Omarosa is in People magazine this week (or maybe Us. One of those.). Some photographer caught up with her/ran into her/was informed by desperately self-important anonymous caller in a high squeaky voice that she'd be there at a clothing store and got O to pose among racks of clothing in a two piece bathing suit with the tags hanging off it. She struck the t-bone pose and really, mall lighting is not terribly flattering to her. Let's hope she was wearing panties! Pathetic.

In the immortal words of Phoebe Buffay, "My eyes! My eyes!" Yuck!

Katrina is on the cover of the Realtor Magazine this month (the article titled 30 under 30)

Bill Rancic is featured in a short article in TV Guide Online. He talks about how busy he is, how he didn't date Jen Scheff, and his upcoming book.

Apprentice Bill's Next Move



Sounds like he's declaring that he's not gay. Did someone suggest that Jen was really his fag hag?



Well, it was pretty obvious Bill would be making an appearance next season. I'm more curious about who besides Bill and Kwame will be featured.

This morning on the way to work, there was a VERY short radio spot (15 seconds I think) featuring Donald Trump. He said that if we wanted to find out more about the controversial Apprentice candidate Amorosa, we should go to a particular Web site. I missed the Web address and thought the whole thing was odd. There was no promo for the new season of the show. We weren't being asked to watch or buy anything? Now I'm dying to find out what the heck that address was and haven't been successful in finding anything that would fit the bill with search engines.

Any clues as to what this is about? I was sort of hoping that The Donald dug up some awesome dirt and was letting as all know.

I didn't find anything so far, Queen Jawa. Very suspicious!

$5 says Omarosa hired a sound-alike to advertise her website and 900 number.

BWAH! Very Donald Trump with the hilarious gaudiness.

Some stuff on Katrina getting a black eye and a broken nose for being cheap when it comes to parking cars.

Story One

Store Two

Story Three

What's Donald to do next? Why, relaunch his magazine, of course.

His face just fell into her hands? Sounds awfully like a woman who "just happened" to walk into a wall and got a black eye. I can't see Katrina swinging the first punch, but I also recall the way she was pulling on Omarosa's arm when she was upset, wonder if she did it to the tow truck driver, and crossed a line during her agitas.

Here's more from the Boston Herald's Inside Track - Trump was asked for a reaction and he said "it must have been awful to see your future husband unable to help while you get the (bleep) kicked out of you.'' Ouch.

From the Boston Herald article referenced by archer1267, and
...I had to find out more.

So I searched the Boston Herald archive and found this gem:
Poor, baby!

Wait a minute. So a gang of a dozen men jumped them and beat the shit out of them for no reason??? Just weird.


That's hilarious! She didn't slap him! His face fell into her hands. BWAH!


Ummmm.... Ooooookay....... Whatever you say, Katrina...... I'm having cee-ment concussion flashbacks here......

Just about 6 weeks until we start getting details about the new Apprentices. NBC will start with their press frenzy in Mid August. I can't wait!!!

As far as the first Apprentices....

-I dread Amy's big toothed, gummy smile that is inevitable as she'll be whoring her book at the same time. How convenient that she's going to have it launching in September. (Can you say ghost writer?)

-Not at all looking forward to seeing Bill. I'll bet he will be one of the new viceroys.

-Hopefully Sam and Heidi will appear once or twice. How funny would they be as viceroys?

All the others? Like the reporter above stated, they're all washouts. Sam, Troy Katrina, Kwaame and Nick seem to be the only ones who really benefited from this show by getting jobs/endorsements.

I thought Amy would have been more present. She doesn't seem to have garnered many job offers or endorsements.

VH1 just aired their "I Married..." Omarosa installment. She was actually quite tolerable. Guaranteed she'll be back on Apprentice 2.

David, Jason, Jessie , Tammy and Bowie weren't memorable enough to warrant much hype post show, so it's no surpise that we haven't heard from them.

Ereka? Yep...wash out. But guaranteed Ereka will be jumping in front of cameras and attending Apprentice parties once the second season airs. Out of all of them, I think she fell flat most. She just got nothing out of it.

Funny how three different stories have three (or more) different accounts of what happened. First, it's a couple of guys beating them up, then "8 or 10", then a dozen. Riiiiiight. I was willing to buy a couple of guys attacking them, but not 12. I believe the tow truck company manager completely. Although that part about how she didn't slap him, his face just fell into her hands, was really convincing.

"Beginning July 6th at 8:00 PM (ET), CNBC will offer a marathon of the smash reality series "The Apprentice" with new wraps by Apprentice cast member Amy Henry and new show teasers from Donald Trump. The marathon will culminate on July 26th in a two-hour finale. "

Why Amy? She didn't win or come in as runner-up. I've had enough Amy to last me a lifetime.

I found an interesting comment about Apprentice 2 while scanning an article in Advertising Age (July 5, 2004)--available online in its entirety at Chrysler AdAge Article (free registration may be required).

The article talks about Chrysler not wanting to sponsor Apprentice 2, and then states the following:


This is the first I've seen that the number of episodes of Apprentice 2 is doubling. Does anyone know what that might mean? Are we going to have a lot more competitors?

