John Rich

Nene Leakes to Ellen: 'Celebrity Apprentice' Was A 'Toxic Situation For Me!
2011-05-11 / Hollywood Life (blog)
...Comments May 11th, 2011 Nene Leakes to Ellen: ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Was A ‘Toxic Situation For Me! Nene sticks to her guns on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ about why she had to bow out early. ...from her former cast mates like John Rich, who said “Star ran her off and that’s so amateur. I cant say I have a healthy amount of respect for that,” or Donald’s final tirade, “You’re...end of ast week’s episode, insisting that “Hollywood knows” the truth about Star. Maybe Nene got the last word after all! –Brooke Peoples

Celebrity Apprentice Power Rankings: Week 10
2011-05-11 / Cinema Blend
... are ranked with sixteen points given to a first place vote. Twelve contestants have been eliminated; therefore, this week’s last place votes automatically received thirteen. Here’s a look at how the order shook down… #1) John Rich (32) : This season of Celebrity Apprentice is John Rich’s game to lose. Not only does he have a shrewd...clear. There’s no way he makes it past the three previous winners and their interrogations next week. He’s too scatter-brained, with too many outbursts in the closet and too many so-so performances to beat any of his remaining competitors, but a solid case...

OFFSTAGE: John Rich a Star, Again, for OnStar
2011-05-10 / CMT.com
...behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) "You can put OnStar in your 1995 minivan?" That's all John Rich needed to know from the OnStar people in the second half of Sunday night's (May 8) Celebrity Apprentice . His team's job was to make a TV commercial for the new aftermarket version of OnStar, the safety...gone back to his original, simple question, "You can put OnStar in your 1995 minivan?" Then again, Rich's team won again, so he did very well for himself and his charity. So far this season, Rich has been able to donate $695,000 to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. And Star Jones ...

{alltv} John Rich a Star, Again, for OnStar
2011-05-10 / American
"You can put OnStar in your 1995 minivan?" That's all John Rich needed to know from the OnStar people in the second half of Sunday night's (May 8) Celebrity Apprentice . His team's job was to make a TV commercial for the new aftermarket version of OnStar, the safety, navigation and communication system you can put ... back to his original, simple question, "You can put OnStar in your 1995 minivan?" Then again, Rich's team won again, so he did very well for himself and his charity. So far this season, Rich has been able to donate $695,000 to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. And Star Jones ...

Trace Adkins Says 'Apprentice' Has Low Expectations
2011-05-10 / The Boot (blog)
Ethan Miller, Getty Images Trace Adkins was the first country singer to compete on NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice,' and now with the success that John Rich has had this season, the 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' singer has found a pattern. "Probably the best thing that we have going for us, and I'm speaking for country people in...we perform the way we do ... we sneak up on them." Trace's theory may be correct, especially once you look at how far each country singer to participate has gone. John just joined came in fifth in Donald Trump's 2009 boardroom, and Trace made it to the final round of the show in...

With NeNe Leakes, Star Jones, Latoya Jackson fired, who do you like to win ... - The Grand Rapids Press
2011-05-09 / MLive.com
... the final four are left: Lil’ John, John Rich, Meatloaf and Matlin. So who will end up winning Trumps approval? Gonzo and Gravy pick John Rich and Ellen picks Marlee Matlin. What no Lil’ John?! Rich has raised the most money out of any man this season and Matlin has earned more money than any celebrity on the show. However...

Celebrity Apprentice : Now That's Some Soggy Meat Loaf !
2011-05-09 / DivaSoulSista
...John Rich pulled in his good friend Jimmy Fallon to perform and he gave a $10,000 donation. Team ASAP was excited about getting Tracy Morgan to provide a video clip. It turned out to be the lamest, unfunniest video... shows went well but Jimmy Fallon and his original song ...John Rich offered to match the money Meat Load had raised if ASAP lost. … but they didn’t. Despite winning and saving the Turtle kids' donations, there were even more water works from Meat Loaf who explained bleary-eyed that Trump and Celebrity Apprentice... meaning the Johns (Rich and Lil) are in the Final Four. In ...

