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Well, no one's ever accused The Celebrity Apprentice of making relevant casting choices in the past. Why should this year be any different?

NBC has unveiled the 14 "celebrities" who will compete for the chance to be Donald Trump's errand boy (or girl) when the third season of the reality show kicks off March 14.

Sadly, not even two months' prep time may be enough to hype this list of contenders: Sharon Osbourne is arguably the best known competitor, and she'll be joined by the has-been likes of Cyndi Lauper, Bret Michaels, Holly Robinson Peete, TV chef Curtis Stone, Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks, Sinbad, and athletes Darryl Strawberry and Michael Johnson, among others.

And, a full nine months after they wanted him—and anybody cared about him—the Peacock can finally count disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as one of its wannabe apprenti.

Um, score?

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Television's greatest villains never really go away, do they?

Omarosa Maingault-Stallworth is getting her own reality show…and with Donald Trump, no less.

Omarosa's Ultimate Merger won't be yet another stab at working for the big cheese—this time it's all about the current seminary student finding a mate. She'll be choosing from a dozen potential suitors, according to Variety.

"Omarosa was a great personality on The Apprentice that was watched by over 40 million people as it became the No. 1 show on TV," says Trump, who's producing the series for the TV One network. "Omarosa is smart, witty and difficult, but all of those qualities will make for some very interesting entertainment."

In case you've forgotten, this isn't Omarosa's first, second or even third time at the reality television dog and pony show. In addition to The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice, she tangled with Janice Dickinson on The Surreal Life, got competitive on the Battle of the Network Reality Stars and made brief appearances on Fear Factor, Celebrity Poker Showdown and I Love New York.

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Omarosa is pretty tough, but do you think her new show will qualify for our Dangerous Reality-TV Gallery?

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When you think Omarosa, think messenger of God. (Not, you know, original Apprentice villain and reality show vet who paved the way for whore pit vipers everywhere.)

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth has seemingly changed her evilly-"edited" ways and enrolled in the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, where she will begin pursuing her doctor of ministry.

According to the Dayton Daily News, Manigault-Stallworth, who was a political consultant prior to making the D-list reality rounds, will begin her two-year program on Monday.

Good lord.

Somehow, "You're Evangelized!," doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

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The last season of Celebrity Apprentice was Omarosa-free, but it wasn't drama-free. Catch the video highlights lowlights.

Has Dennis Rodman made a clean rebound?

Early on in The Celebrity Apprentice his drinking problem was brought to light in the boardroom when Jesse James and fellow team mates called him out in front of Donald Trump.

So it was a bit of a shocker when Dennis made a comeback in the final episode, but he managed to impress The Donald with his hard work and seemed to do it all sober.

E! News Weekend caught up with Dennis at the finale and he gave us the inside scoop on the extent of his addiction and how he’s managing it. Watch the clip for the details!

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Annie Duke may be the Duchess of poker, but the cards were not in her favour on The Celebrity Apprentice.

After a bitter battle with rival Joan Rivers that included some serious mud slinging, where Joan called Annie "worse than Hitler" and Annie said Joan was a cancer, it was Joan who ultimately impressed Donald Trump the most.

E! News Weekend caught up with Annie at the live finale and she talks about her disappointment and her on-going resentment towards Joan. 

Keep reading for all the details!

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Joan Rivers and Annie Duke faced the firing squad on the finale of The Celebrity Apprentice.  Even though Annie fought hard and raised the most money than any other contestant throughout the competition, it was the 75-year-old Rivers who won the coveted title of Celebrity Apprentice and $250,000 for her charity, Gods Love We Deliver.

So what was it about Joan that won Donald Trump over?  What do the other contestants adore about her? And what did Joan learn from Annie?

Check the video to find out as Trump, Joan Rivers, Piers Morgan, Stephen Baldwin and Trace Atkins all weigh in on the win. 

Apparently, name calling isn't a deal breaker for Donald Trump.

At least that's the way it seemed on tonight's The Celebrity Apprentice season two finale. After three grueling hours of Trump's promises of "vicious" competition between the finalists, entertainment icon, Joan Rivers, was hired and world poker-pro, Annie Duke, got the boot.

As Duke stated in her final plea, "She called my friends Mafia and said that I was worse than Hitler. That is not professional."

Professionalism aside, Trump made the call and to the surprise of, well, no one, Rivers—and her charity, God's Love We Deliver—emerged victorious.

The real drama happened when Rivers and Duke faced-off in the final boardroom and past teammates were reunited to hash things out for the last time.

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E! News Weekend's Jason Ruta caught up with the famous faces—and famous hair in Donald Trump’s case—at the Met Costume Gala in a night to remember.

The Donald hit the red carpet with his stunning wife Melania and daughter Ivanka, where they gave Jason the inside scoop on the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice, airing on E! Sunday.

So can we expect a full on Joan Rivers and Annie Duke blow-out in the 3-hour finale?  Click the video for the details!

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It's a triple firing this time when Donald Trump sends Clint Black, Brande Roderick and Jesse James home, leaving Annie Duke and Joan Rivers to battle it out in the final showdown!

Tell us, which celebrity do you think will win it all? Take our poll.

Finale: Live 3-hour finale from the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Annie and Joan must choose among former contestants to fill out their new teams. Then Trump reveals the final task: In the hours before a performance of Cirque du Soleil's hit show Wintuk, each team will produce a pre-theatre VIP party featuring a silent auction made up of items the celebrities themselves bring to the table.

The final episode of Celebrity Apprentice airs on Sunday at 8pm ET/PT on E! Missed an episode? Watch it again now!

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After an intense showdown between the Rivers and Annie Duke, the teams try to put aside their differences in the next challenge and work with New York Knicks star David Lee. In E!’s Celebrity Apprentice your votes tied Clint Black and Annie Duke at 31% each, however, it was Melissa Rivers who was fired by Donald Trump and stormed out of Trump Tower with her mother Joan Rivers.

Next Episode: Will Joan come back? Find out as the teams write and perform a new jingle for Chicken of the Sea, including the famous lyric "Ask any mermaid you happen to see - what's the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea." Plus, the celebs face their toughest boardroom yet as Trump reveals the finalists!

Celebrity Apprentice airs on Sundays 9pm ET/PT on E! Missed an episode? Watch it again now!

Which celebrity would you fire? Take our poll.

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