A judge will allow former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to join the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice, but has requested that his attorneys meet with prosecutors to discuss how his participation in the reality show will affect his upcoming trial, according to the Chicago Tribune.
New Celebrity Apprentice cast revealed
Prosecutors did not seek to block Blagojevich from joining the cast, and have already met with his attorneys to discuss what he will be allowed to say about the trial on the television show. Statements he makes could be...
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Two reality-TV veterans and a pop songstress make up part of this year's Celebrity Apprentice cast.
Bret Michaels, Sharon Osbourne and Cyndi Lauper may all get to hear the words "you're fired" from Donald Trump on the NBC program's new season.
Nine others are joining them, including...
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Fox has committed to a pilot for the political drama Worthy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Written by In Treatment's Davey Holmes, Worthy follows an Arizona politician who is involved in a hit-and-run accident and gets blackmailed by the mob. The concept ...
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Testing the very limits of the word "celebrity," NBC has cast Patti Blagojevich on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Patti Blagojevich, the wife of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, announced on the Today show Thursday that she will replace her husband, who had to drop out of the show after a federal judge barred him from participating because he would have to leave the country.
Patti Blagojevich said she ...
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Idol headache Sanjaya Malakar, the ubiquitous Janice Dickinson and professional lovers Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are among the celebrities who will vie to be king or queen of the jungle on NBC's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! this summer. Impeached Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, whose legal troubles will prevent him from competing on the show, is nonetheless "discussing potential different options" with NBC to remain involved, he told reporters. (Why, exactly?)
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