
We’re talking about the revelation that Trump once asked O.J. Simpson to appear on Celebrity Apprentice.
Yes, well after O.J. was controversially acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, Trump thought it would be a good idea to have the former Buffalo Bills running back/probably cold-blooded killer star on his goofy reality show.
You may be thinking, “Hey, Trump’s pretty dumb. Maybe he’s one of those people who genuinely believes O.J. is innocent!”
Nope. Turns out that Trump totally thinks O.J. is a double murderer and wanted him to star on his show anyway, because ratings.
Like the revelation that Trump likes to refer to his daughter, Ivanka, as a “piece of ass,” this one comes to us courtesy of Howard Stern, who apparently has a snake charmer-like ability to get Trump to spill embarrassing details about his past.
“I do have to tell you about O.J. and The Apprentice,"” Trump told Stern in a July 2008 interview.
“NBC went totally crazy when I wanted to put O.J. on The Apprentice.”
Yeah, they went “totally crazy” for not wanting to put one of the most hated men in America on an already poorly-rated reality show.
What a bunch of uptight squares, right?
Shockingly, Trump confirms that he stopped playing golf with Simpson when he “realized he killed his wife,” but he was willing to overlook that indiscretion in order to boost his numbers in the 18-49 demo.
Asked why he would consider such a bizarre ratings stunt, Trump replied as only Trump can”
“In your business, there’s a thing called ratings,” the real estate mogul told Stern.
“And, you know you can come up with a cure for cancer – I found out a lot about your business – because, hey, I’m the biggest star. I’m now the biggest star.
“So I know that if you come up with a cure for cancer, and if you put it on, and if it doesn’t get ratings, they will not broadcast it.”
Trump added that he’d rather have O.J. appear on camera in a blood-splattered Bills jersey with a knife between his teeth than eradicate one of the deadliest diseases on the planet:
“So, you come with a cure for a disease, no good. Now, I know this if I put O.J. on huge ratings. Oh, forget it, 35 million people.”
Asked if he went so far as to contact Simpson about the gig, Trump once again offered a reply that can only be described as Trumpian:
“I don’t want to go into it, but O.J. would have done it. I can’t go into the details,” the 70-year-old said.
“I hadn’t spoken to him in years, I don’t like people that kill their wives. Does that make sense? Does that make me a disloyal person?”
So all with POWs, add “people who kill their wives” to the list of things the Donald doesn’t care for.
Of course, this is just the latest in a series of bizarre interactions between Trump and NBC.
Most recently, the footage of Trump boasting about sexual assault that leaked online was shot for an NBC-owned show (Access Hollywood) on the set of a different NBC series (Days of Our Lives).
Prior to that, the network had been accused of both hampering Trump’s campaign and helping to humanize him to voters.
The former allegations come from the Trump campaign, of course, while the latter originated with media analysts who believe Matt Lauer went easy on the during September’s Commander-In-Chief Forum, and Jimmy Fallon’s interview with Trump the same month was designed to make the GOP nominee more relatable to voters.
Trump described his friendship with O.J. – and bizarre contempt for murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson – in a 2004 interview:
“I’m sitting having dinner and O.J. came up to me — I was sitting with very important people, big bankers, nobody that you know, big, big bankers, and we were sitting there, there were six of us, and O.J. came up,” Trump said.
“And he was talking to us for about three minutes, and Nicole, was with her mother I think, and she came over, and she started screaming at him, ‘get over to the table, what the hell are you—’ she was rough, in all fairness.”
He added (presumably to a cringing reporter):
“She was very tough. She came over and she really embarrassed him, she was screaming at him. She didn’t care. And that was before The Apprentice so she didn’t give a damn about me.
“Now she’d be kissing my ass. Now I’m the biggest star on television, she’ll kiss my ass.”
Trump concluded, with a laugh:
“So, he decided obviously to kill her.”
Donald Trump, ladies and gentlemen!
Donald Trump: I Wanted O.J. Simspon on Celebrity Apprentice!
The flaming Hindenberg wreckage that Donald Trump calls a presidential campaign inched ever closer to self-parody Wednesday night thanks to the revelation that Trump once entered into a professional relationship with a remorseless bloodthirsty beast.