I can't swear to it, but I'd predict that means two seasons of 13 episodes, one in fall and one in spring.

Slate/Day to Day on NPR had a human guinea pig piece about a middle-aged woman joining a pageant that included an appearance by Omarosa (she isn't actually in it, but the guinea pig in the pageant does deal with her and she talks about that.

Edited to add:

Bill will be sitting on the other side of the table for new 'Apprentice'

Bill is going to be Not!George 3.0? Bleh.

I love Bill, but... booooooooooooooo. There were a few times when Bill didn't speak his mind or voice his opinion very well during his run on the show. He is no replacement for the awesomeness that is George.

Well, he only will be filling in when George is unavailable. He's as good as the other NotGeorges, I think. Although, obviously, none of them compare to George!

Bill is nothing more than a press liason/PR rep. He's a spokesperson for Trump and The Apprentice. He can't possible be "overseeing" any sort of construction project when he's constantly doing photo shoots and interviews and going to parties. Sortsa feel a little scammed after spending 13 weeks enggrossed in wondering who would get the "dream job" of being Trump's Apprentice.

She was on Access Hollywood, or Extra (I get those shows confused) today talking about this.

Too bad they didn't break her jaw instead. Because then it would be wired shut, hopefully. And we wouldn't have to listen to her striving for relevance.

That's what I thought too when I first heard this. I was like, "He pretty good, but not good enough to replace the guy!"

Again, funny how George won't always be there, but Carolyn can't miss an episode when it comes time for someone to get fired.

It's nice to have a former Apprentice Player on the other side. If there was ever advice (like how to sell Trump Ice and how not to get beat up by 8 to 10 guys) to be given to the teams, then it's best that it comes from someone that was previously in their place.

Here is an interesting Globe and Mail story with some details about Apprentice 2

Congratulation to The Apprentice for getting three Emmy nominations today!!!!!

The nominations are:

• Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction
  Programming
• Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction
  Programming
• Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

It looks like it's going to be a horse race between Apprentice and The Amazing Race this season.

ETA: Miss Alli, since you recap both outstanding programs, I, and I'm sure many others, would love to hear who you'd vote for this September in this competition.

Man, that Globe and Mail article is pretty funny. Some great (mild) snark on TD's hair:






Heh. The Donald and Don King. That's funny. Seriously, this writer should come join us here.

And I found this statement interesting:

Weren't there only 16 last time? I guess they're expanding the show.

Whenever I see a reference to the alleged nose breaking, all I can think of is the essay "Six to Eight Black Men" by David Sedaris. Anyone else?

*crickets chirping*

Probably just me.

Hee! AlmondEyes, you have just crystallized the sad posturing of so many "reality" contestants after their show has run....


Pitiful!

According to the Philly Inquirer, your fave contestant Omarosa was in the city of brotherly love for the NAACP convention and went to a suburban mall to shop for shoes. It turns out she had company with her in the form of Philly cops who accompany " dignitaries " like Nelson Mandela to keep them from getting mobbed/harassed. A spokeswoman for the city mayor said that O`s known widely enough where if people see her, they`ll want to harm her in some instance! Yeah, I could buy that.

We constantly read about women with children whose lives are threatened by their husbands, but these women don't get police protection to and from work, never mind shopping for shoes. And these vulnerable women are living 24/7 under specific and credible threats of violence/death despite restraining orders. The mayor of Philadelphia should be ashamed of siphoning off his resources for someone like O if there is one endangered woman in that city that is not under police protection.

I'll wager that, with the money Oma was prepared to spend on shoes (and cab fare?) at the "suburban mall," she could have paid for her own bodyguard. Instead, she hid behind the skirts of the NAACP and abused public funds. She's not only a liar, she's a thief who owes money to Philly, and I think the citizens of Philly should investigate the incident and establish better ground rules for defining "dignitary" and entitlement to police protection.

IMO, making a fool of oneself on reality tv doesn't make someone a dignitary entitled to police protection at public expense for a shoe-shopping expedition!

Oma has constantly thrust herself in front of others - no one put her there, or elected her, or appointed her. Nobody is after her -- she's the one that's after the public because she wants the attention. SHE entered "The Apprentice" contest, SHE wore that stupid dead puppy dress, SHE blew the meeting with Russell Simmons, SHE had an hysterical crying fit in the boardroom, SHE lied on her resumes about her jobs, SHE misrepresented her own importance, SHE falsely (probably) accused a fellow Apprentice candidate of a crime on daytime television, SHE deliberately lied and otherwise tried to block Kwame's success. SHE has done nothing but try to get the public to buy her dumb stuff, and now that Joe Public has come down against her, she's making Joe Public pay because we don't like her or the stuff she peddles!

Bill is going to be on Fox Chicago's Monday morning news. I think the commercial said in the 7 o'clock hour.

timbuk2, you make some incredibly sound points. May I make a humble suggestion? I think you should write a letter to the Phila. Inquirer, since you express the problem with this situation so perfectly. It's truly stomach-turning to have to witness O's (and any reality show contestant for that matter) continued manipulations and media exposure.

