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Entertainment Weekly has broken the news that Star Jones and La Toya Jackson are set to join the cast of the coming season of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' Jackson is a reality television show veteran, having appeared on the shows 'Armed and Famous' on CBS and 'Celebrity Big Brother' in the UK. But did you know that this is not the first reality show for Star Jones? EW.com
has the scoop:
Outside of an appearance last year on a celebrity version of 'Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?' (which, like 'The Apprentice,' is a Mark Burnett production), Jones has been out of the spotlight since her nine-year run as a co-host on 'The View 'ended in 2006. (She did also manage to host a season 2 reunion episode of 'The Bad Girls Club.')
Star Jones may not have as much experience as La Toya Jackson, but her total television experience including her time on her own
short lived show, should be more than enough background to help Star perform well. But the greatest asset both women have outside of previous TV experience is a flair for personal drama.
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African American Reality Stars
Reality Bites
The reality TV show phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing down -- as long as viewers keep watching the shows. BlackVoices.com takes a quick look at some of the most notable personalities within the reality series realm. Join us.
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Reality Bites
Reality Bites
The reality TV show phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing down -- as long as viewers keep watching the shows. BlackVoices.com takes a quick look at some of the most notable personalities within the reality series realm. Join us.
Reality Bites
Dwight Eubanks
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Although he remains a flamboyant bi-sexual, Eubanks, who owns his own Atlanta hair salon owner, told Essence magazine in 2009 that he was engaged to be married to an Atlanta woman.
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Kandi Burruss
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Though she was in her own platinum-selling girl group, Xscape, this Atlanta native won her only Grammy Award for penning 'No Scrubs' for fellow ATL girl group TLC.
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Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
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Holly Robinson Peete
Affiliation: 'The Celebrity Apprentice 3' on NBC
Side Note: The 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper' actress and her husband/former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete created the HollyRod Foundation in 1997 to honor her late father Matt Robinson who died of Parkinson's Disease and also to raise money for families who are affected by autism.
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Al B. Sure
Affiliation: 'Donald J. Trump Presents: The Ultimate Merger'
Side note: While vying for Omarosa's love during the show's first season, the former 'Apprentice' star described the R&B crooner as; "the ultimate romantic and perfect gentleman. He sets the tone for all of the bachelors on how to properly court a woman."
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Trey Songz
Affiliation: 'Trey Songz: My Moment' on BET
Side Note: Born Tremaine Aldon Neverson, this Virginia native, originally put out diss mixtapes aimed at R. Kelly, but quashed his beef with the legendary Chicago crooner when he enlisted Kels help to produce 'Grub On' off his 2007 album 'Trey Day.'
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Brandi Simpkins
Affiliation: 'House of Glam' on Oxygen
Side Note: The Howard University graduate's The B. Lynn Group quickly became the go-to image agency after stylist Crystal Streets nailed Jay-Z as her third client - helping him craft his style persona.
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Sharisse "Shar" Jackson
Affiliation: 'Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp' on VH1
Side note: Though some may remember her as the sidekick Niecy Jackson on the groundbreaking UPN sitcom 'Moesha,' Jackson gained international tabloid attention as the mother of two children with Kevin Federline (who was married to pop superstar Britney Spears for three years). All together, she has four children.
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Nene Leakes
Affiliation: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' on Bravo
Side note: The brazen Queens, NY native is a domestic abuse survivor and a former stripper - all revelations she detailed in her 2009 memoir 'Never Make the Same Mistake Twice.'
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La Toya has remained in the news over the years for
her crazy outfits and the strange comments she made about
her brother Michael's death. Star Jones has stayed on our radar by
commenting publicly on various hot issues, and constantly hitting up red carpets
dressed to the nines. When Star was going through her
exit from 'The View' she was sure to use the experience to generate a lot of publicity. Even the
ending of Jone's marriage provided an opportunity for her to stay in the public eye.
It's interesting that these two women, who are somewhat controversial figures, have been able to garner so much attention because of the stir of commentary they are able to generate by being brazen. Usually we are encouraged in the work place to totally conform, keep our heads down, and not rock the boat. Star Jones and La Toya Jackson show on the contrary that a career can be sustained by occasionally drawing attention to oneself in ways that might seem strong or unusual.
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Sure, the entertainment business is different from most others, but it is usually the attention-getters that are able to secure more opportunities for serious work even in an office environment. This is what La Toya Jackson and Star Jones have done through landing their 'Celebrity Apprentice' gigs. While other talented black women remain on the side lines, they are working and that says a lot.
What do you think? Do you think it's better to always conform at work, or are there times when it's better to grab attention that you can then parlay into bigger things?
Leave your comments below!
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