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Trump was fired from NBC's fall lineup and now he's re-hired. Something tells me this is gonna be hu-uuge.

AP:

Apprentice' to return with celebrities

By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Check your publicist at the boardroom door — NBC is inviting celebrities to try to wow Donald Trump in the next version of "The Apprentice." And while it would make for a marquee matchup, don't expect Rosie O'Donnell to be among them.

"It will never happen in this lifetime or beyond," said Cindi Berger, O'Donnell's spokeswoman.

The network announced Monday that the game show will be back in the middle of next season with the celebrity twist, the winner donating proceeds to charity instead of going to work for The Donald.

Huh?!? So the show that is supposedly the ultimate job interview doesn't end with someone getting a job?

I guess this just means one thing, Trump doesn't want to give K-Fed a job either.

Round 7: Barbara Weighs In

Show of hands for everyone who is tiring of the Rosie-Trump feud...

Yep, that's what I thought.

The whole thing -- which started off as mildly shocking and wildly entertaining celebrity banter has devolved into a rather lame situation where Trump keeps repeating his same five "Rosie is stupid" talking points while Rosie pretends she doesn't care, but actually ends up getting The Donald revved up for more -- has grown tired.

The saga continued Wednesday on The View where, it seems, Rosie and Barbara Walters tried to put the whole thing behind themselves.



We'll see if Donald retaliates (I'm guessing the characterization of The Apprentice "tanking" will catch his ear), but for now I think everyone except the Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood producers are ready for this one to be over.

Round 6: Fear the Letterhead

The Trump-Rosie feud continues, but it seems like Trump is the only one throwing punches.

The latest? An odd letter to Rosie, signed by The Donald, printed on "The Trump Organization" letterhead.

In part, it reads:

Barbara [Walters] called me from her vacation (I did not call her) in order to apologize for your behavior. She had heard that I was going to retaliate against you and tried to talk me out of it.

...To be exact, she said that "working with her is like living in hell" and, more pointedly, "Donald, never get into the mud with pigs" and "don't worry, she won't be here for long."

One can't help but think that we are about a week or two away from Trump asking his contestants on The Apprentice to work on a challenge that hones the vital business skill of lashing out at a celebrity.

Round 5: Trump Tag Team

If you weren't watching the Today Show this morning you missed some good a.m. TV.

Donald Trump, along with his daughter Ivanka, were on the show to promote the upcoming season of The Apprentice. Naturally, the Rosie O'Donnell feud came up and Trump came out swinging. And just when you thought this celebrity feud couldn't get any more Best Week Ever-ready, it did -- the Trumps went tag team.

Wham! The Donald! Biff! Ivanka!

It got ugly.



I know Rosie is the Spaulding reader's choice for the ultimate winner of this battle royale, but the editorial staff is more confident than ever that Rosie will take the high road and we will have no choice but to declare The Donald the official winner.

Rosie vs. Trump - Round 4?

A loyal reader tipped the Spaulding editorial staff off on what appears to be a Rosie-penned blog entry in the form of a poem that addresses the whole Trump feud.

Rosie vs. Trump - Round 3

Well fight fans, if you wanted to see good third round action in the Rosie vs. Trump battle of the year, you're going to be disappointed. Rosie came out looking like a fighter in round three, but then eased up on the Donald:



Hmmm...does Trump have Rosie on the ropes? Looks like we may have to wait until after the new year to see if there is to be a round four.

It Is Sooooo On!

Forget the fight scenes in Rocky Balboa, the real fighting is on the small screen.

In the biggest, HUGEest celebrity fight since Ripa vs. Aiken, daytime TV and crap-tacular celebrity journalism present:

Rosie vs. Trump

Ding-Ding!!!

Round 1 - Rosie comes out swingin'



Round 2 - Trump goes boardroom on her a$$ -- and look out Rosie, Trump says he is going after your girlfriend too...



One can't help but think that this will not be settled easily.

The way I see it, they should just get into the ring at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (the finest, most luxuarious hotel and casino in Atlantic City -- or probably more accurately -- the woooorld) and be done with it.