Hell hath no fury like a real-estate mogul feeling dissed by a doyenne of gracious living.
Donald Trump erupted in fury at Martha Stewart Tuesday for her polite suggestion in a weekend interview with Newsweek that her version of Trump's hit show The Apprentice failed because it aired too close to his.
Stewart also said that she was asked to help get rid of Trump by firing him on air.
That was too much for "The Donald," whose specialty is doing just that--firing people on air.
In an open letter to Stewart, Trump declared, "It's about time you started taking responsibility for your failed version of The Apprentice. Your performance was terrible...the show lacked mood, temperament, and just about everything else a show needs for success. I knew it would fail as soon as I first saw it."
Ms. Stewart was not amused.
In a statement, she declared, "The letter is so mean-spirited and reckless that I almost can't believe my longtime friend Donald Trump wrote it. I am very proud of the work we did."
Stewart had said in her Newsweek interview that it was suggested to her that there was room for only one The Apprentice program and that she should replace Trump by firing him on air.
It was not immediately clear who wanted Trump fired, but Newsweek said The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett confirmed that it was suggested. Burnett, who coowns The Apprentice with Trump, quickly added: "Thank God that didn't happen."
Trump told Newsweek, "What moron would think you'd fire a guy with the number one show on TV?"
In season four, The Apprentice averaged about 10.7 million viewers a week, down several million from its previous season. Stewart's show averaged 6.6 million viewers through its first four weeks.
Comments (5)
The Apprentice hasn't been good after the first season. Reality shows should all have expiration dates.
These two idiots so deserve each other.
Do we really need more stories about Burnett's horridly boring Survivor ripoff? It's all just nonsense press to help promote the flagging ratings.
Old rich people just need to play nice.
Donald Trump is a bankrupt assclown whose empire is controlled by banks who hold the notes on his businesses and call the shots. He's been fired a long time ago only they didn't show it on TV.