On Sunday night, the finale of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice Season 2 saw comedy icon Joan Rivers defeat World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Annie Duke in a complex task featuring a silent auction prior to a performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Wintuk. On Monday, the poker industry reacted to the decision by real estate mogul and show host Donald Trump.

On the online poker community PocketFives.com, the mood was mixed. Many of poker’s faithful sided with Duke, while others noted that Rivers won the show’s featured task. One PocketFiver noted, “Joan did win the final task. Standard TV entertainment. At least some charities benefit.” In fact, Rivers’ charity (God’s Love We Deliver) and Duke’s charity (Refugees International) earned over $1.2 million combined from the reality series. They will also experience residual exposure from Celebrity Apprentice in the future. On the finale, Celebrity Apprentice Season 1 winner Piers Morgan boasted that his charity, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, was able to construct a $60 million wing at its offices by virtue of the publicity on popular reality program.

Other poker players took exception to the terms used by Rivers and her daughter, Melissa, to describe poker players during the season, which lasted 11 episodes. The Rivers family labeled Duke a “whore,” “pit viper,” and “Nazi” and called poker players “trash.” Duke compared Rivers to a “cancer” in a battle of words. One PocketFives.com poster noted, “Annie deserved to win. And I believe there are a LOT of poker players (who also dabble in the world of business) that may want to b**** slap Joan and Melissa sometime… borderline slanderous statements may come back to bite her.”

Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu weighed in on the outcome of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. In a blog posted on Full Contact Poker, Negreanu noted, “Going into the last task, it was pretty clear that Annie was a huge favorite to win. Of the five criteria, she had one of them in the bag- fund raising.” Negreanu revealed that Duke’s brother, Howard Lederer, donated $100,000 during the silent auction. Ultimate Bet’s Phil Hellmuth told Poker News Daily that he contributed $80,000. In total, the event raised $460,000, which was triple the take of Rivers’ gala. Negreanu questioned Duke selecting ally and Playboy Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick with her first pick: “She could have picked Brande last, as Joan did. I was surprised to see this obvious mistake. Seriously, it was a major tactical error. Herschel ended up being a rock star on the challenge.” The elder Rivers selected her daughter with her third and final pick, knowing that Duke would not draft Melissa Rivers to her team.

In the final boardroom, which played out in front of a live studio audience in New York City, the two finalists from Season 1, Morgan and country music star Trace Adkins, were asked for their opinion on who should be the next Celebrity Apprentice. Both favored Rivers, with Morgan claiming that she deserved to win after taking down three of the five criteria on the final task. Adkins’ answer was more cryptic; the singer merely said that Rivers “had that charitable thing.” Negreanu hypothesized, “His vote, and this is all speculation, I think had a little bit to do with the charity chosen. That’s just a total guess on my part, but I think with him being a full-blooded American, he preferred a charity that would benefit people in the U.S.” Duke was playing for Refugees International, an organization that she works closely with as part of Ante Up for Africa.

World Series of Poker (WSOP) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack extended his congratulations to Duke even though she did not win the reality program’s second celebrity installment. In his Twitter feed, Pollack commented, “Proud of [Duke] 4 an incredible season on C.A. + representing the poker community w/smarts, style + grace! U r our champion + hero!”

The Celebrity Apprentice will return in early 2010 for Season 3, the ninth installment of the show overall.

82 Comments

  1. lany says:

    Can’t believe how Trump didn’t ONCE stop the disgusting rants from Joan Rivers. I guess he used to spoiled brats and giving them what they want, how un-professional, he definitely LOST my and my family’s respect- we watched many apprentices now we are so turned off, will not watch ever again…Trump you buried yourself with this one.

  2. Anonymous says:

    I have never written about a TV program but I will never watch Celebrity Apprentice again. Donald Trump was biased from the start with the Rivers and Dennis Rodman. I was appalled at the reaction of Joan Rivers and her outbursts and turned the TV off. I don’t need to hear all the name calling and accusations without her even listening to the other side. I thought Annie Duke behaved admirably in the heat of things and I’m sorry TV has turned to making a profit off of hatred.

