This is no surprise. Arsenio should not have won. Neither one was a fav of mine but clay was the better player and should have won.

What a disappointment.

Darn…for some gut-instinct reason I was rooting for Clay. I felt he truly had a better show and production. I felt Hall was slightly self serving. Oh well. Good show!

Love them both! Donald got it right. Congrats to Arsenio!

Congratulations Arsenio! Well deserved!

I agree! There must be more going on behind the scenes because arsenio shouldn’t have even been in the finals, nevertheless won it.

Dumb choice Trump. Clays was smart and classy and professional, Arsenio was not as strong. Clay’s final project was better in all three areas than Arsenio’s and he raised double the money. Arsenio was really good at kissing up to Trump though, probably from all the practice kissing up to Magic Johnson.

Arsenio was a better, undefeated player. Team Arsenio!!!!!!!

I’m surprised too! Thought Clay had it in the bag, especially since he raised twice as much money as Arsenio.

I AM HAPPY ARSENIO WON!!! I LIKE CLAY BUT I AM HAPPY HE DIDN’T WIN. LISA IS A BACK STABBING LOUD MOUTH RUDE UGLY FAT DISGUSTING PIG AND AUBREY CAN SUCK A FAT ONE. SHE IS DISRESPECTFUL AND HAVE A FOUL NASTY MOUTH AND IS NAKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET..NEITHER ONE REPRESENT WOMEN, POOR DAYNA LISA TREATED HER SO BAD ! ARSENIO HAS BEEN IN SHOW BIZ FOR YEARS AND HIS TALENT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.. EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE CAST WAS BACK STABBING ARSENIO HE STILL WON SO THERE IN YOUR FACE LISA TAKE YOUR 10K AND INVEST IN A FACE LIFT YOU HOG!!!!

I think they both did great jobs and it was anyone’s game. Clay raised the most money on this task but Arsenio was undefeated and did a great job by bringing in a lot of star power,i.e. Whoppi Goldberg. All of the celebrities at his (AH) party were mingling, taking pictures with the guest. I would have rather been at that party then Clay’s circus. The circus was better in terms of planning and details, but at the end of the day would you rather attend an eloborate circus or a party where the drinks are flowing and celebrities are mingling with the guest???

YAY!!!! I think Arsenio did a GREAT job and had a great overall record on the show. I agree the both shows were awesome. It would have been almost impossible for me to decide,… their track records would help me make my decision and break the tie. Clay waited to show his leadership at the end.

Arsenio for the WIN! The Arsenio PSA was tied into the performance better. “That was us in the 80′s”….Clay just used blob at beginning and that was it. Then old stars just sang songs from yersteryear. It was good, but Arsenio’s was better and tied to the charity better. Go Arsenio!!!

absolutly correct- Donald you lost you future audinece

@Shocked – you got it, I saw the same arsenio always kissing up to trump. Also, trump would constantly praise arsenio.

Again, he shouldn’t have won.

Congratulations Arsenio Hall, on your Celebrity Apprentice Win!!!

Arsenio was the best choice for Celebrity Apprentice for multiple reasons. Arsenio’s promised but contingent loyalty is good business for both the the Trump industry and Arsenio Hall. Most of the hiring and firing on this show are about future value.

Stop with all the H8! Arsenio was an excellent player, and he kept it real, the entire time. Ultimately it was Donald Trump’s decision and not yours. I’m just saying…how about that! Just keeping it real…lol :-)

Yes, of course Clay was the clear winner here! I think the Donald didn’t have it in him to hire a gay man. So sad! I do love Arensio, and he will definetley make a comeback with a new talk show.

I’m so disappointed in Donald. He must have had an ulterior motive – perhaps he feels Arsenio will be in a better position to boost future Celebrity Apprentice ratings if he gets his talk show? Or Arsenio has more “hollywood and industry” friends? Clay played fair, didn’t resort to nasty foul name calling (Did Donald forget Arsenio calling Aubrey a Wh__ and B____? Really Donald…. what were you thinking? I can’t believe all of THAT was left out of the clips/discussions tonight.

Been a fan since the beginning; but this will be my last year watching… Just can’t get past this.

I am sure the show will go on even if those of you who are disappointed don’t watch. Arsenio worked hard for this victory, respect it.

I dont know how some of you are saying clay raised more money when even without the extra 250 thousand arsenio still brought in over 500 thousand compared to clays 361 thousand dollars, so that arguments lost and arsenio definitely deserved the win!!

Arsenio definitely had more connections and could’ve brought in more money. He has so many connections, last time Jay Leno sent him a blank check, he knows so many people that could’ve given money.

I’m glad Arsenio won, I think he truly wanted it more.
I wouldn’t have been mad if Clay had won though, they were both very good

Trump is way to big on fox news and conservative media to choose a gay man, especially in the current political climate. Plus hiring Arsenio gives him the “my best friend is black” defense when he goes on Fox and Friends to bash Obama.

Trump did the same thing for Joan Rivers. Annie Duke raised far more money, but Trump chose Joan Rivers. Is this any surprise?

Clay Aiken… forever in second place.

Only Donald Trump votes and he wanted Arsenio.

Arsenio had no business being in the finals, much less winning it. PUH leeze. This is the first year I disagreed with Trump, and I don’t know that next year I will spend my precious TV time watching a shill of a show. It is obvious to me that the show was used to promote NBC’s next late night host (wanna-be Arsenio).

He is pathetic. He lost on every count. He lost not just to Clay Aiken, but he also lost to Aubrey O ‘Day, Lisa Lampanelli, and Penn Jillette. He lost even before he showed his covert, sleazy, sexist side in the boardroom attacking O’ Day. He lost because HE was the one who wasn’t genuine. HE was the one who was sneaking around presenting a fake front to the camera. I am a poker player. I can read people for the “truth” all day, as I am sure many of you out there can do too. This man was the most fake of them all. At least, O’ Day actually believed nothing could happen without her. That was real! Lampanelli and Penn were real too. Clay is politically correct in his responses which always leaves a little truth on the table, but he was 1000 x more real than Arsenio. A shill of a man wins a shill of a show.

