Kim Kardashian is met with praise by fellow business moguls Donald Trump and Piers Morgan in NYC, NY on November 10, 2010 to celebrate her appearance on the Apprentice.

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Now that Rachel Uchitel has officially signed on for the latest installment of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Donald Trump doesn’t want her!

She was reportedly getting ready to ink a deal with the Donald for a stint on his show, but he’s since fired her before she even got hired!

TMZ reports:

TMZ broke the story … Trump offered her a spot on the next “Celebrity Apprentice.” A few minutes ago we told Trump that Rachel agreed over the weekend to go on “Celebrity Rehab.” Trump’s reaction: “It’s a terrible decision. We have zero interest in her now.”

Trump thinks Rachel will regret her decision. “Look at what ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ did for Piers Morgan. He’s getting Larry King’s job. She made a bad mistake.”

Trump’s final shot: “Celebrity Apprentice is a huge show and ‘Celebrity Rehab’ is not. I have 10 people who want to be on the show for every slot that’s available. I’m moving on.”

Which do you think she should’ve done?

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Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, 23, has tied the knot! She married Oakland Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller, 28. The two exchanged ‘I do’s’ at The Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego, Ca where Prejean is from.

The ceremony lasted a total of 25 minutes. Carrie looked beautiful in a mermaid style gown. Cocktails were served on the lawn following the ceremony.

After saying their goodbyes, the newlyweds were whisked away in a white Rolls Royce Phantom. Nice!

Prejean is best known for her controversial answer to Perez Hilton’s pageant competition question. He asked her if she was in favor of gay marriage. This was her reply.

“In my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman,” she replied. “No offense to anybody there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be, between a man and a woman.”

Her response outraged Hilton and others in the Miss California community. Hilton launched a crude attack against her. Organizer Keith Lewis even released a statement: “As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman.”

Carrie continued to rub the community the wrong way by working for the National Organization for Marriage.

Then to top it off semi-nude photos of the former Miss California began to circulate. This almost cost her the crown, but Donald Trump came to her defense saying the photos were fine.

But that’s not where it ends. Prejean did end up having her title taken away.

On June 10, however, Prejean was fired for violating her contract and “unwillingness to make appearances on behalf” of the organization, according to pageant officials.

But in an in interview with Access Hollywood, Prejean claimed otherwise: “None of this would be happening right now if I just said, ‘Yeah, gays should get married. You’re right, Perez Hilton.’”

First runner-up Tami Farrell replaced her as Miss California USA.

Congratulations on your wedding Carrie. Aren’t you glad you have the right to get married in this country?

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It’s Bret Michaels! I can honestly say that both him and Holly Robinson Peete were deserving of the title. It was a fierce competition. But how could Bret not win? After all, he practically cheated death to get to that finale.

Bret really looked like he was in pain sitting there at the final boardroom. He is a fighter and it was obvious that he would do anything to help his charity the American Diabetes Association.

But it all ended well with Holly also being awarded $250,000 to support HollyRod Foundation.

“You’ve done an amazing job in every single way,” Donald Trump said before announcing his choice on a live segment of NBC’s reality show. “A little flaky, but that’s OK. … You’ve also proven … to be very brave. I appreciate that.”

The other finalist, actress Holly Robinson Peete, has been “amazing,” Trump said, and then rendered his decision.

“Holly, I have to tell you, we all love you. And Brett, I have to tell you — you’re hired,” Trump pronounced, drawing a lusty “whoop” from Michaels.

Michaels’ appearance on the finale, which included live and taped segments, had been in question after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in April and was hospitalized again recently after suffering what doctors called a warning stroke. He faces surgery for a hole in his heart.

Trump didn’t downplay the drama involving Michaels’ health, asking the 47-year-old rock star of Poison fame if he was risking his life by coming on the finale against his doctors’ advice.

“Lately it seems like me just standing me up is risking my life,” Michaels replied, lightly, adding that it was worth the risk and he “came to win.” He walked haltingly and with a slight limp.