  3. Catherine says:

    I will have to agree with the above comment. Joan Rivers is a “low class act” who showed her true colors during this entire ordeal. Annie held herself with poise and honor. They have lost another viewer in me; not that it will sway them one way or another.

  4. Baileycc says:

    Rivers win would be controversial and we would be talking about it today. It was best for the Trump show to give the win to Rivers even thou the foul mouth pair(skag daughter included)was undeserving and Annie Duke will be the winner in the long run.

  5. GarySorensen says:

    I too was outraged at how Donald let Joan and Melissa just rant, ramble, malign and interrupt unchecked. How ridiculous was that? Donald couldn’t tell Joan to stuff it because she and her D-List posse could destroy his reputation.

    Each of the components of the final task was not equal. Charity and Kodak Branding along with Fund Raising should have clearly carried more weight than Elegance, Did you have fun and how many Celebrities attended.

    Annie won on the important points AND had a winning track record to boot. Of course the charities are the real winners here, but the true colors are starting to bleed through the Celebrity Apprentice producers and the Donald.

  6. Bob says:

    I believe Joan Rivers may not have won it. I believe Annie Duke lost it. Had she not been underhanded and sevretive and two-faced she would have been the winner. Those qualities will not work in business. You can fool people once, then you will be black balled. Joan may have been loud and rude, but she did so publicly, I think Trump appreciated her being up front rather than being decietful. Afteral, this was Celebrity Apprentice, not Survivor.

  7. flo says:

    she clearly won…………you gambler or poker player need to get a life…….gambling is an addiction…………she won get over it………..

  8. linda says:

    rivers deserved to win. duke is prettty conniving/controlling player. she isn’t a leader – she just does everything and doesn’t include others. thats NOT a leader! The live finale with all the prior players was somehwat of a farce – when they were called on – no one said what they actually said throughout the show (ie rodman & greene not having anythign to do).

  9. calvin hood says:

    MR. TRUMP
    My wife and I watched your finale show Annie against Joan.It was more like Annie against the entire cast. Why wasnt Joan challenged by you about the statement Annie made concerning the reason the decoraters quit and would not work on any project for the apprentice.Joan and her daughter clearly displayed conduct that should have been addressed on the show in front of the entire cast. Joan and Mellissa should have been fired for the fowl language that could never be used in a real business meeting. I know this is just TV but some of us take the show as being real business. Congrats to both for raising all the money for their charities.
    CALVIN HOOD
    BALTIMORE MD

  10. Lynn says:

    LAST time that I will be watching this show. Trump should know that all the remarks of Rivers were actionable and she should have been fired right off. This might as well be it’s SERIES FINALE because it has lost its credibility.

  11. NOT HAPPY says:

    I HAVE WATCHED EVERY APPRENTICE,SAD TO SAY THIS WILL BE MY LAST. DONALD AND JOAN WERE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS THAT HE COULD NOT STOP HER FROM MAKING A BIG MOUTH JERK OUT OF HERSELF. FURTHER MORE HER AND HER DAUGHTER THINK THAT THEY ARE JEWISH PRINCESS’S GET OVER IT GIRLS ACT YOUR AGE. I THINK DONALD PROVOKED ALOT OF THE
    DISPUTE ABOUT THE DECORATOR HE KNEW WHAT WENT DOWN. FURTHER MORE JUST BECAUSE ANNE WAS SO UPSET SHE SAID SHE WANTED HER TO DIE JOANS LUCKY ANNIE HAD CLASS SHE SHOULD HAVE KNOCKED THE OLD LADY OUT( BUT SHE MIGHT NEED MORE BOTOX ) OH WELL LATER APPRENTICE, ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD YOUR STUPID SHOW

  12. matt says:

    annie won. she had more money and joan comments were off the chart. by picking joan, the Apprentice jumped the shark!