A side note about the dingbat, Miss Universe, whom will go unnamed in this comment, as she has gotten way too much air time… She is just another example of Trump using his show to shamelessly shill his product. That is one product I wouldn’t want to be associated with, IF I wanted to be taken seriously. She is a joke, which makes the Trump brand a joke too.

I am most disappointed to find out that the man who is known as the TRUMP brand is actually weaker than we all thought. He actually caved into Big Business, Who’s $$Who, Big TV, Little Network etc. I loved the Trump brand, because it stood for strength. No more! Mr. Trump, along with his brand has caved, along with the show. Too bad. It was one of my top 3 shows. I will not watch it again without a retraction of Arsenio as the Apprentice. It takes a REAL man to admit when he is wrong, and that is the only way Donald Trump can reclaim his brand and his name, in my opinion.

THE CHARITIES WON !!!!!!!!!

Clay’s show and PSA were no way near as good as Arsenio’s…NOT EVEN CLOSE!

I could not agree more.

You must be a Trump Staffer….gimmee-a-break!

Arsenion is so transparent…his put on emotions are nothing new…wherever he appears (i.e. The View) he projects an “innocense” that make me puke, rolls his eyes…i am so upset he will be coming back to TV.

Donald, your show is such a farse!

I so agree with you!,,,

I have watched my last Celebrity Apprentice; there won’t be another for me. I wonder what criteria Trump was using to make his decision Clay had more money and a show that knocked Arsenio’s lame effort out of the ballpark. I am tired of these time wasters. There is better entertainment to be had, thank you .
Or was it pre-ordained that a black had to win this one. Sign me Totally Disgusted

Arsenio seems racist, and kind of sucked thoughout the show. Wait, black people aren’t racist. It’s ok for them to constantly see and talk about race, but not anyone else.
Either way, Clay was robbed for obvious reasons. This way Trump can take credit for Arsenio’s possible future show.

Clay should have won – Hands Down!!!!

Arsenio wasn’t vulgar, Lisa Lampenelli was vulgar. Everyone has there own level of emotional committment to a project, but I absolutely loved seeing Arsenio tell Aubrey O’Day off!

I AM SO TIRED OF Arsenio’s PUT ON EMOTIONS…notice how he rolls his eyes and looks skyware every time he is asked any question….if he was hooked up to a lie detector he would be shown to be a world class liar. I’d like to see all contestants hooked up to a lie detector.

Get a life Arsenio…but PLEASE stay off of TV. You are a no-talent as a host.

Trump should have just said to Clay before the final show taping….”Clay…you’re going to be a yuuge success, I just know you will. Even if you do a better show, raise more money, I’ll still have to give this one to Arsenio. Sure he’s racist, calls women whores, has serious mental health issues….but Clay….he’s black….he’s going to have a talk show….and I and the Celebrity Apprentice franchise can take credit for that. Now go out there and make me proud!”
I mean, even Trump didn’t have the gonads to ask any serious questions in the boardroom (that had to be the weakest ‘boardroom’ in Apprentice history) because he knew it would expose his already made up mind’s decision as ridiculous.

Funny! If he had done that, it would have lent a him a little credibility:)

Wow, you can’t get past it?! It’s a television show, sheesh.

Clay Aiken should have won…as a loyal viewer I was robbed!!!! $250,000 is just a drop in the bucket for the Magic Johnson Foundation, but it would have made a significant difference for Clay’s charity!!!! I hope Arsenio does the right thing and give Clay’s charity half the money!!!!!!

Arsenio got vulgar because Aubrey was a rat. She was all about herself and never did anything but tried to take over task.

The same thing happened when Joan Rivers and Annie Duke were in the finals. Annie raised almost $500k, Joan only raised $151k, and Joan won…so it is not about the money it is about who won the most tasks during the show.

Ok first of all Arsenio was undefeated on the show. Clay is not a real celebrity he lost on a reality show and his album was horrible.

Wow well your wrong Clay raised a good amount for charity, but Arsenio never lost a task, thats why he won.

Arsenio was obviously fake. He wouldn’t have won tasks without O’day’s help.

Clay should have won!!!!!!!!…Guess Trump wanted to keep in good with the big night time boys !!!

Things that make you go hmmmmm…

It was announced in February that Comcast=NBC would be launching Magic Johnson’s TV Network Aspire.

The two tasks Arsenio won were the ONLY two tasks that involved CONTINUED sponsorship for the winning PM.

From the very start Arsenio said that if he won, “I will spend the rest of my days promoting you, Mr. Trump”.

You call someone a bitch, cunt and whore, kiss Trump’s ass for the entire show, let your team do all the work (creatively and execution of task) and reap the rewards, sing the praises of your “lil brother” competitor…and then allow him to be roasted with a filthy gay “joke”,,,,and you win Celebrity Apprentice.

you have to be kidding right?

Clay won the only task that mattered….the final one. As for racists….well….the only person talking about race over and over and over and over on the Apprentice was Arsenio. Of course ‘racism’ will never end. Racist black people would have nothing to talk about…

Clay was a far superior project leader than Arsenio. He actually worked with his team and put on a fantastic party that involved more than standing around drinking. He didn’t rely on his celebrity connections, unlike Arsenio who had Whoopi Goldberg as some sort of ‘date’ and Magic Johnson
as his big time connection. Clay’s entertainment was really entertaining and the video was engaging and informative. Arsenio’s comedy was lame, to say the least. Without using the F word, there wasn’t much said. He obviously didn’t give his team any direction and let them do any old junky, stale material. Not funny….at all. Trump totally missed the boat. He shied away from selecting an openly gay celebrity. He caved in to political correctness. He cemented his relationship with Magic Johnson, an entrepeneur who wil best benefit him in future ventures. Trump is so transparent. It’s all about him, his ego and his future. There is a reason Arsenio hasn’t been on late nite tv, or any tv…….he really doesn’t have charisma or charm, no talent, no leadership skills. The ending was not a surprise. Trump is predictable. Can’t wait to see what spin Trump will put on this farcical ending.

