Comments on: Annie Duke Discusses Outcome of Celebrity Apprentice Season 2

By: rip off

rip off — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:34:30 +0000

I’ve watched a lot of the seasons of the apprentice but this season was a complete rip off Annie should have won ,in a total business view , which in the other seasons would have happened. From the start they keep kissing Joan’s ass (we’ll never know why) and in the end if you watch carefully the CMO of Kodak said that he liked Annie’s party better and if u count correctly she would have had 4 of the criteria’s but if the apprentice keeps going like this and makes it a political crap show in steed of a business which it was it will stop airing.
And for the record Jesse was the smart player because he know it didn’t matter how much money he made in the end he would have losed.

By: ew345t

ew345t — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:12:19 +0000

Joan is an old friend of Trump’s, Joan is on board of her charity, vice-chair is Blaine Trump.
Mark Burnett, producer of Celebrity Apprentice, and Joan Rivers had a deal for a new show signed & announced in Nov 2008.
Khloe Kardashian was fired, because Trump said he found out she got charged w DUI half a year ago…. right, Dennis was drunk on most of the episodes, can anyone really think he never got DUI ….. of course he did, at least twice + once caught intoxicated driving a high-powered boat + he was on 3 year probation because of domestic violence during the show……

By: cbh

cbh — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:56:06 +0000

Totally agree with above. The Donald was biased on this one. He has said in the past, “Life isn’t fair”. This season proved he’s right about that.

By: old grey mare

old grey mare — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:06:51 +0000

First of all Donald is a lowlife who happens to have money, he was bragging it’s been picked up for season 9 (because the ratings on this series). Well I too am never watching it again, as he cheated! We all know reality is manipulated, but he changed the rules at the finale! First of all Joan is a FRIEND of his and a fellow New Yorker, as her charity was too. Then in past seasons anyone who ever suggested they were quitting or leaving, were immediately fired, she left with Melissa (which she said she was going to do the week before if Melissa was fired, doesn’t Donald watch or get a report from his spies?). When she returned not a word was mentioned on why she was back. He always gave her a pass with ‘I admire that’, when she wouldn’t state who she would fire in the board rooms past. Melissa was the worse loser of any past contestant, with her anger rant and name calling, which she learned from her foul mouth mother. On the final task Melissa knew her mother would be able to pick helpers and that she would be one of them, so they stratisized ahead of time, and she bragged about it to the cameras. Annie did not have that knowledge, but she did the right thing because if she didn’t select Brandi, Joan might of selected her to keep her away from Annie, and then not use her at all. Donald knew that Annie would win if it went by money earned, she was so good at it, so he made sure Joan won by changing the criteria to include 3 of Joan’s strengths. Remember Piers told them a few weeks earlier it’s all about the money (earned for charity), so he was not aware of a rule change at that time, I am sure it came as a suprise to him too. Donald would not let Annie explain about the planner problem, kept saying you have no proof (and strange it’s not on camera either, I smell a rat). I do not think Joan knew by her planner quitting would impact Annie, but she and Donald were prepared to shoot it down. The best one was Joan saying to Annie you got your own planner too! Yeah after she was blindsighted by the mes s Joan created, plus the show errored by hiring both planners from the same company. It seemed Joan was very subdued when they came back from break, seemed like she knew she would win. Donald asked only a select few who should win, Oh surprise they ALL said Joan! Then the ending of all previous shows ends with “Your Hired”…no instead he says ‘Annie, do you know what I am going to say?’ She says no, then he says “Your Fired”, so again a set-up. Seems his kids favored Annie to win. If it was truly going to be someone hired, like the original ones, you know it would NOT be mean Joan! Her daughter also should of not been on this season, a conflict of interest, what if they had to battle each other in the final, now that would of been a train wreck. Everyone should email NBC not to do anymore of these shows, hit it where it hurts, in his wallet! and ego!

By: scottyclark

scottyclark — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:46:39 +0000

For the record, I was rooting for Annie in the finale. I considered her the favorite and was interested in seeing how gracious she could be in victory. The interview above reaffirms my faith she would have been as humble in victory, as she has been in defeat.