  13. RM says:

    Joan deserved to win – she could lead a team better and lead the projects better. Annie was way to bossy and people did not like to work for her. She didn’t treat people well. In the real world – Annie would be left with zero people working for her company — as she is a bitch to everone. I wanted to punch her in the face everytime she opened her narcissistic mouth!

  14. Jim says:

    Although I have never missed a single episode of The Apprentice in it’s entire history, I am not sure I will continue to watch it in the future. Allowing Joan and her nasty daughter to rant on and on was unforgivable. Didn’t Donald know the reason for the event decoraters quitting as described by Annie was absolutely true?
    Annie was the one that showed class, not the Rivers girls. I think “The Apprentice” lost a lot of friends, not to mention, a lot of credibility last night.
    Bravo Annie.

  15. Joe says:

    The Apprentice is the only reality show I have seen that has no rules. It comes down to what The Don wants. Last year it was all about who made the most money for their charity. This year, they changed the “rules” else it would have been such a one sided blow out. I do find it interesting that Joan Rivers, who has been in entertainment for ever, can only come up with $150k and a bunch of old drag queens – and yes I include Kathy Griffin. The best part of the night was the look on The Don’s face when Clint called him out on his editing practices.

  16. monday says:

    it is very simple, annie got beat in the final event 3-2. not to sure how anyone can argue with that.

  17. Anonymous says:

    I have to agree with most of these comments. Joan Rivers was vicious and filthy mouth. It seemed like there was nothing that she would have done to make you fire her.
    You lost A LOT of credibility. I know there is going to be a 10 season, but I bet there won’t be an 11th

  18. steve says:

    Joan is a mean-spirited tart – the reason she was fired from the Tonight Show, fired from E! Red Carpet, fired from pretty much any job that doesn’t involve selling cheap ugly jewelry is the same reason the designer dropped out of helping her – she is obnoxious. She should ask herself why none of her friends gave money and why the closest celebrities at the party were drag queens – why? Because everyone who has ever been in touch with her despises her. Her pathos is best demonstrated in her addiction to plastic surgery, which is yet another way for her to pay people to care for/about her. Don’t even get me started on her pathetic daughter – with 6 billion people in the world, any reason a multi-millionaire is alone? Beyond Melissa’s horse chompers and hypo-thyroid bulging eyes, lies a truly caustic personality. Annie was by far the better player and psst…Kodak executives…with your decision it is no wonder you missed the digital revolution and are left selling photo frames.

  19. Mariann says:

    It’s about time some of you realize that these shows on NBC don’t care about truth of any kind. They care about money, power and ratings. I stopped watching all of NBC’s shows. I found out on the net who won and why. I knew it would turn out this way because that is the NBC way. Just click to another channel I promise you’ll be a lot happier. Just think you might watch some thing that has some truth and integrity

  20. John says:

    The project was not about who got the most money. The winner was the best out of 5. That’s why Joan, who had 3 of 5 and Kodak like her idea, won the project. Whether we like it or not, it’s The Don’s Show and he will and does change as the the game moves forward.

  21. Sally says:

    I loved the Celebrity Apprentice that is until this one. The way Annie Duke was treated is a shame.I strongly belive that Mr. Trump and especially Joan Rivers owe the poker player a BIG appology and set things traight.

  22. ANON says:

    Annie never stood a chance. I admire her for not punching Joan Rivers in her transplated face. Her hand would have gotten stuck in the goo. Trump wanted to create a controversy. Pokers Players- LETS DUMP THE TRUMP!!!

  23. Kris says:

    So let me get this straight. Annie raised more money, and had more charity awareness. Joan “Had Better Celebritied” to break the tie? Isn’t this a show about raising money for charity. I agree Annie was too bossy, but seriously, she did better at what really mattered. I guess getting Kathy Griffin and some drag queens to come to a show about rasing money for charity makes you a winner. Also if Trump had any balls he would have played Joan the clip where the designer wouldn’t help Annie, and Joan still would have said Annie was lying. Maybe Donald secretly has something to gain from Joan winning. They both weren’t the nicest people in the world, but I am done watching, as the decesion made absolutely no sense. I guess that’s what you do when you’re girl’s going to lose, you stack the deck.

