The May 1st episode of Celebrity Apprentice featured an apocalyptic show down between Star Jones and Nene Leakes.
NeNe agreed to be the project manager for Team A.S.A.P. telling Donald Trump that she knows Star had asked her to lead because Star has “bad intentions” and is being “strategic to throw her under the bus.” NeNe then stared Star down (Star did not look back at NeNe) and said, “It’s all good, It’s all going down!”
Star defended herself to Trump without responding directly to NeNe by saying she thought leading the team would be a good opportunity for NeNe to win money for her charity. NeNe got in Star’s face as Star stared to back away. “You did not think that and you did not say that. I know how you think, I know how you play the game,” NeNe yelled in Star’s face. “This is not The Real Housewives,” Star said as she kept backing away and looking at the Trumps to stop the madness. “Who are you to step in and tell someone when to be project manager, who are you? I will take you down while the rest of these girls will look at you and be scared,” NeNe shouted.
“I’m the girl that is not scared. You pressed the last button in me Ms. Star Jones and I will do what the rest of these girls won’t!” She then called Hope Star’s “puppet.” “Wow!” is all Star could say, now having put Hope and Marlee Matlin Matlin safely in between her and NeNe. So she thought. BUT, NeNe said she wanted to stand on Star’s side now too and came over and started harassing Star again.
Trump asked how this all started. NeNe said it started from the beginning but that she was going to put a stop to the “bullshit manipulation.” Meat Loaf looked like he was going to die of discomfort and the other two ladies just stood there motionless, staring at Trump.
NeNe would not let up. “You talk a good game, now bring your street game cause that’s what I am bringing. Now where is Barbara Walters, Ms. ‘I am so educated!’ How educated are you on the street?” Lil Jon finally interrupted and said. “It’s getting hot in here!” That ended the madness. Temporarily.
Star explained to the camera why she remained silent during the verbal attack on her: “This is not the Atlanta Housewives and I was bound and determined to show America the difference in the way an educated black woman handles herself under stress and the way someone who is not handles stress.”
After Trump and his gang were gone, NeNe went after Star again – “Don’t you ever play me like that again!” Star said, “I don’t do this, I don’t do threats.” She then begged NeNe to explain why she was so mad at her. And all NeNe could say is, “Shut the F%@ up, punk ass bitch.”
OK–seriously, I need a break. This was extremely hard to watch and summarize…For a full recap of the show and to see how the two ladies dueled it out in the boardroom, click here.
Celebrity Apprentice had to set out by coming up to the battle between Star Jones and Nene Leakes from last week, and Nene laid claim they “could not bring it up,” so Donald picked out to have Meatloaf and Nene switch teams.