I thought this show was about raising money for charities. Although the Aids Foundation is a good cause, every celebrity will get behind that charity plus its something that could be controlled if people were more responsible. Clay’s charity was for children with diabilities – they have no control over that. All and all, Arsenio skated through to the finals. Clay worked harder for HIS charity, raised more money and deserved to win. I didn’t like Aubrey but she was in the finals, either was Lisa so who cares. I’m not a fan of any of them. I think since Arsenial is coming out with a new show, Trumps wants his fingers in the pie. Arsenio is a loser anyway you look at it

I liked both and decided beforehand that I’d be happy with either, but if i had to choose I’d
choose arsenio to win because i hated Aubrey and lisa. LISA clearly tried sabatage and aubrey was on the other team.

Or anyones help. O’day is a piece of work, but at least she says what she feels.

OMG! You are so right! When he asked Lisa and Dayana to ask Arsenio a question, i scratched my head at their ridiculous questions AND why Trump wasted that time… All the previous finalists had to answer tough questions from Trump and this was almost obvious. He had decided the week when Arsenio SHOULD have been fired, or probably at the very beginning now that I think about it…. D’ oh!
What a tool!
Clay, YOU are the real winner in the MAJORITY OF VIEWERS EYES! ( Five seconds after the show! I googled ” Clay should have won!” and the first 8 entries were ALL saying the same! Shows that America is OUTRAGED! Big mistake, Huge mistake Trump! Lol!)
Whew, i feel a little better… ;-)

Uh, Clay had more financial supporters.. hello?? He is a bigger celeb than Arsenio. Like Arsenio himself said.. ” Some people thought I was dead”.

I was shocked that Clay didn’t win. What a disappointment. I agree that the show is not worth watching anymore. Mr Trump never addressed the foul language in Arsenios show which was atrocious. Clays carnival for kids was so mu ch more inventive than Arsenio’s boooring cocktail party. Thank you Clay for showing how a gentleman acts. We love you. You are 1st place in my mind.

In the end nothing changes, Clay is still a runner up and Trump has Arsenio to kiss his ass.

I know!! That had to be the softest ‘boardroom’ ever. And the only reason was ‘The Donald’ didn’t want to make himself look any more silly when he announced Arsenio as the winner.

Im sure the show will survive without you watching. Arsenio was a great player and I definitely think he should have won. He never lost a challenge and Clay wasn’t all that! I did respect Clay, but you are acting like he was better than Mr. Trump himself, what a joke!

I have to agree. I too will no longer watch and have lost respect for Mr. Trump. To pick Arsenio over Clay was a slap in the face. Clay played a better game over all, without having to use foul language in the process. He was able to put the same women in her place without using disreputable language and disrespecting himself. Arsenio showed me nothing during the game. Clay showed the man he has grown into, and someone I would want to call my friend. Arsenio would just as soon stab you in the back with a smile on his face. No thank you. Mr. Trump, you made a big mistake tonight.

I agree whole heartily. Couldn’t have said it better.

You are so on the money. Trump….You’er FIRED!!!!

So very true….Trump…You’re FIRED!!!!!!

Very true!

don’t believe arsenio is racist. ok so he lost it once with aubrey – i think most people would have lost it with her as well. Clay was disrespectful to Adriana. he was like Lisa in discounting others in his company, whereas arsenio was mellow and empowered others, where Clay often was rigid and uptight on many occasions.

The right man won. Think Mr Trump did have a very close call and he made the right one.

Great show.

I do hope you all know that this was fixed weeks ago to have AH win to promote his new show on NBC and so Trump could take credit for it like the show says its all about the money Trump’s money and stock plus of a partnership deal with magic johnson and walgreens tied into it

Alright listen up. The only reason Clay lost. He did not “man” up! When disgusting Liza came with check in hand, the “man” thing to do was send her packing! A man wins or loses his battles, but at the end of the day, a man has to answer to himself. Imagine, a man from the Trump organization, crossing the line, goes to the competition with ” check in hand” to help the “adversary”. The minute Clay accepted that check his scruples went out the window and therefore could never be considered an “apprentice”. Clay has no one other then Liza to blame for the loss, but again, Clay has to claim his deceitful ways and therefore the loss. Man up Clay!

Donald your choices were poor all season—lisa so crude and arrogant while aubrey was so full of herself and immature—both should have been fired early on after continually losing with their ideas– forcing the remaining celebs to do all the work. Would have been better ideas! I really think clay and twisted sis got the short end.

Ah, did you miss all the bleeped out words AH used during the airing of the show? Regardless of who the target was, it showed a bit of his true self and reaction to challenging people in his life. He used some really offensive terms to single out her as a women that would not have been used should he have been dealing with a man. Worst decision ever!! Clay should’ve won hands down! AH did very little for the party, not much detail or thought, and with his connections he raised only half of what Clay did??? Come on!

You would want Arsenio, you throw insults that are specific to demeaning women just like he did. Why don’t you just speak about how should acted wrong, not attack the way she looks? Not all women have to look like Diana.

Uh, it’s a show based off ratings. You loose half your audience, you loose your show. It DOES matter what people think. People’s ability and desire to watch a show is crucial and I think that Donald made a huge mistake, based on the comments left on here about more than have are not happy. And because this was such an obviously premeditated, obviously BAD decision, people are mad! And Mad people don’t watch!!!

A weak leader are you crazy??? Evanka even said during the finale that Arsenio was a more “passive leader”. He couldn’t handle Aubrey to her face during the task, so he attacks her when she’s not even in the room. Clay stood up to Penn, Debby Gibsen and multiple others. Who is weaker???

Oh stop with all the crying…. it’s just a tv show! AH won…. move on!

I didn’t like Lisa and Aubrey from on the women’s team. They were bullies and just plain not nice and not a team player especially Aubrey. I thought arsenio was vulgar in HOW he went after her. As much as I didn’t like her and believed someone should have stood up to her, arsenio did say some vulgar things which I thought was inappropriate. He even agreed and apologized.

Remember…… this is a TV show called “Celebrity Apprentice” and the person who chooses the winner is the man who hires and fires. Having said that TV is all about showmanship. The one who shows the most audience appeal and outrageous qualities is the one most likely to pull in the ratings. Obviously Arsenio has more of those qualities and star power than Clay. He is more bankable and more likely to pull in ratings making more money for the networks. Clay though he may have been a great player had the least of these qualities. Put him and Arsenio up against each other in a TV show back to back and guess who will pull in the ratings hence more advertising revenues to keep the show on the air. It is all about business my friends pure and simple.

