Omarosa Manigault

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Omarosa Manigault : biography

February 15, 1974 –

On March 31, 2013, Omarosa and Dennis Rodman were brought back to the boardroom after their team, led by rapper Lil Jon, lost. Omarosa brought in $2,000 more than Rodman (apparently by sneaking money from her own purse to one of her friends to pay for art in the challenge), but she did not contribute memorabilia to be sold as Rodman had. After Omarosa suddenly aggressed on Lil Jon in the boardroom, Rodman sharply stood up to Omarosa which led to a heated argument that resulted in Trump respectfully firing Omarosa. The firing made her the second contestant in Apprentice history to ever be fired three times after La Toya Jackson.

Subsequent interviews

On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, when asked by Jimmy Fallon whether or not she felt the show set her up by having Piers Morgan act as one of the judges, Omarosa answered, "Well, you know it’s very unusual for a contestant to come back as a judge and single-mindedly target one contestant. I felt like I was competing against Piers as well as the other contestants. And it put me at a big disadvantage." In a later interview alongside her close friend Donald Trump, Omarosa added "Piers was creepy. He hung around and just watched all the time. He was out to get me, so I had to not only fight the other contestants but Piers as well. I never saw a judge that was so biased. It was strange how he was out to get me, but maybe its because of his awful ratings on his own show. I could kick his ass in most things.” Omarosa also noted that when she sees Morgan’s show canceled in a year, it will be “the best revenge.”

Lawsuit against La Toya Jackson

Following her stint on Celebrity Apprentice: All Stars, Omarosa announced that she was in the process of suing La Toya Jackson over Jackson’s backbiting remarks that insinuated that Omarosa had murdered her fiancé, Michael Clarke Duncan. Jackson made the remarks in Celebrity Apprentice confessionals and in following media interviews. In regards to her suit against Jackson, Omarosa has stated, "I’ve been in reality TV for a very long time, and I think that those were probably some of the most disgusting, despicable statements I’ve ever heard. And it will go down as some of the ugliest comments ever spoken on reality TV, but I have an incredible legal team who I’ve handed that all over to, and I’m sure they will handle her accordingly." It was even brought up in the live finale episode of All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.