During the final boardroom scene, the tide seemed to turn when Annie stated party planner David Tutera QUIT due to Joan Rivers. Joan’s behavior was to attack Annie as a liar. As a viewer, I was left wondering what actually transpired with the planner quitting. I wondered how The Donald could allow A) Joan to attack Annie as a liar AND B) not reveal the truth of the matter for viewers.

Here is a link to Tutera’s opinion of Rivers quoted from an interview with Barbara Walters on her Sirius radio show. In the interview Tutera refers to Rivers as ‘a monster’. Annie, on the other hand, has much to be proud of in defeat. She had a great run…

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/celebrity-appre.html?xid=rss-feed-tvheadlines-'Celeb+Apprentice'%3A+Bad+blood+lingers

By: Donald Trump Sucks

Donald Trump Sucks — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:40:06 +0000

Trump dislikes anyone talking bad about him, so he chose Joan Rivers. For God’s sake, Joan even recently called Tom Hanks a Nazi (Google the words Joan Rivers, Nazi, and Tom Hanks to confirm this). ————————————————————————— Joan Rivers is basically one nasty woman. I got sucked into this show late in the season, but never again. Donald Trump, you really are a ROYAL jackass!!!

By: Riley

Riley — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:35:34 +0000

The show wasn’t about who could be the friendliest GG. It was about competition and most importantly raising money for charity. All you need to do is watch last season or ask about it. However, it’s absurd for you to call out Annie on her alleged selfish behavior while completely overlooking all the horrible things Joan/Melissa said and did. Their behavior was childish and repulsive. Children scream, yell, interrupt, throw tantrums, and quit. Women talk which Annie tried to do even though the other two mutts kept barking every time she had a valid point.

The final challenge alone speaks volumes about Joan’s character. First of all the designer quit and you can come up with all the excuses in the world as to why he did it but the truth is it happened. His name is David Tutera and since Sunday he has done numerous interviews openly discussing what a horrible person Joan is. (google his name if you don’t believe me) Second, the final challenge took place in New York, talk about home court advantage. Joan Rivers was born in Brooklyn which I’m sure you can look up on the stone tablets they used for record keeping during that time. The point is that she should have been able to get a million celebrities from New York to show up and/or donate money to her event. Instead, she gets a half a dozen drag queens, seven if you include Kathy Griffin – which you should, and raises a $100,000. Clearly showing that nobody likes this old miserable haggard. I mean could you even imagine how much money Annie Duke could have brought in had the final event taken place in Vegas?

Last, the five criteria thing is the biggest joke of all times. Trump had to implement it this season just to give Joan a fighting chance. Celebrity?!? Could you think of a more subjective item to judge somebody on? Donald clearly has very little grasp on what being a celebrity is as evident by this season’s cast. Khloe Kardashian? The deal or no deal girl? And in all fairness even Annie probably shouldn’t have made the cut. However, trying to quantify “celebrity” is laughable. He should have made being Jewish one because that at least is identifiable while still giving Joan an unfair advantage. I would honestly be less upset with that than giving a point based on celebrity power. Isn’t the underlying point of having celebrities there to bring in money anyway? What good is it to have a performance by U2 if it brings in no money? So stupid.

Alright I need to leave because I have put way too much time and effort into a stupid television show. It just really bothers me when somebody is so blatantly ripped off.

By: GG

GG — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:59:34 +0000

Crying about the unfairness of not knowing about team selection simply means Duke did not do her homework-NOT that Rivers or Trump did something unfair. All she had to do was see last season or ask about it. The information was there if she wanted to find it.
Annie has much to be proud about how she played but not how she conducted herself personally. Annie suffers from “Clint-itis,” just like clint, annie outwardly loves herself way too much. She is the total narcisisst. Everything was I did, I thought, I sent, I made…I I I I like she had no other memebers on her team. This reflects a deep seated sense of insecurity which is sad for someone who is actually smart & accomplished.