Great point J.R., I like Clay, but his integrity is called into question when he accepted the money from Lisa. It was an underhanded, backstabbing thing for Lisa to do & Clay should have had no parts of it!

Trump made the right decision. Clay was never a good leader and every idea he came up with was played outt. He could never make a decision with his team members without coming off as defensive. His performance was predictable. It was fun but it wasnt fresh. With comedy you can never really be predictable, Arsenio’s team did a great job, thoough he didnt raise as much money as clay, look at the past challenges. Also Arsenio has always been a better performer, might not have produced the best ideas, but always came through performance wise.

Arsenio won both times he was project manager and raised more money in the entire show than anyone else. Get your facts straight Mr, Trump is not stupid – you do not give someone a raise because of one project your look at overrall standings. Clay won only one of his two projects as Project Manager

Usually it’s the opposite. Controversy almost always increases ratings! Yay Arsenio!!!

And businessmen are not? Stop putting emotions in the show — it is about overall performance and overall he got the most money and won both is stints as Project Manager

Get over it and be a true sport.

Get your facts straight – Arsino won both his stints as Project Manager – Clay did not he only won one, Arsino though he did not bring in the most money on his last stint he brought in the most money overall. It does not matter if you like the man or not in the end business is about who brings in the most money overall. Also in his time as Project Manager he was praised for his personality in presenting the products he represented. This is about business not a poker face, not about favoritism, not about anything else. Yes he was a bit shrude he apologized and moved on and did not let it affect his game and the same people he has a shit fit with – gave Clay hell also. Congratulations Arsino for job well done. Mr. Trump I will continue to look at your show because I understand the way the business world works.

Well said — People just don’t get the business side of it. They are stuck on popularity – and favorites and are not aware of how the game is played.

clay got ripped off…not happy with the Donald…has he developed dementia?

Yah Arsenio!!!

Honestly, I feel that either of them are worthy of the title Celebrity Apprentice — would love to know what tipped the scales in Arsenio’s favor for The Donald. Again, BOTH were great opponents and advocates for their charities!!!

Huh? More rubbush!!!

I thought Clay was cool until he started going off on Diana. Cleraly Lisa was insecure about Diana youth and beauty but what was Clay’s reason for turning on her. Though Aresenio could should have used different words when he went off about Aubrey he fedinitely had a right to be angry. Aubrey behavior was beyond bitchy. There was absolutely no reason for her to be so damn hateful. I agree with the person upthread who said just seeing her lose again was priceless.

That’s absurd!!! The last time I checked, there was still not a cure for aids!!! If you win, your charity gets the money!!! That’s the name of the game. Let’s hope nobody in your family gets AIDS!!!

Trump was the real winner……..do you know how many millions he made ???? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and only gives out $250,000. He should be the one fired also for choosing hall as the winner………
TRUMP. YOU ARE FIRED…………….

I agree with all three of you about Aubrey. I had to google to find out what exactly she had done. She is a D list celebrity at best. No real singing or acting that is great, she is just average with a HUGEEEEEEE ego.

Clearly Trump awarded Arsenio the victory because Trump was trying to repair his image with the black community since his “I love the blacks” comment.

I would love to hear Trump explain his decision. Arsenio was lucky to even make the final…I enjoyed the last show right up till they announced the winner. I think Clay and Arsenio’s duet was very hearfelt.

It should have been Clay. His entertainment was much better…I mean, come on now…a singing duet with Dee Snider and Debbie Gibson. That was a classic. And on Arsenio’s side? Well, his was supposed to be a comedy show. Are you kidding? Not with Adam Carolla and Lisa Lampanelli. She had enough dirt coming out of her mouth to plant potatoes. But then, when you stop and look back, it’s probably just as well that Clay didn’t win. I mean, look at the Celebrity Apprentices over the years…just a bunch of has beens looking to make a comeback.

Hi Karen,
I so agree with you. I was also on the fence about Clay, but when I saw him bullying Dayana (who has so much class and intelligence), AND ganging up on Dayana with that awful Lisa Lampinell, I could no longer tolerate Caly Aitken. He is such a weak gang boy bully that he should NOT be around disabled kids, who are VERY vulnerable What does his charity actually DO ANYWAY? He encourages kids to play nicely with disabled kids…that’s always good….but does he need a charity to do it? How does he actually do it? Can we see a public audited statement from his charity? ALSO, how much money does he take in a salary from his charity??????
Lauren

Arsenio put a few posters on the walls – Clay had a hug mural, Arsenio served drinks, Clay had a full carnival, Arsenio had short, questionalble skits, Clay had a full customized performance. Clay doubled the money Arsenio raised. They were both Project manager twice; Arsenio won 2, Clay won 1. If you could the last project, Clay won 2/3, Arsenio won 2/3. Arsenio was an emtional rollercoaster (the reason Lisa was fired, but not Arsenio?) Clay was calm and professional throughout.

The ONLY reason I can think of for Arsenio winning was Trump’s Huge Ego – Arsenio said he would wear the win like a badge and give credit to Trump for a life time of charity work.

Who raised the most money: Clay Aiken
Who had the better show: Clay Aiken
Who offended less people: Clay Aiken

Give the apprentice crown to Arsenio… he needs the work and the money.

Clay won the show… Trump just has a political motivation to get Arsenio back on TV… I almost guarantee it will be NBC or one of their thousand affiliates.

Trump is so worried about his popularity among black Americans. He has been critical of the president with good reason and has taken a hit in popularity because people cried racism.

I’ll tell you what is racist… Affirmative action in giving someone something they did not win or is not qualified for. That is racist. Trump committed a cardinal sin last night and will pay for it in viewership.

Shut up: The 250K was given to the winner fool… Clay raised twice as much during the competition.

I so agree–the way he cried made me sick–so fakey

and who cares about Majic Johnson? What is his foundation anyway? support all the bastards

all of his gang banger friends–filfthy money no less

I thought Dayana should have won–she was a class act

Yay Arsenio!!!