No, not Ted Cruz.
We’re talking about the revelation that Trump once asked O.J. Simpson to appear on Celebrity Apprentice.
Yes, well after O.J. was controversially acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, Trump thought it would be a good idea to have the former Buffalo Bills running back/probably cold-blooded killer star on his goofy reality show.
You may be thinking, “Hey, Trump’s pretty dumb. Maybe he’s one of those people who genuinely believes O.J. is innocent!”
Nope. Turns out that Trump totally thinks O.J. is a double murderer and wanted him to star on his show anyway, because ratings.
Like the revelation that Trump likes to refer to his daughter, Ivanka, as a “piece of ass,” this one comes to us courtesy of Howard Stern, who apparently has a snake charmer-like ability to get Trump to spill embarrassing details about his past.
“I do have to tell you about O.J. and The Apprentice,"” Trump told Stern in a July 2008 interview.
“NBC went totally crazy when I wanted to put O.J. on The Apprentice.”
Yeah, they went “totally crazy” for not wanting to put one of the most hated men in America on an already poorly-rated reality show.
What a bunch of uptight squares, right?
Shockingly, Trump confirms that he stopped playing golf with Simpson when he “realized he killed his wife,” but he was willing to overlook that indiscretion in order to boost his numbers in the 18-49 demo.
Asked why he would consider such a bizarre ratings stunt, Trump replied as only Trump can”
“In your business, there’s a thing called ratings,” the real estate mogul told Stern.
“And, you know you can come up with a cure for cancer – I found out a lot about your business – because, hey, I’m the biggest star. I’m now the biggest star.
“So I know that if you come up with a cure for cancer, and if you put it on, and if it doesn’t get ratings, they will not broadcast it.”
Trump added that he’d rather have O.J. appear on camera in a blood-splattered Bills jersey with a knife between his teeth than eradicate one of the deadliest diseases on the planet:
“So, you come with a cure for a disease, no good. Now, I know this if I put O.J. on huge ratings. Oh, forget it, 35 million people.”
Asked if he went so far as to contact Simpson about the gig, Trump once again offered a reply that can only be described as Trumpian:
“I don’t want to go into it, but O.J. would have done it. I can’t go into the details,” the 70-year-old said.
“I hadn’t spoken to him in years, I don’t like people that kill their wives. Does that make sense? Does that make me a disloyal person?”
So all with POWs, add “people who kill their wives” to the list of things the Donald doesn’t care for.
Of course, this is just the latest in a series of bizarre interactions between Trump and NBC.
Most recently, the footage of Trump boasting about sexual assault that leaked online was shot for an NBC-owned show (Access Hollywood) on the set of a different NBC series (Days of Our Lives).
Prior to that, the network had been accused of both hampering Trump’s campaign and helping to humanize him to voters.
The former allegations come from the Trump campaign, of course, while the latter originated with media analysts who believe Matt Lauer went easy on the during September’s Commander-In-Chief Forum, and Jimmy Fallon’s interview with Trump the same month was designed to make the GOP nominee more relatable to voters.
Trump described his friendship with O.J. – and bizarre contempt for murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson – in a 2004 interview:
“I’m sitting having dinner and O.J. came up to me — I was sitting with very important people, big bankers, nobody that you know, big, big bankers, and we were sitting there, there were six of us, and O.J. came up,” Trump said.
“And he was talking to us for about three minutes, and Nicole, was with her mother I think, and she came over, and she started screaming at him, ‘get over to the table, what the hell are you—’ she was rough, in all fairness.”
He added (presumably to a cringing reporter):
“She was very tough. She came over and she really embarrassed him, she was screaming at him. She didn’t care. And that was before The Apprentice so she didn’t give a damn about me.
“Now she’d be kissing my ass. Now I’m the biggest star on television, she’ll kiss my ass.”
Trump concluded, with a laugh:
“So, he decided obviously to kill her.”
Donald Trump, ladies and gentlemen!
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Donald Trump -- Unaired "Apprentice" Footage Can"t Legally Be Released
There is mounting pressure on “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett to release unaired video and audio of Donald Trump on “The Apprentice” … but there are iron-clad confidentiality agreements that would make such release impossible … plus Burnett…
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