Star Jones and Niki Taylor win big on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’

The new season of The Celebrity Apprentice premiered tonight and the big winners were Star Jones and teammate Niki Taylor, who both raised money for their respective charities. Star Jones was the biggest winner, earning $174,000 for the American Heart Association. As a reward for being voted MVP for her team, supermodel Niki Taylor was given $35,000 for her chosen charity, the American Red Cross. On the other end of the spectrum, David Cassidy was the biggest loser of the night when he became the first celebrity to hear those dreaded words from Donald Trump, “You’re fired!”
Here were some other highlights from tonight’s premiere episode of The Celebrity Apprentice:
Star Jones was the project leader for ASAP, with Richard Hatch heading up Backbone.
Funniest moment of the night: Gary Busey dressed as evangelist Pizza Profit.
Biggest surprise of the night: The women’s team had to forfeit a donation of $35,000 because they couldn’t deliver their pizzas on time.
Hardest workers: Niki Taylor, John Rich, and Jose Canseco.
Flew under the radar: Mark McGrath, Meatloaf, Hope Dworaczyk, La Toya Jackson
Biggest disappointments: David Cassidy and Dionne Warwick
Most outspoken: NeNe Leakes, Lisa Remini, Lil Jon, and Richard Hatch
Most refreshing: Marlee Matlin
The challenge: Both teams were tasked with setting up shop at a pizza joint. The team that raised the most dough would win the challenge. Backbone raised $55,000, while ASAP brought in an impressive $174,000. The Women’s team crushed the men’s team and sailed through the first round as the clear victors.
The boardroom: Richard Hatch was very outspoken in the boardroom, especially after Jose Canseco brought up the incident where Hatch shoved David Cassidy. After listening to the arguments, Donald Trump asked Hatch whom he wanted in the final boardroom with him. Hatch picked Canseco and Cassidy. The incident was brought up again and David Cassidy kept leaning on Jose for support and affirmation. Although Trump said that he is not a fan of Richard Hatch, he thought David Cassidy did not give his all and that he leaned too much on pal Canseco. “David, you’re fired!” Casualty number one was on his way out via taxi.
The next new episode of The Celebrity Apprentice airs at 9/8c on Sunday, March 13th. The upcoming challenge involves writing a book for kids and then performing it. In an interesting twist, one project manager fails to unite his or her team. Be sure to tune in to see all the antics of the new season of The Celebrity Apprentice.