His presence brought a moment of honest reality to a carefully constructed TV genre.

Robinson Peete, 45, said she and Michaels had become close during the series and there would be none of last season’s animosity — a reference to finale fireworks between winner Joan Rivers and runner-up Annie Duke.

Robinson Peete teared up when she and Michaels took the stage before a studio audience in New York.
“Holly, that’s so beautiful. You’re crying,” Trump observed.

“Well, I mean, who in America isn’t?” she replied. Trump said that he’d never cried for his opponent.
“My 5-year-old son woke up this morning and said, ‘Mom, I love you, but I’m kinda pulling for Bret.’ How do you beat that?” Robinson Peete responded.

Both celebrities, who were playing to raise money for their favored causes, came out on top. Michaels, who as a child was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, claimed the winner’s prize for the, and Peete learned that her charitable group would receive a matching amount.

Trump said the maker of Snapple beverages had agreed to give a matching $250,000 to HollyRod Foundation, whose mission is to support families who have a loved one with a serious medical condition. The actress has a son diagnosed as autistic.

The final challenge for “The Celebrity Apprentice” had required Michaels and Robinson Peete to each create a new flavor of Snapple and a marketing campaign for the soft drinks. Their versions are being sold for a limited period and highlight work their causes.

This season of “Celebrity Apprentice” began airing in March with 14 contestants, each competing in business-oriented tasks around Manhattan to raise money for and publicize their favorite causes.

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Donald Trump claims to be in touch with people at the hospital where Bret Michaels remains in critical condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

He tells TMZ the 47-year-old rocker — who is currently competing on Trump’s The Celebrity Apprentice (which was filmed several months ago) — is in “big, big trouble and the prognosis is not great.”

Although Michaels’ reps haven’t confirmed Trump’s remarks, he says Michaels’ issue stems from the 63rd annual Tony Awards last June when the Poison front man was hit in the head by a piece of scenery.

Over the weekend, Trump told UsMagazine.com: “I am deeply saddened to hear about Bret Michaels and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family at this time. He’s a great competitor and champion and I hope he will be fine.”

On Monday, Michaels’ team — which over the weekend said the rocker was suffering from slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness — called him “a fighter and survivor.” They added that he is “under the best medical care possible.”

An update from Michaels’ doctors is expected as soon as they find the cause of the bleeding in the his brain.

“As of now Bret remains in ICU under 24 hour surveillance,” a statement read. “Further testing this week will help locate the source of the bleeding. Look for an official medical report from doctors this week here at BretMichaels.com.”

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Although Donald Trump has spent several weekends alone at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. this season, he denies any marital problems exist between him and his wife Melania.

“This is so ridiculous,” Trump, 63, tells People. “There was a report in the Palm Beach Daily News that Melania and I are having problems, and it is 100-percent false, as I told them.”

“The truth is,” he says, “our 5-year-old son Barron is in school [in New York] on Fridays until 5 p.m. and we don’t want to take him out to fly down to Palm Beach. So I have come alone. I left really early this past weekend because of the snowstorms.”

Trump, who stars on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, says that Melania, 39, is a good wife and mom, and these rumblings, started by bored Palm Beach socialites, are totally untrue.

“Melania used to come with me to Palm Beach every weekend, but now that we have a young son, his school comes first,” Trump tells People.

This weekend, however, there will be special plans for Valentine’s Day. “I am bringing Melania to Mar-a-Lago and plan to take her to the annual Palm Beach Heart Ball on Saturday night,” says Trump. “She is the co-chairwoman! All is well.”

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As news broke that Ivanka Trump had gotten engaged to longtime boyfriend Jared Kushner, publisher of the New York Observer, her real estate mogul father Donald Trump sends his good wishes to the twosome. “I am very happy about it. They make a magnificent couple!” he tells OK!.

Ivanka wrote about the joyous event on her Twitter page this morning, writing: “I got engaged last night…truly the happiest day of my life!!!”

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