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Reality TV vixen Omarosa Manigault Stallworth has confirmed to BV Buzz that she is indeed dating Oscar nominee Michael Clarke Duncan.
BV Buzz ran into the 36-year-old TV personality at the premiere party for Bravo's 'Real Housewives of DC' at The Madison Hotel in Washington, DC and when asked point blank was she dating Duncan, she replied: "Yes I am!"
"He is the greatest guy I've ever been with," Omarosa beamed! "I'm madly in love!"
The Youngstown, Ohio-bred star admitted it was hard to keep her relationship with 'The Green Mile' actor under wraps whil
e her TV One dating series, 'Donald Trump presents The Ultimate Merger' was airing on television.Despite wrapping production on 'The Ultimate Merger' in December 2009, the show did not premiere until mid-June and the finale aired on Thursday Aug. 5. During the final episode, Omarosa opted not to select a winner between two bachelors, veteran soul singer Al B. Sure and R&B newcomer Ray Lavender.
Omarosa confessed that she and Duncan had been quietly dating for several months until paparazzi photographers caught them attending a Los Angeles Lakers in early June.
The divorced reality star - she was married for five years to college sweetheart Aaron Stallworth - said she's not rushing anything, but when asked would she marry Duncan, without hesitation she responded: "Absolutely!"
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Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
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Nene Leakes
Affiliation: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' on Bravo
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Terrell Owens
Affiliation: 'The T.O. Show' on VH1
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Ray Cunningham
Affiliation: 'College Hill: Virginia State University' on BET
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MC Hammer
Affiliation: 'Hammertime' on A&E
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Keyshia Cole
Affiliation: 'The Way It Is' on BET
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Mo'Nique
Affiliation: 'Charm School' on VH1
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Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Affiliation: 'The Apprentice' on NBC and 'The Surreal Life' on VH1
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