'Celebrity Apprentice' fires three more stars
2011-05-09 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
... John Rich securing the services of Jimmy Fallon for their comedy show. The late-night host even composed a song about The Celebrity Apprentice called 'Yer Fired'. Over on Team A.S.A.P., Star secured a video interview...the winners and a war of words broke out between Star and Meat Loaf on A.S.A.P. over a shot that was apparently left out of the final video. ...Star became angry when Meat Loaf called her "sweetie" and their arguing could even be heard from inside the boardroom, where Mr Trump was debating who to fire. In the end, it was the final boardroom for Star, who was sent home...

'Celebrity Apprentice' 2011: ASAP, Backbone lose in double episode - May 8, 2011
2011-05-09 / Examiner.com
...Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night, May 8, 2011. In the first episode, a member of Backbone was fired and another went home...Rock and taped a few lines with him. The video was shown during their show. John Rich on Backbone, on the other hand, knew Jimmy Fallon...winner, and Meat Loaf was afraid that he would betray these donors if his team lost. In the board room, in a generous gesture based on their new friendship, John Rich...the chopping block. Lesson learned." Celebrity Apprentice is now down to its Final Four -- John Rich, Lil Jon, Meat Loaf, and Marlee Matlin . The show airs on Sundays on NBC ...

Celebrity Apprentice Recap: Cry, the Beloved Meat Loaf
2011-05-09 / TVLine
...John Rich dials up Jimmy Fallon to contribute a funny song to the show, and the SNL alum agrees to come! Incredible! Almost like he works at NBC and is contractually obligated to take part somehow. The team auditions...eliminated for the second time this season. Boo, guys. In a jaw-dropping display that only Celebrity Apprentice...even if Lil Jon’s performance seems a bit “...final four. I’m weeping with pride like Meat Loaf at a Painted Turtle power-ballad recital. What did you think of this week’s gigantic episode? Epically grand or epically bland? Did the right people go home...

Celebrity Apprentice week 10: NeNe quits, La Toya & Star yah fired ...
2011-05-09 / Celebrity Chatta
... on last night’s episode of Celebrity Apprentice . Before the first task it was clear NeNe Leakes and Star Jones still had some unresolved tension so Trump decided NeNe would join on Team Backbone and Meat Loaf joined Team ASAP . The task was to produce a comedy show at the Gotham Comedy Club in... Jon, Meat Loaf, and John Rich. She liked Trump and Eric Trump as well! John Rich was able to get his buddy Jimmy Fallon to perform at the Club. Star got a video of Tracy Morgan. Team ASAP raised $20,000 more than Backbone and La Toya was fired. In her second exit interview La Toya says, “...

OFFSTAGE: John Rich Calls In a Favor
2011-05-09 / CMT.com
John Rich ( CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) , but three hours of him on Celebrity Apprentice ? Whew. I thought last night's (May 8) episode dragged on and on and on. The first task was to produce a comedy show...he said. Fallon did end up coming on with a serious $10,000 donation and a funny song. "This is a song I wrote about life on The Celebrity Apprentice ," Fallon said, then sang, "Yer fired, yer fired, yer fired, yer fired. Take ... idea so brilliant that it deserves its own blog. Stay tuned.

John Rich Reaches the Final Four on ' Celebrity Apprentice ' - The Boot
2011-05-09 / The Boot (blog)
.... Two more celebrities will be let go, leaving the remaining two, one of which could very well be John Rich, to battle it out in the season finale on Sunday, May 22. In the meantime, John joined forces with a few of his fellow 'Apprentice' pals, Lil Jon, Meat Loaf and Mark McGrath, to record a song for charity. The...

John Rich Is Still Standing on ' Celebrity Apprentice ' - Taste of ...
2011-05-09 / Taste of Country
...Celebrity Apprentice,’ there were a bunch of shake-ups. Not only did Team Backbone and Team A.S.A.P. have to compete in two challenges during this three-hour (and a bit too long) episode, but the teams swapped members. It’s nothing if not exciting as things get down to the wire. Country superstar John Rich...Leakes, a major source o’ drama this season, quit! “NeNe is so disappointing to me,” Rich commented. “You can’t abandon us...didn’t stop Rich from getting talk show host Jimmy Fallon to join Team Backbone for this challenge. Rich really has a knack...