*applause, applause* ITA, Guilty Pleasure, that was a very reasonably presented, articulate and compelling position that many of us here (and I'm sure many citizens of Philadelphia!) would agree with. This flaming fame-whore should not get away with this totally inappropriate use of police protection!

Here's a USA Today piece on what Bill's been up to lately and an evaluation of how he's doing so far. Those Bill fans out there can get a glimpse of what I imagine is his "O" face (tm Office Space).

Omarosa: The next Oprah? That`s what Jerry Springer`s exec producer`s saying in this Chicago story http://www.suntimes.com/output/feder/cst-f...n-feder231.html he`s even putting her on a special diet, awww. Look out Oprah, ha!

There is a front page article in today's Wall Street Journal about reality television shows called "Reality Checks: Unscripted Shows Become a Money Pit." (Article written by Brooks Barnes.)This is a must read!

Donald Trump is quoted as saying that he is asking for $18 million dollars for doing The Apprentice this year. He was paid $50,000 per episode last year. Why the boost in pay? Here follows the logic according to The Donald:

1. The show has high ratings, ergo TD deserves a raise.
2. TD heard that the six actors on "Friends" were paid about $1.5 mil per ep, so -
3. As the sole star* of The Apprentice TD deserves $9 million per show. But
4. "Friends" is a half hour show and
5. The Apprentice lasts one whole hour. Ergo
6. DT should get two times as much money.
7. The $18 million dollars per episode "seemed fair" to Trump.

Also interesting quotes for Burnett and talk about the logistics of reality television.

I'm sorry I can't provide a link. The url is www.wsj.com, but you have to be a subcriber of the web version to read it. If you find a Wall Street Journal today, have a look. You can't miss it. Just look in the center column of the front page.

* I wonder what Omarosa will say when she hears that DT is the "sole star."

The world is upside down when someone like Omarosa gets ahead, but an honest person like Sherrin Watkins (the "whistle blower" from Enron who tried to correct the accounting situation before it sunk the company) can't get a job in her chosen field.

I think that says something very sickening about corporate life in this country right now.

Well, I'd like to be able to contact the producers who are planning this show with Assorama to tell them how much I WILL NOT be tuning in. If anyone knows a site where we can submit our comments (a la the Clairol campaign), bring it on!!

Of course, even if she does get a show, since it is from the same people who bring us the disgusting sludge that is "The Jerry Springer Show", then she will have sunk to the level of notoriety that she deserves....not exactly the "most classiest", now is it, Assy!?!

Just when you thought she was gone for good, Omarosa shows up in The Washington Post, with picture:

Washington Post Style Section 7/28

She's sliming around the DNC, still talking about her line of clothes and something involving TV in September.

Oh my God, she's in my crib! Today's Boston.com features photos from the DNC, and she's in one of them. No last name was necessary - she was identified as simply "Omarosa." I wonder if she's somehow going to take credit for Barack Obama's amazing speech...after all, she's a "political consultant."

[It scares me that my disgust for someone I saw on TV and don't even know has not waned since the show ended.]

Now I understand why Obama's speech was so great! Omarosa wrote for him and coached him. She picked out his clothes for him, too. I haven't seen Omarosa in any of the televised convention coverage. Thanks for the warning. I would recognize Omarosa in a New York minute, and have a fit if I saw her by accident on my TV. I will keep the remote in my hand at all times.

I am ashamed to be a Democrat.

When 2`s not enough, go for 3, 3 hours that is in NBC`s case as they`re considering doing for the Apprentice 2 finale, which may be moved to a bigger N.Y. locale as explained here http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/s...4p-186523c.html [URL=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/216744p-186523c.html ]/URL]

A Yahoo! article about Apprentice 3 auditions.

Already hyping Seasons 4 and beyond. An L.A. season might be interesting, but not if they stick primarily to the Trump National Golf Club.

Looks like the back-to-back seasons airing is confirmed, barring production difficulties. First a 3-hour finale, now Season 3 scheduled to air in January? Sheesh. Beware the overkill, NBC.

3-hour finale? Whaaa? What are they going to do for all of that time? They barely filled the two-hour finale and the "reunion" last season.

There's going to be an Apprentice 2 sneak preview on NBC, August 5th.

ETA: OK, I swear I'm not high on LSD. There was an ad for this, with the date and time. Now there's nothing mentioning this. I'm confused. Maybe they decided not to do the preview after all.

When I heard about a 3 hour finale, I thought it might be similar to what Survivor does - a two hour show and a one hour reunion show. But since they did that for Apprentice 1, I realized not so much. Overkill, party of one? Your table is ready.

Pssst, Donald - there can be too much of a good thing. C'mon, dude, get serious. No one wants to watch a three hour finale.

Wow. The 3 hour finale doesn't bother me as much as the idea that "The Apprentice 3" will air in January. This is absolutely my favorite reality show. But part of the fun is bitching about the fact that I have to wait so long to see the next installment.

There was also an article a while ago in which Trump mentioned that CNBC would like to air more of the boardroom footage on the Saturdays following the Apprentice show on Thursdays. Again, there was no confirmation that that is what's going to happen, but I think that would be interesting.