It all comes down to this on Celebrity Apprentice. Three sort of famous people – Vivica A. Fox, Leeza Gibbons and Geraldo Rivera – vying for the coveted title.
With all other competitors having been vanquished, only one task remained as the Clash of the ’90s TV Titans came down the home stretch Monday night.
When the dust settled – or actually before it settled, as a surprise firing kicked off the episode – only two stars (we use the term loosely) remained.
Who’s in and who’s out headed into the finale?
After sending home Kenya Moore, Ian Ziering, Brandi Glanville and Johnny Damon last week, that left only one person to fire in two hours Monday.
Donald Trump got into it early.
The second hour opened with the final three remaining contestants waiting to see who returned from their rival team, not knowing they were all gone.
The trio was called back into the boardroom, where Trump revealed that he would be choosing the finalists immediately. And he did just that.
Vivica A. Fox basically sealed her own fate when she was asked if she deserved to make it to the finals more than Leeza Gibbons. Her response?
Ehh … Fox battled valiantly to outlast Kenya Moore and Kate Gosselin, but couldn’t muster the same fervor and sort of admitted Leeza’s better.
A benevolent Fox was fired and the final two – Gibbons and Trump’s boy Geraldo – were named. Then they got to work on their final task this winter.
The project sent the dynamic duo to Universal Studios to create a 90-second commercial and a presentation highlighting the theme park’s appeal.
In Florida, their new/old teams greeted them. Returning to help Leeza were Johnny Damon, Brandi Glanville and Rivera’s rival Kevin Jonas.
Rivera’s team was made up of Fox and Ian Ziering, plus Lorenzo Lamas, both of whom went up against him in previous weeks and paid the price.
Fortunately, Ian and Lorenzo were all smiles and ready to pitch in, saying it was not personal and not trying to actively torpedo their project manager.
Note that we said actively. The penultimate episode of the season ended on a cliffhanger with both Rivera’s and Gibbons’ teams clearly in turmoil.
Do you think Vivica A. Fox deserved to get fired? And which remaining celebrity, Leeza Gibbons or Geraldo Rivera, do you think will win it all?