Yay Arsenio!!!

Yay Arsenio!!!

Yay Arsenio!!!

Cosmo – I totally agree with you. Will never watch this show again. They should change the name to Celebrity Favoritism. Trump you are fired!

Unfair decision. Clay clearly won on various levels. I liked Arsenio as a TV and film personality but have lost some respect for him through these last few episodes and will not watch his TV comeback. I feel for Clay. I think Donald Trump had a make or “hinder” career decision about two personalities that had a lot riding on the decision. I feel Mr. Trump chose the bigger TV personality so that it can be said he HE had something to do with that celebs “comeback”. Clay didn’t need a comeback, he just wanted to be seen as being “the winner” finally, which he was also robbed of years ago. Clay proved himself, exceeded expectations of himself and was clearly robbed yet again for supposedly popular opinion. I have lost faith in the fairness of this show and may not invest the time again to watch.

I had never heard of Aubrey before Celebrity, She is a real B and her ego is out the top, she should get a reality check and humble herself

Aubrey always said me, me, me, I, I, I, but most of the time her team lost, so her ideas weren’t so great huh?

Sorry, perhaps you missed it. I heard Arsenio talking all season about how people he thought were “friends” weren’t coming through when he needed them, and he said very clearly that it’s time like these that you learn who your real “friends” are.

And so….?

Clay had more finacial support on the final task, not throughout the competition, and Trump made it clear that more then just the final task was being considered in his decision making. And while Clay is known, let’s be honest here. Celebrity Apprentice is about Grade B through Z celebrities, most of which are celebrities in name only. Saying that someone is bigger than Arsenio Hall, really isn’t saying much! LOL!

And that is the mark of a great PM. The ability to lead without having to micromanage!

And that makes him a better person then either Aubrey or Lisa!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Trump got it right! Congratulations Arsenio. You earned the win!

It was a TEAM effort, with him as the PM – Get it?!?!?!?

Yes..he should have he played the game and played it well!

They all were over emotional and if anyone was vulgar it was Lisa…Clearly he deserved to win..it’s not his fault that clay was runner-up again. I love how talented clay is..but his variety show sucked!

Disapppointed in Trump. He was being politically correct. I should not be about skin color. He sold out!

Not…clay could not even snap back from the interview with last year winner…i do adore his music..but arsenio won the crowd ratings and the show!

Clay was robbed, Trump had his mind made up before the task was even finished. So what, Arsenio won one more task than Clay. Clay was detrimental in Arsenios winning that one in the first place, when Trump asked fellow contestants who should win, twice as many chose Clay.
Sounds like a case of you rub my back Mr. Trump and I will forever rub yours (free air time on my new show). Maybe a picture of Trump and Magic Johnson together to display on your gold wall.

or gay friends..he still won!

I do :)

Will never watch this show again. Boring. Too much time in the board room with celebs putting each other down. A horrible concept. This should have been a Clay win but I also knew Arsenio would win. Now Trump will have a cheerleader on everynight on Arsenio’s new show. Will no longer watch this ego manical jerk and his sons, the great white hunters who blow away animals our planet cannot afford to lose. Shame on all of them and shame on all of us for watching them. But no more!!

Clearly you are hating…duhhhhhhhhhh…clay was weak but a great singer! arsenio stole the show and again..did i mention that he won!…

Yes!!!!!So happy Arsenio won and I liked Clay also..Lisa and Aubrey sucked!..Cant wait to watch the next season!..Well-deserved Arsenio and I will be tuning in for your show :)

Now Clay was timid and did not hold a candle to Arsenio…his show sucked…..

I concur :)

No worse then the other players..Clay did not deny the money from Lisa..Hello and he was a bitch to Diana…it’s the nature of the game..Good choice Trump…

black white..blah..blah …blah….

or RACIST white people…ijs…lol!

heck why not..got a black president…how dull you are….

LOL..Simmer down there buddy….The best player won..get over it..you will be watching next season along with a thousand other haters!

This was my last season. Every other challenge was based on ‘most $$ raised’ and then Trump changes the rules? Arsenio’s production was tasteless…evidently just like Trump. I was not a fan of either but I can see a real issue with the future of this format. I guess Trump sees Magic Johnson as more important than kids…Magic he can cash in in the future.

It was a toss up for these two – AH and CA – but it does go to show you that Aubrey also played a huge part, cause everything she touches turns to dust!

I’m really glad Arsenio Hall won, not because I love him, but because I straight up detest Clay Aikens. Okay Clay, you’ve come in second, twice to a black man, let’s not forget Rueben Stoddard. This can continue to happen or you can simply disappear.

Trump is a TOOL!!!!! you can tell who he’s picking after week 4 . My friends that watch the show agreed that if Clay did’nt win after raising more money then Arsenio that this would be THE last time we would watch the show. His ratings i think will go down after this year , Nothing against Arsenio he did a great job as well,

I agreed with Arsenio when he lost his cool with Aubrey. I would have had trouble controlling myself around her. I have never seen such a conceited, stuck up, controlling, full of herself person in my life. And she was so OPEN about it! No shame at all! Lisa might have been offensive to hear, but she did work hard and have ideas. She did not wait around for someone to tell her what to do. That said, I HATE the fact that Aubrey was the smartest, fastest and most creative person there. But nobody could stand her. I learned in business that being great in your job is only part of your value. Getting along and working together is a large part of it, too, and Aubrey would cause disruption and explosions no matter where she went.
Don’t forget: they edit so many things out to manipulate the viewers. I wonder how many curse words were used by others on either team, both during the tasks and upstairs?

When your dropping that kind of cash to a charity you want to have a nice time. Arsenio’s PSA catered to that. I feel sorry for Clays donors who just got to play carnival games, LOL. Arsenio and Clay both said some trashy things but Ivana Trump even said it was unerstood given the circumstances. I still do not know what Clays Charity was about it was very unclear – how do they try to include kids with disabilities in programs?

Most trashless were Aubrey and Lisa. Love Dayana now.

Glad Arsenio won otherwise it would have been revenge of the nerd with Clay!

Cut the crap! The best person won.

LOL….he was clearly joking dummy

Thrilled that Arsenio won. Absolutely a winner!

