Video: NeNe Leakes Trashes Star Jones in Vicious Apprentice Catfight
It was arguably the catfight to end all reality TV catfights when NeNe Leakes exploded at foe Star Jones on Sunday's Celebrity Apprentice.
When the women -- working together as members of team A.S.A.P. -- were tasked with putting on a hair show for Donald Trump and Co., Real Housewives of Atlanta's Leakes quickly lashed out at manipulative Jones for demanding Leakes be the week's Project Manager without consulting with the team first.
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"Who f--king died and made you in charge of project managers?" Leakes, 42, snapped at Jones, 48, as the rest of the Apprentice cast -- Trump included -- were rendered speechless. Later, Leakes took aim at mousy teammate Hope Dworaczyk, calling her Jones' "puppet." (Watch a clip of the blowout above)
Leakes' final zinger to Jones before the teams started work on their task? "Now where's Barbara Walters?!" referring to Jones' colleague during her 2000-2006 stint cohosting ABC's The View. "Punk a-- bitch!"
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For her part, Jones maintained a level head.
"This is not the Atlanta Housewives and I was bound and determined to show America how an educated black woman handles stress and how someone who is not educated handles stress," Jones declared after Leakes flew off the handle. "There was a little 'bad Star' whispering in my ear 'Go ahead, let her sink,' but there's a job to do and I was most equipped to get the job done. As long as we're a team, it's not right for me not to offer that skill set."
Recounting the fiery altercation, country singer contestant John Rich summed it up best: "NeNe almost pulled Star's head off and used it as a doorstop."
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In the end, the ladies' team failed to impress Trump and his executives and were sent to the boardroom and it was Dworaczyk who was sent packing. In a surprise twist, last week's eliminated contestant, La Toya Jackson, will rejoin the men's team after she met with Trump to defend her firing.
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18Nene hasn't acted any worse than other contestants. She calls it just what it is! Why is everyone just dancing around "we so ashamed of her" she is no worse than some of these other reality cast. Black folks stop drinking the "koolaide" Team Nene
Nene is a disgrace and a big bully! She certainly is no match for Star and she knows it. Star knows that "if you sleep with dogs, you will get flees". She is a class act and will never get into the gutter with that trash. I thought that she was on the show to make money for her charity but apparently not. She should be thankful to even be given the chance to be in the company of Star and some of the others. I think that Donald Trump used both of them to make black women look bad. He knew exactly Nene would act. He also knew her capabilities.
I think leakes should be removed from tv. She clearly has no inherent common sence, no intellect and is classless. She has no talent and apparently thinks the game of face talking down to people is a game winner. She looks bad, I feel sorry for her children.
Star Jones is a CLASS ACT! NeNe is a HOOD RAT! She is being so used by Donald Trump and I hope that all of the other show producers that "think" or "thought" they wanted NeNe Leakes on their shows surely have changed their mind. NeNe has made the Black race look exactly like Donald Trump wants, STUPID! NeNe go home and train and rear your young son, because we saw on the show that your older son is a bum and bully just like his MOTHER! Good day
This woman,NeNe, is the most vile human being I have ever seen!! Bringing that "street thug attitude" to national television made her look like an ASS!! If she was trying to make herself look like a person with good morals, she failed miserably!! I have no idea why Mr. Trump didn't fire her directly after meeting her!!??
Somebody gonna kick her ass oneday.. you know Kharma iz a beotch.
Starr is what (she, Ne Ne ) has said, she may have done it street but NeNe I applaud YOU! Starr is BACKSTABBER! Ne Ne go get Trump now!
I think NeNE was very ignorant and stupid and showed she has no class or buisness sense. Star Jones is the real Leader. nene is to ghetto that why they pick her for entertainment they know she didn't have any buisness sense she just an pride example why some black woman can't get ahead. NeNe is an embarrassment to all black woman, Star is a star in my book an intelligent black woman and a strong leader who I will follow any day.
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I used to love Nene, but dang, she's an embarrassment to all black women. At least Star had some class.
Can you say "Charity"? What a wonderful example these women are making for their "Charity!"
I'm sorry, but who is this Nene person?? I don't watch theses show...I'm proud of that...especially if this trash is allowed! As a teacher, I find that it's this type of crap that children see and emulate. This is now being seen as the norm. And, believe me, I have been talked to like this by a TEENAGER and I HAD to stand there and take it because I'm not allowed to talk back. I want this CRAP/TRASH off of TV, PLEASE!!!! I want wholesome tv back: Cosby, Family Ties, Golden Girls, AMEN...Lord help us.
I don't like either of them but if I had to chose, I would chose NeNe. I think tar is a manipulator. She has proved it over and over. Yes she is smart but she is also coniving and has shown that many many times. I guess that is why she will win... she is like Trump!
As much as I don't like Star, she at least showed some class. Nene came off as a ghetto dweller while Star looked like a decent person.
You go girl. Nene is the only woman with nerve enough to tell off that Star. She is right all the rest of the women are spineless.
I have watched all 11 seasons of Apprentice and am appalled by the behavior of Donal Trump and Nene Leakes. What a farce and a travesty. Nene's behavior as the town buffoon is legendary but to do it with Donald is really degrading. Star did not deserve what Nene did to her in the name of ratings. This was a slap in the face to women and The Blacks, as Donald calls us as he looked on with that silly smirk on his face. This woman has not won one competition, in fact, she's lost two and still remains to make Donald look good while she looks like the clown she is. Some parts of America may have enjoyed this spectacle. I can assure you that many of us did not. Thank you Mr. President for interrupting this mess on the east coast. I had-had enough. I am done with The Apprentice and been over Nene since she first appeared on television. She's not bright and use bullying tactics to try to take the attention away from her shortcomings. Bless her though. She tries to speak correctly and comes off sounding like the uneducated person she truly is. Shame on you Nene for being Donald's puppet.
THATS MY GIRL...NENE...GO GET EM
Team NeNe! I may not exactly agree with how she handled herself, but Star Jones is conniving & munipulative!