Rosie O'Donnell
and Donald Trump may once again butt heads, but this time
it's on Trump's turf. No, we
aren't talking about an American
Gladiator-style joust on top of the Trump
Tower (though who wouldn't love to see that?).
Instead, the two might bring their fight into the
boardroom on a celebrity edition of NBC's
The Apprentice, according to The Washington Post.
The network
agreed to pick up another season of The Apprentice
after its British version received high ratings with
celebrity contestants, NBC's new entertainment
cochairman, Ben Silverman, announced in a TV press tour
Monday. All contestants will be playing for
charity.
"What
could be more fun than Donald sharing his business acumen
with celebrities on our air?" Silverman asked.
"I think it would be great to have Rosie on
The Apprentice. Donald told me personally
to extend the invitation to her."
The history of
O'Donnell and Trump's feud began last year when Trump
gave then-Miss USA a second chance after she
had been accused of underage drinking. (Trump
owns the pageant along with NBC.) On the talk show
The View, which she was cohosting at the
time, O'Donnell expressed displeasure at Trump's
decision, claiming he was a "snake-oil
salesman." In return, Trump called O'Donnell
"my nice fat little Rosie" and
threatened a lawsuit.
O'Donnell
spokeswoman Cindi Berger denied the news. "Not in
this lifetime or beyond will this ever
happen--someone needs to put down the crack
pipe," she told The Washington Post. (The Advocate)