* Liked Clay until he teamed up with Lisa against Dayana. Funny that he spoke out
against Lou being “set-up to fail,” but Clay who champions “inclusion” did not step
up, nor help Dayana. Guess he was not afraid of Penn, as he was of Lisa. No
decent business person should be afraid to speak up to an abuser, let alone embrace
them.

* IF Clay had been true apprentice material, when Dayana was the recent team leader,
he would have taken Dayana aside and said “I understand where you’re coming from,
and the abuse you’ve endured, but just trust me that I will manage Lisa and we’ll
all work together for a team win.”

* Anyone who would hitch-their-wagon to Lisa is not a winner, nor apprentice material.
Vulgarity and abusive, bullying behavior has no place in the business environment.
Embracing Lisa was Clay’s downfall.

* Lisa even had to donate money in a vulgar way. If she was so into Clay, obviously
over Arsenio, she should have quietly made a donation, without all the “look at me,
I’m bucking the norm.” If she so desperately needed the attention, she should have
been decent enough to her team to donate equal to both teams.

* In response to an earlier comment, Dayana showed, once again, the utmost class
in stating she had “nothing nice to say about Lisa.” Victims shouldn’t be expected
to say nice things about their abusers.

* Arsenio’s sincerely & genuinely apologized to Aubrey for calling her a name (which
was a lot less damaging to anyone’s ego, than the continuous mean & hateful things
she and Lisa said to almost all others during the course of the show.) Funny how
abusive people can dish it out, but they sure can’t take it.

* To the cry that “Clay raised more money..” Thank goodness some people realize,
it’s not all-about-money, at the expense of decency.

* Top managers/executives don’t outwork everyone. They know how to manage people
to get the best work from them.

* Successful people and business DO massage and woo their clients. Arsenio’s comments
were sincere and from the heart. Mr. Trump would not be where he is if he wasn’t very
astute at recognizing insincere kissing-up.

* Clay’s appeal of why he should be the winner was not as strong, nor of a standout executive
quality.

* Last but not least, Arsenio win was a much deserved outcome to both Lisa
and Aubrey for their horrendous behaviors and abhorrent personalities. Hate,
vulgarity and abuse don’t belong anywhere, let alone in a respectable business
atmosphere. Mr. Trump finally somewhat redeemed himself for even allowing it
to go on for so long. Good did triumph over evil in the end.

THANK YOU MR. TRUMP & CONGRATS ARSENIO!!!

Whoa, what color are your glasses? Nice mouth.

Incredulous!
Have you read any of the rationale for how he fires and hires?
Obviously not!

Wow indeed Vegasjune! YOUR so wrong as you meant YOU’RE – a third grade contraction for YOU ARE. Funny stuff.

If you really couldn’t figure out what his foundation is by watching or listening, you should have used a search engine before you made a fool of yourself. Based on your name and your spewed vulgarity, I sense a pattern. OBTW, you should have at least spelled Magic’s name correctly.

You almost got it, but Arsenio won all his tasks and pulled in more money overall. Actually it’s not too bad as don’t nice guys normally finish last?

Really? “99% of the women not the men born under this sign are very transparent, they are lovers of themselves………and has many different personalities meaning (6 or more faces under one hat)”

LMAO! That statement alone makes the rest of what you say irrelevant.

The simple truth – AH’s charity is Magic Johnson Foundation – which Donald will be getting a lot of favors/fame back eventually. Clay’s is just a small one he created with no national awareness…poor guy.

WRONG! Arsenio pulled in the most overall and had a blank check from Leno not to mention he won both his tasks as project manager. Hello?

Really that is strange as they all said giving money to Clay was showing her character and question they said no no not in a bad way in a very good way. I believe there was a lot of prejudice on Trumps part he doesn’t like gays so he wasn’t gonna win even if he brought in a million it was pretty obvious and in the past it has always been about the amount of money raised and Clay had a way better show than Arsenio like 110% better. And Clay bringing down the wall so they would be both together was awesome. Arsenio go back to wherever you came from I will not be watching any of his shows for sure.

To say the least I was stunned when he announced who won I then realized Clay never had a chance Trump is a egotistical asshole…. jerk…..tool ….and many other names I used to have respect for him on all the other shows he was fair and the people were deserving but this time he was a prejudice idiot and I figure he will be taking a lot of flack on his decision and I for one won’t be watching it again, what a shame cause it WAS a decent show.

sorry…should have proofread…more than one dollar each…

I like both of them. Throughout the season, Clay was more of a gentleman besides raising way more money than AH. The reason he lost is because DT does not want to give it to a gay person. He opposes gay marriage.

I recall Trump making that clear only after the event was over and prior to announcing the winner. Raising money has always been a big consideration. And the PSA, …really? Clay had a very polished message, very clever with the wheelchair in the foreground of children playing. Even the “variety” show was more appealing. I found the show Team Arsenio did lackluster, and off color with the joke’s made by Lisa and Adam. There’s a time and place for everything and with a mixed audience I felt it was inappropriate. Team Clay performed an all-inclusive show, while Arsenio’s lacked, well, entertainment. And TA did not make use of Paul and Teresa in the end, whereas TC did. I am left with an overall feeling that Trump wanted to “give” the show to Arsenio- which he has every right to do; it’s his show. On the receiving end, I feel duped by watching an entire season expecting that a worthy contestant would win. I like Arsenio Hall, but I don’t agree that he was the rightful winner. A better competition would have been Aubrey and Clay. No matter what you feel about Aubrey, she was a worthy opponent.

Arsenio flew under the radar while his team did all the creative thinking. Shouldn’t have won sorry.

I am glad he told her off too. Donald Trump would let a dog wear his banner quicker than Aubrey.

A mixed audience? There were not children present if that’s what you’re saying. If you are saying a male/female mixed audience, then I guess it was a good thing that Adam is a male and Lisa is a female. And while Clay’s PSA was very polished, so was Arsenio’s, but that is of course a matter of opinion.

The bottom line is that Trump was clear that the fundraising was only going to be a part of his decision making. As other’s have pointed out, Arsenio Hall had a better record as a PM, and raised more money during the season. While I think it’s great that Clay Aiken was able to raise a lot of money at the very end, perhaps it’s because he raised far less throughout the season. That was his decision.

