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 The Diva To Deal With. New York Posts excerpts report that Omarosa, Heidi & Amy Forming Alliance
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DEALS WITH THE DEVIL By RUSSELL SCOTT SMITH
April 17, 2004 -- WHEN VH1 was looking for someone to open their upcoming “Divas” special, the choice was obvious. “We had to have Omarosa,” says Mimi James, VH1's senior vice president of talent and creative development. “How could we not?
She's the biggest diva on TV right now .” “Apprentice” uber-villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is the most hated person on TV, especially after her galling betrayal of Kwame Jackson on the NBC show. That makes her a hot property in Hollywood - if anyone will hire her. “Businesswise, Omarosa is a bust,” says Sherri Spillane, an L.A. talent agent who has represented such infamous celebrities as Tonya Harding, Joey Buttafuoco, Kato Kaelin and John Wayne Bobbitt. “No one will hire her for a regular job, because they can't trust her.
“I would try to get her acting jobs,” Spillane adds. “She's the perfect villain. She could play the nasty government official, or Cruella De Vil.” After filming the “Apprentice” finale in New York, Omarosa flew to Los Angeles yesterday morning to film a screen test for Clairol Herbal Essence hair color commercials.
Tomorrow, she'll be in Las Vegas to open the VH1 “Divas” special live at 9 p.m., along with “Apprentice” enemies Heidi Bressler and Amy Henry. “I think she's totally insane,” says VH1's James. “I would absolutely never consider her for a job. “I know I'm putting her on my show, but really, I don't find anything redeemable about Omarosa - except that she's good at lying, so maybe she has a future in politics.”
The trio will start the show with a pre-taped skit in which they pretend to squabble backstage at Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel - “but I don't think it's going to take that much acting,” James says. “From what I understand, they really do hate each other.” Omarosa's datebook is free after tomorrow, but her manager, Jenny Delaney, says she's this close to lining up more gigs for her. “The phone is ringing,” Delaney says. “People want to be in business with her.” According to Delaney, a fashion company (she won't say which) wants to market corporate attire under the Omarosa brand name. And then there's the prospect of a how-to-succeed-in-business book by Omarosa - the conniver who was fired from four jobs in two years even before Donald Trump axed her. “Publishers are lined up to get it,” Delaney claims. |
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