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HOME > The Apprentice > The Celebrity Apprentice 1 Report: Trump offered Rosie $2 million to appear on 'Apprentice'
By Christopher Rocchio and Steve Rogers, 07/31/2007
Despite engaging in a heated war of the words with her earlier this year, The Apprentice star Donald Trump apparently thought he could buy Rosie O'Donnell's participation in the upcoming celebrity edition of his NBC reality show.
"I wouldn't do it for $200 million," O'Donnell reportedly responded when The Apprentice executive producer Mark Burnett's production company approached her about appearing on the show's currently-casting celebrity edition, according to Fox News.
O'Donnell and Trump began their war of the words back in January when Trump announced Miss USA Tara Connor would keep her title, which was in jeopardy due to underage drinking. As part of her agreement with Trump, Connor entered an in-patient substance abuse rehabilitation center. O'Donnell said Trump, who is twice divorced, had no right to be "the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America," sparking a string of nasty media exchanges between the pair. The View co-host Barbara Walters was eventually brought into the fray, which allegedly spilled over onto the talk show's set, sparking another exchange of nastiness...and still another. Most recently, Trump took credit for O'Donnell being "fired" from The View despite the fact ABC announced she was leaving the show because the network wanted her to sign a three-year deal as co-host, while she only wanted a one-year deal, causing O'Donnell to walk away. NBC announced that The Apprentice would return for a seventh edition that will feature celebrities vying to be crowned Trump's "Best Business Brain" earlier this month. It's currently scheduled to air as 2007-2008 midseason programming. (Photo credit NBC) DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed. |
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