  24. Aka78413 says:

    Seems to me that for a bunch of poker players there is a lot of snarking about someone who just simply lost the gamble. Annie gambled that if she got Melissa fired she could get rid of both Melissa & Joan in one fell swoop. Joan called her hand on that one… and still stayed in the game. Annie gambled that she could psych out the other players, and she Joan beat her at her own game – causing Annie to lose focus and not concentrate on all the tasks at hand. If Joan deliberately got the event designer to quit the show it was a master stroke. Brandi has had experience setting up events and she should have been able to step up to the job… so even Brandi let Annie down. Annie’s failure to really utilize all the members of her team because she was so angry at Joan cost her the pot. She has no one to blame for herself.

  25. Anonymous says:

    wow.. I thought Annie was despicable.. she was all sweet to their face, then back biting as soon as they left.. thats the lowest kind of person there is..
    Sure Joan is loud, she has ALWAYS been loud.. but everything she said was right..
    I only wish the camera had been on Annie’s face so all the world could see the witch’s reaction to losing to Joan..lol

  26. chelle says:

    Congrats To JOAN! At 1st i don’t like her plastic face, her sensitivity and her protection towards her daughter. But after all the episodes I watched, I learnt that she has a “GOOD HEART” towards people surrounds her, specially the ill people, and any other contestants around , except “Annie” and thats because she is a very manipulative person, a cut throat person and a backstabber (even to Brande her partner/friend). Annie is good in fundraising but not in BUSINESS. No body wants to have business with a snake & a cut throat , they will bleed silently. Actually i’m surprised that Joan is winning (eventhou I’m hoping she’s winning) cuz i saw annie’s performance is stronger week by week & at the same time, u can see that she played the game just like a poker & wanted to win just to get the “TITLE” and changed the World’s perception that A POKER PLAYER is something U could proud of ( Just like Brande). However, I’m amazed by Joan’s strength & power and didnt know that she’s 75. Incredible!! instead she should be just a grandma relaxing at home=

  27. Joe says:

    I emailed LIFELOCK and complained about Joan Rivers remarks about poker players, EVERYBODY here should do the same, maybe they’ll FIRE HER!!!

  28. Johanna says:

    I was very disappointed by Mr. Trump’s decision to declare Joan Rivers a winner. It was very unjust. I have totally lost respect for Joan Rivers; she is so rude and she is a liar. She was denying things which we all saw on the screen. Annie is not only very smart but she behaved very respectfully during frequent Joan’s outbursts and attacks. The final decision was a joke! Joan is a role model??? Let me laugh!!!

  29. Elizabeth says:

    **monday Says: it is very simple, annie got beat in the final event 3-2. not to sure how anyone can argue with that. ***

    I can argue with that! How could Trump say that Joan won the “celebrity aspect” with her drag queens? Annie had REAL celebrities. She should have had three of five and won.

    Joan and Melissa were acting like children. The whole thing was horriffic. Like Annie said, that kind of behavior would be actionable in a real business. It should have resulted in Joan being fired- but Trump just let her berate Annie without even a slap on the wrist!

    I have lost SO MUCH respect for Joan and Donald (I never had any for Melissa). Since the game is clearly fixed, or is just based on Trumps whims, I will not be wasting my time watching this show in the future.

    Annie was nothing but pure class/business/grace/charm. So classy! Even in the face of outright insults to her charcter and her friends she stayed cool.

    Annie- you are a role model, an inspiration and most of all a winner!

