Fired apprentices diss Joan Rivers

Fired apprentices diss Joan Rivers
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is no love lost between Brande Roderick and Jesse James, and Joan Rivers.

Playboy Playmate Roderick and motorcycle builder James were holding court on the Queen Mary Thursday morning, sizing up what remains of "The Celebrity Apprentice," from which they both were just "fired" by Donald Trump.

Their exits leave just two apprentices standing: comedian Joan Rivers and poker champ Annie Duke, one of whom will emerge victorious in Sunday's finale.

"You are going to see Joan probably doing a lot of name-calling and Annie is going to be pleading her case," Roderick said. "And, I don't know, you might see some cat fights."

No surprise there, as "Celebrity Apprentice" viewers have been watching Rivers duke it out with fellow apprentices all season. Perhaps the most dramatic bout was two weeks ago, after Rivers — furious about daughter Melissa's "firing" — called Roderick a "stupid blonde" and Duke a "white trash" poker player.

Little wonder Roderick is no Rivers fan. "I don't think she deserves to win, I can say that," Roderick said.

"Because she is old and Brande doesn't like the elderly," joked James.

"(Joan has) been taking the game too personal," Roderick continued. "She's been calling people all kinds of names. She wasn't there for three of the tasks, all of her ideas were shot down. So, I mean, Annie, throughout the whole game, was very effective."

"The Celebrity Apprentice" finale airs Sunday on NBC at 8 p.m. EDT.

Published 5/8/09 by


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  • Annie Duke is a miserable little petty gambler who has absolutely no talent but loves to toot her own horn. Yes this made good TV but Joan was the one making the good TV and Joan was the one bringing up the ratings. Of-course Joan should be the...
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • Joan Rivers and her daughter are the most spoiled people I have ever seen, Joan should never have been invited back to the show after she walked off because of her snottie daughter. Annie was the clear winner
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • Joan is a lier and Melissa a "chip off the ugly block!" I never thought Joan was funny....some one liners but holding a show on her own would last all of 5 minutes. She is very pushy, harsh and because she has been in show biz so long has her...
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • I see the connection now. Trump's sister-in-law being the vice-chair of God's Love. Oh well, I will not be wasting any more of my time watching this show. To Hell with Trump and Rivers.
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • Annie should have won this competition hands down. She is awesome. It was never personal with her until the very end when Joan caused the set designers to quit and by that time had called her so many names and called her friends mafia. Joan should...
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • I feel joan was very and i mean very disrespectful to her competitors and if the requirement for succes is what she demonstrated on the show than most decent people would rather skip it
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • I loved Joan before this. But unfortunately her caustic condescending, belittling, narcissistic attitude cut me loose from any respect I had. She can sit there and claim Annie is trying to ruin her reputation, while calling Brande a 'dumb blonde',...
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • Bob, Las Vegas

    Joan won't be playing any Vegas gigs soon and neither will darling daughter Melissa who has the talent of Hitler's dog.

    I'm through with Apprentice - THE FIX WAS IN.
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
    • Donald's ex sister in law is a vice chair of Joan's chaity. Annie raised 480,000 dollars on the final task. River's and Trump's relative get that money for their charity. I'd SAY the fix was in.
      dotsylee4 5/11/09
  • Joan sux & she is always 2 negative no matter what unless it benefits her &
    Anonymous 5/10/09 Reply
  • Joan sux & she is always 2 negative no matter what unless it benefits her &
    Anonymous 5/10/09 Reply
  • Did'nt everyone know that Trump wasn't going to fire Joan? It's good TV. I think calling Annie a Nazi was way over the top. I'm not crazy about either one, but Annie deserves to win, but she won't. Donald won't let Joan down.
    Anonymous 5/10/09 Reply
  • Have you ever seen Joan and Melissa on the red carpet? Joan would say how beautiful you look and what a great outfit then she would be very sacastic about the person and what she wore. She might have thought it was funny but it wasnt. Now she is...
    Anonymous 5/9/09 Reply
  • joan--pleeezzzeee don't lose to the white trash poker player!!funniest quote ever!! love u
    Anonymous 5/9/09 Reply
  • OK Trump we all got Punked! Very funny you got us but good this time. We thought for a NY minit you lost your freakin mind!
    Now put Joan back in the nursing home where she belongs before someone gets hurt.
    Anonymous 5/9/09 Reply
  • Joan Rivers needs shut her mouth, about other people. She's no saint herself. And she should also think about retiring because she is really scary to look at now how FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Anonymous 5/8/09 Reply
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