Popular Reality TV: Gary Busey , genius saboteur and/or crazy ...
2011-05-09 / Popular Reality TV
Gary Busey has finally exited The Celebrity Apprentice, just as his brand of insanity was starting to get old. As Donald Trump is fond of telling himself, he had no choice but to fire Gary, whose antics have essentially made John Rich, Lil’ Jon, and Meat Loaf as crazy as he is. Meat Loaf ... it was very frustrating during last night’s episode, most likely because the editing let us see him through the other three men’s eyes. John Rich’s reaction told us everything we needed to know. He’s so mild-mannered and he has clearly been driven to insanity, if not a ...

'Celebrity Apprentice' recap: Don't call Star Jones 'sweetie' - The Star-Ledger
2011-05-09 / NJ.com
... WILL WIN My picks hold strong with Marlee, the season’s patron saint, and John, a country singer who boasts a strong track record alongside “Apprentice” alumni Trace Adkins and Clint Black. NEXT WEEK In the penultimate episode of the season, former “Apprentice” winners Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers and Bret Michaels return to interview the four...

'Celebrity Apprentice' ep. 10 recap: Star fired, can't play well with others; NeNe and La Toya out
2011-05-09 / New York Daily News
... to cry. So basically, a lot. In this week's three-hour "Celebrity Apprentice," all three of these situations came bubbling to the surface in what turned out to be a pretty volatile journey toward the show's final four. The show kicks off with everyone's favorite feuders at it again. NeNe and Star stalk...disappears from the scene, without so much as an email, text message or smoke signal goodbye. , John Rich and La Toya are miffed, but decide to carry on without her - right after John Rich writes a song that kicks off with the poignant line "NeNe where the hell'd you go?" Turns out NeNe's the...

'The Celebrity Apprentice': three eliminations and the cop / donut dilemma
2011-05-09 / Examiner.com
...The Celebrity Apprentice" this week felt a bit like a marathon. Two challenges is a lot to get into over the course of one night (and it didn't help that there was also a two-hour end to "The Amazing Race"), but the show did end up delivering some of the best drama of the season so... plumber's crack disaster.) -- Moving forward, we are going to see a final two established. Who should it be? The answer seems simple -- Lil Jon and John Rich. Both have played amazing games, with the only real loss between them coming when John Rich raised over $600,000 (which is hardly a mistake). Marlee has seemed...

'Celebrity Apprentice' recap: Three hours later, three feuding stars fizzle out
2011-05-09 / Los Angeles Times
... blog). But if you think Jones came out as a victor, you would be dead wrong. The almost-as-long-as-the-"Today"-show episode of "Celebrity Apprentice"...John Rich and Lil Jon, managed to put on a heck of a show. Now, Jackson, according to Trump, holds the record for being the only "Apprentice" contestant to be fired twice in a season...to have toppled Rich, but Lil Jon - I'd say for the first time this season - really picked up the slack and ran with this video. It was...countdown begin: As the season starts to wind down, who do you think will be the final two? My bet: John Rich and Marlee Matlin. ...

Celebrity Apprentice : Star's Fading Light « Urban Jipsie - Simply ...
2011-05-09 / Urban Jipsie - Simply Fabulous!
...I’ve developed a crush on Country singer, John Rich, hah. Adorable and a philanthropist. Yum. Now, I’ve included an article for the detailed recap but I have to tell ya, Nene was fired…but by default since she initially QUIT. Mmm-hmmm….girlfriend did what I (along with many,) didn’... in all, it was a good show and the only ones left standing are Meat Loaf, Lil Jon, Marley and John Rich. GAME ON…especially since next week, TWO celebs get dismissed. My prediction is that the final showdown will be between Marley and John Rich…let’s see if I’...

Meat Loaf, John Rich, Lil Jon and Mark McGrath Plan Celebrity Apprentice Charity Song ::Meat Loaf News ::antiMusic.com
2011-05-09 / antiMUSIC.com
... Loaf, John Rich, Lil Jon and Mark McGrath, who all appear on the most recent season of the Celebrity Apprentice NBC TV series, have recorded a song for charity. The Daily Express reports that proceeds from sales of the song "Standing in the Storm" will go to the different charities supported by the competitors on the Apprentice show. The track...