I for one was jumping for joy when the phoney ego maniac Aubrey O’Day was fired, and I know I was not alone. The only thing she is “worthy” of is her friendship with Lisa Lampinelli. She was a jealous bully the entire season, and had no idea what it meant to be a team player, spending every available moment saying “I, I, I”! My daughter used to think she was a pretty terrific young lady when she rose to prominance as part of Danity Kane. Heck we even got her autograph. But now, she looks like an over the hill drag queen, just looking for 10 more minutes in the spot light. Thankfully Trump knew that, kept her around for entertainment value, then kicked her to the curb when her usefulness had expired. Something I’m sure she’s used to by now!

Clay was a gentleman throughout the entire show. Arsenio’s language was quite crude at times. Lisa’s vulgar language was not necessary during the presentation nor was it throughout the entire show. Clay raised twice as much money and his PSA was very good. Donald did not make the right choice.

You mean “contraction.” Not “contradiction.” Before you blast HARTNETT, maybe take an English course yourself. Yuck.

Leno’s blank check DID NOT COUNT; it was not included, as it came to the task TOO LATE… Clay’s contributors came thru for him.

Yes, Clay did raise more money, but Arsenio deserves another change in TV. I loved watching in show back in the 90′s. He was a great host. Hope to see him again soon. Love u Arsenio!

This was an affirmative action choice. Trump wanted to show he was not a racist. He questioned whether BO was born in the US and the liberals said he was a racist. He had to show as quickly as possible that he was not. Why was there not even a discussion of who had the better party, ad, and show? Because he knew the answers to those questions would make it hard for him to choose Arsinio. It has never happened that they did not comment on the performance of the last challenge. When it came down to Penn or Arsinio, it should have been Pen. He clearly had more influence on the winning teams. When it came down to Aubrey and Arsinio, it should have been Aubrey. I don’t like her, but she clearly had more to contribute to the teams that won. Also, I understand that trump has some interest in the channel that is going to give Arsinio a new talk show. That may have played a roll. Also I would like to say that the show of Arsenio was terrible, not funny and used totally inappropriate language. It should have eliminated him from any consideration. What is clear is that Clay got robbed!!!

Donald Trump just has a thing for old wahed – up comics. He was wrong with Joan Rivers and he was wrong this time.

This proves my point! You can’t come up with anything original! THEIF!!!

Clay was fine until he decided to become bff’s with Lisa. The scene where he went all mean girl on Dayana was uncalled for but he did it in order to win brownie points with Lisa. I think that said more about Clay’s character than anything. Arsenio’s rant on Aubrey was justified (although the language was not) because if was personal between the two of them. Arsenio didn’t do it to win favor with anyone unlike Clay. Wasn’t Clay’s organization about “playing with everyone” or something to that affect? How was he NOT able to play well with Dayana especially after seeing how she had been bullied all season by Lisa his new bff?

I haven’t watched the final episode, had to tape it. But now I won’t bother wasting my time. Clay was a stronger player throughout, whereas Arsenio, although he never really did anything out and out wrong….he never really contributed anything worthy of notice either. I suspect that if Arsenio didn’t raise a dime, and everyone walked out on his presentation, he would have still won. That he even made it as far as he did, indicated to me, that it was in the bag for him from the beginning. I don’t care for that kind of ‘competition’. I quit watching the show after the same nonsense with Joan Rivers, and was hoping that kind of blatant favouritism was a thing of the past. Apparently not.

Did anyone else realize that there were not a lot of fund raising events compared to last year. John Rich kept saying you didn’t raise as much money as I did. Well that’s. Ecause there were only maybe 2 events compared to last years which almost all tasks were fund raisers. John rich needs to get off his high horse

The entire season Aubrey took credit for everything. I even noticed she said Clay wouldn’t have had a theme without her so is his lost Aubrey’s fault? LOL!

See ya next season … lol!

It truly was a disappointment when Clay jumped on Lisa’s wagon. The admiration I had for him went right out the window. Equally amazing, as you point out, is the blind eye that Clay’s fans have to his bad behavior. Class and respectable behavior should always triumph over bullying and smarts/creativity absent decency. Thanks for your reply. Cheers!!

Cut out the PC will you? SOme really offensive terms……….wah wah wah. OMG I get to the point where people like you make me want to PUKE!!!!!!! AUBREY IS A HO, SKANK, AND WHATEVER ELSE SHE WAS CALLED. This is not an offensive term it is a fact!!!!!!!

Thank You! There are a lot of people that are creative and may be brilliant at what they do, but can’t hold a job because they aren’t liked. Aubrey is a D list entertainer that can’t get ahead because she doesn’t LISTEN. In any room she always feels she’s the smartest. She’s too immature to know when to STHU. This girl is responsible for the dismantle of Danity Kane. Puffy got so sick of her antics he pulled a Trump and said “You’re fired”! Ivanka is beautiful, smart, and classy (everything Aubrey THINKS she is) and even she called Aubry out on her crap. All I see in Aubrey’s future is more Playboy and eventually porn. She is her own worst enemy!

Clay’s show was only the “crowd pleaser” to fat, mouth breathing, middle aged women who want to listen to crappy songs done by karaoke hacks! Except for Dee Snyder of course. He rocked!

Try English next time. It’s a shame you won’t be watching. NOT!

Money raised – (Hall raised more overall)
Leadership – (Hall won both his tasks, Aiken lost one)
Participation – (What did you watch?)
Drama – (Aiken had his share!)
Rudeness – (Perception)

If it’s such a horrible concept, why has the Apprentice been on for 12 seasons? His sons? How shallow!

Who raised the most money?: Arsenio (overall) FACT!
Who had the better show?: Arsenio in my opinion.
Who offended less people?: Nobody knows, too subjective.
Cardinal sin? PLEASE!

I think you watched different PSAs than the rest of us. Arsenio pulled in more money overall, FACT. Arsenio won both his both projects, Clay lost half his. The last project apparently was won by Arsenio, so he was 100% whereas Clay was 331/3. I was rooting for Clay to win, but he was hardly always professional throughout. Did you forget his many run-ins with the women? Hello!