  30. moose says:

    BEING A JEWISH MAN I AM ASHAMED OF THE RIVERS WOMEN. THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE IS THE RED CARPET.BIG DEAL.I WOULD HAVE WALKED OUT ON THE SHOW IF I WAS ANNE.$$ IS NOT AS INPORTANT AS YOUR DIGINITY.I WILL NEVER WATCH ANYTHING TRUMP OR THE RIVERS WOMEN DO FROM THIS DATE FORWARD. TODAY MISS CALIF WAS RACKED OVER THE COALS FOR EXPRESSING HER OPINION.TRUMP STOLE MONEY FROM INVESTORS IN A SAN DIEGO PROJECT. HE HAS FILED BK TWICE. HE IS LIKE ALL THE RIVERS WOMEN AND FEELS LIKE HE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

  31. Monty54 says:

    I have my doubts that the Kodak execs like Joan’s work better. It didn’t seem that way on the show. Joan is a evil liar. Seems like the NYC crowd set up the win for Joan. No one in their right mind would have picked Joan over Annie. Well, Joan and her daughter can now retire to Grey Gardens.

  32. Bill says:

    What a bunch of bull, Annie should have won. Rivers was the squeakiest wheel and she got oiled. Annie never went said anything about Rivers and she played fairly. Both Rivers, mom and daughter just ran their mouths and in the long run wound up wilnning the big prize. Annie should have sone the Apprentice this season. Trump should nhave called the party planner and found ou the story himself. and that would have settled the whole case. Rivers was out of line so many times it was in inexcusable. She should have been fired when she first started shooting off her mouth.

  33. Lexpilot says:

    I think The Donald lost a lot of credibility on this one. Burnett’s film editors showed that the event planner quit because of Joan Rivers. When Joan called Annie a liar for exposing Joan’s responsibility for the planners to quit The Donald never called Joan about her lie. He just let Joan continue to berate Annie. In my mind it appears that the New York friendship of Donald and Joan came into play. Donald just figured that Annie would go home to Nevada and leave him be. But Joan has an audience. If she chose to make jokes about Donald on stage if she lost this would not be what Donald wanted.
    The deck was stacked in favor of Joan. The 5 criteria should not carry equal weight. In previous seasons it was the amount of money raised. Annie raised more money. Joan is great for a 75 year old woman. But Annie is greater.
    You blew it Donald. I hope I have the fortitude to tune out the Apprentice next season.

  34. Gisele says:

    I never liked Joan Rivers,but now I totally dislike and have no respect for her. I had never met her daughter and thank GOD, I will not have to see her again. They are 2 lying disrespectful people in my book. I was raised to respect my elders, but in Joan’s case there is no respect to be given to her. As for Donald Trump, if you put on another show, do not put on your friends because it is obvious, Joan should not have won due to her foul language and disrespect of others and also because of her treatment towards the decoraters. Doanld knew what went on and still gave her the win. This will not be my favorite show anymore. I like shows that are fair, not fixed accordingly to friends. Joan you are so disrespect you stink, and may you lose all respect from others, you need to give to receive and you don’t. And oh yeah, put your fake tears away, you hypocrite, you are the manipulator with your mouth and then your tears. And Annie got over yourself, please.

  35. savid homer says:

    JUMPED THE SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Ive watched them all this is bs and ill never watch C A again,trumpy s lost his mind the show will die because of it , we may not see it all but america aint stupid like the show must think, rivers is a spoiled little brat who always gets her way donald to spinless to put his foot down, duke got railroaded bye the this made for tv shnanigan nice money grab this time trump u didnt call it like u saw it and your done because, time to go back to being a wall street ashol that no one cares about and u r daughter looks like the biggest niatch in real life what a bunch of losers

  36. Landshark says:

    Felt like I was shot through the heart when the Donald made that bad bad bad decision. Annie won HANDS DOWN!! No balls Don. In past seasons, you have delivered the drama but also had control over your players…Annie had more control of everything than you ever did…and then when you could have gained control you allowed the River Rat to control you. Sad, very sad. I haven’t missed a single season of the Apprentice, but I won’t be watching in the future.

