NeNe Leakes has been a controversial contestant and ratings booster for the latest season of “Celebrity Apprentice” since before the show even started. But despite her popularity, Leakes’ days on the show may be numbered as rumor has it that in an upcoming episode of the show, Leakes threatens to quit, mistakenly thinking Trump wouldn’t fire her, but learns soon enough that no one is safe from Trump’s famous firings.
As popeater.com columnist Rob Shuter, a show insider says that despite Leakes claims that her appearance on “Celebrity Apprentice” was to benefit the charity, Women Against Domestic Abuse, she was truthfully only on the show to promote herself.
“NeNe signed up to be on the show to raise her profile, not money for her charity,” a show insider tells me. “The fact that she mentions the organization for the first and only time last week proves NeNe was only in the game to help NeNe.”
An unnamed fellow contestant weighed in on Leakes, claiming that her bloated ego proved to be her downfall.
“It was obvious NeNe’s past experience appearing on reality shows was very different from being on the ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ ” said the contestant. “Nothing about this show is staged or rigged to result in a desired outcome. Everyone has an equal chance of winning or getting fired. NeNe thought she was so special that she was an exception, and that by threatening to quit, Donald would beg her to stay and fire someone else. She was wrong.”
What do you think of the rumors? Do you think Leakes really did try to quit the show?
–nicholas robinson
