Cry Me A River!

Kim Reis

Oh please!  Cry me a RIVER!  That would be Melissa and Joan Rivers.  Did you see The Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night?  If it’s still sitting in your DVR and you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, you’d better not read this blog because it is sure to be a spoiler for you.  But then again, with all of the recent press, you probably already know that Melissa Rivers was fired from The Apprentice and pitched a little hissy fit.  Trump was all over every talk show and it was all the buzz from Regis & Kelly to Kathie Lee & Hoda to The View.  Basically, Melissa Rivers is a baby and mama always comes to her rescue.  Well this time, she was fired and she went on a tirade through the set.  She was demanding that the producers get her BLEEPING stuff and her BLEEPING pocketbook.  She told the producers that she WILL NOT give them a farewell interview and she was totally freaking out.  Then Joan put on her jacket and said “I’m leaving too!“  Wait a minute.  I must say it was not a JACKET.  It was a freakin’ FUR COAT!  That made her look even MORE ridiculous.  Oh please! 

The teaser for next week had the final contestants as being Annie Duke (Poker Player), Brande Roderick (Playboy Playmate), Clint Black (Country Star) and Jesse James (West Coast Choppers).  Joan is missing and should be among those that are left but it appears that she quit.  I’m guessing that Joan will surprise everyone and show up for the challenge.  That’s just a guess on my part. 

According to some of the tabloid websites (like Reality TV World), Melissa Rivers does not regret her behavior.  WHAT???!!!  How can she not regret that?  She looked like a crazed 12 year old who pitched an unbelievable fit.  She was out of breath and ran around in circles like a crazed maniac.  Look - I think Joan Rivers is very talented and she’s a funny, funny lady.  But there comes a point in any person’s life when their children have to fly on their own.  And this was just plain odd.  Two grown women acting like teenagers in high school.  I actually know some people (personally and professionally) who would totally act like that.  Mother & daughter teams.  For me, it’s random and odd because I don’t have that kind of relationship with my mother.  As a matter of fact, I’m not sure that I have that kind of relationship with many people at all.  I might have that kind of relationship with my husband and probably would support him.  But then again, I wouldn’t put myself in that kind of position where I would be on an opposite team than him.

Here’s how the episode played out.  Basically Melissa, Annie and Brande were on the same team.  Annie and Joan hate each other which caused a riff between Annie and Melissa too.  Brande never really liked Melissa and didn’t seem to like Melissa’s work ethic.  Melissa likes to tell other people what to do, but she’s not really a “do-er”.  And some of her ideas are really out there.  I mean - out there.  So it was natural that Annie and Brande would get together and form a bit of an alliance.  Melissa got paranoid and it was all downhill from there.  When I watch this season of Celebrity Apprentice, it does make me think of some jobs I’ve had because some of the personalities on this season’s show really match some of the personalities I’ve met throughout my career.  If you’ve ever worked with me - don’t start getting paranoid on me!  HA!  But honestly - this season really hit home for me for some reason.  My husband says that he can see some of Annie’s personality in me a bit.  I’ll have to watch closer next week to see if it’s true.  But I have totally worked with a Joan Rivers type of personality, a Melissa Rivers and a Clint Black.  I’ve also worked with some others and even some people who could be a few of the celebrities morphed into one person. 

And - what do I think Trump thinks about all of this??  Sing it with me - MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY — MONEY!!  Ratings were great and they’ll probably be even better next Sunday.  I think Trump honestly likes Joan.  But he’s a business man and ratings mean MOOLAH!  So I’m sure he’s laughing all the way to the bank.  It was great reality TV with a pre-madonna going bizerk with her mother in tow.

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