  37. Riley says:

    I want to literally scream every time some idiot tries to justify Donald Chump stealing the prize from Annie and giving it to Joan Rivers by the 3 out of 5 criteria. First of all the criteria are a sad joke because of their blatant discriminatory nature. Trump clearly does not know how to rate a celebrity in the first place which is evident by looking at the D-list crew he assembled for this season (Khloe Kardashian, The deal or no deal girl, etc. give me a break) They mine as well have had being Jewish as the 6th determinant. I mean could you even imagine the backlash if Annie would have called that old bag of bones Joan “Hitler”? No you can’t because Annie refused to stoop to that level even when she was being double teamed by JR and her mutt of a daughter. There is literally nothing else Annie could have done to put herself in the position to win. She won her challenges, never lost as project manager, and raised the most money by a landslide – all the while fending off the Rivers’ verbal assaults with a smile.

    When you can’t possibly win no matter what you do the fix is in. Annie didn’t walk into the final boardroom last night she walked into a Lion’s Den with her head held high and her class still intact. And although she may not have won the sham known as the celebrity apprentice she became the people’s champ last night.

    Shame on Chump, Joan, Melissa, Piers, and NBC.

  38. Ross says:

    Annie was a skank she though she was gods gift to this game…she got her ass handed to her , as for all you poker playing mutts…baaaaawaaahahahahahah! Eat crow! p.s Mellisa is hot! rofl!

  39. Clipatoreal says:

    Annie sunk to her low again bitting the ankles of Jone Rivers. If all you poker players cant see that your just as daft as her. If she would of shut her cakehole and focused on what she did and what Rivers didn’t do she would of won. But she has an ego from were ? Poker what a farce its a card game, its mostly luck , it aint rocket science. So to the Victor go the spoils, as for Annie try porn movies now

  40. LOLOLOLOLOL says:

    Annie Duke is a snake and would bite all of you whiners is the arse if given the chance. She is a manipulative back stabber. I lost all respect for her when she bragged about giving the best BJs on national TV. SHE HAS FOUR CHILDREN! Talk about your white trash!!!

    Not a fan of either one really but glad Joan won. :o)

  41. LOLOLOLOLOL says:

    BTW~ Gotta love it at the end when Annie thought she won by starting to throw up her hands in victory only to lower them in defeat. LOLOLOLOL!!! Only wish I could see/ hear her reaction to losing. Go back to playing poker……And for all of you who are whining about Joan having no celebrities at her party…..Who the Heck is Annie Duke? Had any of you ever heard of her or seen her before the show? Didn’t think so…

  42. Reality Check says:

    I can’t believe that Don Sr. was so blinded to his own business principles. Even Don Jr. indicated that Annie would have been his choice because she dealt with everything from a business, not a personal perspective. Annie was so right when she said that no other Board Room in America would allow the kind of behavior that Joan and Melissa displayed to go unchecked. Move over Don Sr. – Don Jr’s the man now!

  43. Riley says:

    Clipatoreal,

    I don’t even play poker but you mean to tell mean that its a coincidence you see the same ten people every year at the final table? It’s not and you’re a complete idiot. Also, she did focus on what she was doing as evident by all of her victories and the insane amount of money she dragged in. Maybe she should have quit, interrupted everyone that had a valid point against her, brought in no money, called Joan “Hitler” or had one of Donald Trump’s family members on the board of her charity (Look it up, Blaine Trump).

    She chose not to stoop to those low levels and we all applaud her for it.

  44. Monica says:

    I’m amazed at how personal some people are taking this issue. It’s TV people! It’s a game! For my opinion I think Joan played Annie great. Annie thought she was playing everyone else, but the truth of the matter is that she got outplayed herself. She was not all business because she allowed her hate (personal feelings) get in the way of her thinking. She tried very hard to manipulate the game so she would end up playing against her “friend” Brande, but the truth is she knew she could win Brande. Whether you like the 5 tasks involved at the end or not, Donald made it very clear that the last task was NOT based on who raised the most money. Annie went into it with her eyes open. She should have covered all 5 aspects, but her personal feelings gave way and she wanted to raise more money than her rival. Guess what? she did! It just didn’t get her the win.

    The party decorator quit because he was a weak business man. He embarrassed himself and his company and I hope Trump doesn’t use him again. It was Joan’s project and he was not listening to her requests and idea’s he wanted his own. When she simply asked his assistant to have him speak to another planner who she had worked with in the past and was use to her style he became insulted and called her back and quit. I guess he was too big time to listen to anyone but himself.

    As for the name calling, what I saw was Joan making statements directly to Annie in front of Donald and Annie making her remarks when she thought noone was listening. Joan shows much more passion when Annie may hold more in and I guess that’s what people don’t like but Joan came off more honest. Joan is also much louder than Annie, but that’s her personality and the reason she was on the show. I had never heard of Annie Duke or any other poker players before this show and am sure that’s true for many American’s. I read these comments that state how low Joan is for attacking Annie and then they make the same or worse comments about Joan. What does that make you for saying the things you are saying. Both women played very different techniques and one won. That’s all. If you don’t like it, become a millionaire and start your own show.

    Congradulations to both women and both charities.

  45. Clipatoreal says:

    hey Riley … your tool too. Annie the skank yapped and yapped as Trumped rolled his eyes back… about “how Joan caused her designer to quit” Sounds to me you watch alot of poker..rofl what a farce.. is that the only channel you get in your trailer park you tool! And again who the fk is Annie Duke never heard of here before…pokers sucks…earth to borinnng dude..how lame!

  46. Idaho says:

    We agree…they jumped the shark!!!!! We won”t worry about seeing next year

  47. Crystle says:

    It looks like Annie Duke was dooped.

  48. Riley says:

    Clip,

    First of all, based on your numerous grammatical errors (ex. “your tool too”; correct use would be “you’re” + an “a”) I’m assuming your highest level of education is junior college so congratulations. Also, I’ll have to check with my little brothers what “rofl” means because I don’t frequent chat rooms like you so I don’t know the meaning. Second, I didn’t pick the contestants on the show so stating that Annie isn’t well known enough is something you will have to take up with the Donald. If her lack of celebrity status was ground for firing her what was the point of casting her in the first place? Next, one of Trump’s family members is actually on the board of Joan’s charity – look up Blain Trump… a bit shady.

    As for the designer he has done numerous interviews in the wake of this controversy stating what an animal Joan is and when asked if he’d ever work for her again he replied, “over my dead body!” (google news David Tutera for further examples). Which has absolutely nothing to do with Annie and all to do with Joan being a despicable (Clip here is a link so you can familiarize yourself with the meaning of such a big word http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/despicable) human being. I mean JR was born and raised in New York, talk about home court advantage, and all she could muster up was $100,000? That alone speaks volumes about her personality and ability to make and maintain friends.

    Last, Annie didn’t get to yap and yap because Joan kept interrupting her every time she made a valid point. Trump allowed this to go on throughout the entire show which displayed what a complete orange skinned coward the guy truly is. You don’t have to live in a trailer park to see the unfiltered bias.

    Clip I think it’s time for you to get off the internet and return home because some village out there is missing its idiot.

  49. Barry says:

    I agree with all those whose opinion is that Annie was the actual winner. As Pierce put it, last season there were four criteria and Trump had to assess the track record of both finalists to decide that Pierce had the edge. Given the same rules this year a similar situation would have presented itself, and Annie would have won. Trump was biased from the beginning, and it showed when he commented that Jessie shouldn’t say that Dennis was stupid, but yet he let Joan rant on about trash and Hitler, and all the rest of the low life comments she made about both Annie and Brandie. This last two should have been in the finale, not Joan. She should have been fired a long time ago. All she managed to do after running off the designer was to bring in her transvestite geriatric friends, which even Donald admitted, were a bit scary. Definitely not an event to take your kids to, yet they commented on the fact that there were kids present. Where are the parents? I have had it with Trumps bias and deciding up front who will win the show. If I were to watch again it would be only after they institute winning by popular vote and let America call in just like most of the other reality shows. Otherwise I hope Trump’s 10th season will be his last. He dug his own hole, didn’t even listen to his two kids who have a lot more common sense than he does. Basta.

  50. Clipatoreal says:

    Hey Riley Bottom line is Annie lost, chew on it.

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