Did you really watch the series or just the last show? Hall pulled in more money overall. He won both his projects, whereas Aiken lost half his. Both FACTS!

Clay got the shaft again. Arsenio did not contribute much of anything during all the tasks he depended on his team mates.

Clay should have won for sure. AH is old and washed up. He is so fake and there was no reason to get so vulgar on the show. I love the show but I will think twice about watching it next season. Clay should have won hands down. I was so disappointed. Trump may be an idot after all.

As you stated, given the audience, it’s difficult to imagine that any intelligent adult, particularly someone as intelligent as Lisa proclaims she is, would believe such crudeness, directed at the boss & his daughter no less, would reflect favorably on their team. Just like the donation to Clay’s team. As she herself said, she knows when to use her evilness.

Thankfully, I think Mr. Trump saw her for what she was didn’t reward her, or Aubrey. He did good by Dayana. Did you see how high she jumped for joy when Arsenio won? I was as happy for her as I was for Arsenio.

So right! Arsenio was a fantastic PM and team player all the way through, even keeping his temper in check with Aubrey, who is the most toxic person I’ve ever seen on TV.
Also, Arcenio is so committed to his charity and you could see it in his face. Great heart! Congrats Arcenio!!!!!

She was the youngest one on there, and she was CONFIDENT! Yes, she has a lot to learn (as far as her attitude, etc.) but THAT only comes with experience. I am a strong woman, and I have NO PROBLEM with other strong women. I think Aubrey was AWESOME!! She kept her wits about her when others were falling apart. She came up with SOLUTIONS … not problems. Why is it when a woman is strong and assertive and INTELLIGENT, she is labeled so negatively? Yet, when a man is this way, he is ADMIRED?!

LOST half his tasks.

Aubrey… Toxic…. What a compliment!!! Toxic doesn’t even BEGIN to describe it!!! To see that vile excuse for a human lying and trying to cunningly redeem herself in the finalé. A little too late Oday… We all seen thru ya! Gagging….

He just hung on everyone’s else coat tail. Clay was much better. It was because of Magic Johnson charity more than anything.

I’m sure u know more then Donald trump, maybe u should start a show you joke!

ewwww

Interesting that both individuals that showed the most integrity throughout the show, as well as were the most articulate, hung in there to the end. I admired how each played the game overall (perhaps with one or two slip ups, but they are human!) and how they each approached their team members and their individual charities. On the surface it looks to me that AH perhaps a little more self serving i.e. possible new show in the works while CA truly goes back to his roots with the National Inclusion Project – he was a special ed teacher at one time. Kudo’s to both for putting themselves out there for charity… and having to kow tow to the trumps… can’t have been easy at times.

Arsenio was undoubedly picked for the show so that a black could win…he was picked to win before the show even taped one episode…blacks have always been the worst performers on the show, but they hold on a lot longer than they should due to Trump not wanting to look racist for firing blacks…he was praying that Arsenio could at least make it to the end without it being totally obvious he was an affirmative action selection.

All you people saying you’ll never watch it again, WHATEVER!! You’ll be back. Lastly, I thought they were both good, but AH did better. He’s very smart, one both projects. I look forward to seeing his show on air. :)

Arsenio appeared to be a “butt kisser”… and, he made a butt kissing comment to Donald Trump.
Donald reiterated the comment… and Arsenio unfairly won…
Clay’s show was way better, and raised almost twice the money.
Clay should have won BOTH shows, and was robbed twice.

Who are you responding to? I didn’t mention anything about PM wins, because those are a joke too. Who cares what tasks Arsenio “won” when behind the scenes the wins were granted by his fairy godmother? That’s not a win. That is a FAKE win. Despite producing wins, the one thing the Trump crew could NOT produce was any video showing Arsenio producing great ideas or showing any video evidence of superior leadership skills. Nodding one’s head and going with the flow is not how things happen, unless you’re a puppet.

On another note please don’t brag about your knowledge of the business world when you don’t seem to get a thing about it. It ABSOLUTELY matters if you like somebody or not. It matters what the reasons are. People generally don’t like losers to win for false reasons. It offends their sense of right and wrong.

You missed the point about the poker face. He doesn’t have one. His emotions are false. When he cries it is a put-on. The crying escalated after he caught heat for his very REAL reaction to Aubrey in the boardroom. His smile is not authentic. His listening intently is a show, but not authentic. His apologies were insincere and merely a necessity. I could go on, and on.

I never said Clay should have won either. I simply stated the four contestants that were a better choice than Arsenio.

I am female, and I am use to the stereotype regarding poker. Like I said, my TV time is limited, and no, I will not watch CA or The Apprentice again! I should thank Donald personally for granting me a couple of extra free hours a week:)

Who’s really the dumb B, Vegasjune? Do you know what proper verb tense is?

Why humble yourself when you know where your greatness lies? I only wish she had thanked God for her gifts.

You aren’t a winner when behind the scenes the CA machine sprinkles pixie dust and makes it happen. Where is the footage of Arsenio’s great ideas? Where is the video proof of his superior leadership? That’s right! We didn’t see it, because it didn’t exist. Things don’t happen because you nod your head like a bobble doll and go with the flow…unless you are a puppet.

Why oh why, Denise Burns, do you insist on repeating the same crap over and over? You aren’t a winner when the win is planned behind the scenes. It is a FAKE win. Those don’t count. Also, you can’t give Arsenio credit for a real win when there isn’t any footage of him producing a great idea or showing superior leadership skills. I will repeat this if need be.

Why oh why, Denise Burns, do you insist on repeating the same crap over and over? You aren’t a winner when the win is planned behind the scenes. It is a FAKE win. Those don’t count. Also, you can’t give Arsenio credit for a real win when there isn’t any footage of him producing a great idea or showing superior leadership skills. I will repeat this if need be.

Why oh why, Denise Burns, do you insist on repeating the same crap over and over? You aren’t a winner when the win is planned behind the scenes. It is a FAKE win. Those don’t count. Also, you can’t give Arsenio credit for a real win when there isn’t any footage of him producing a great idea or showing superior leadership skills. I will repeat this if need be.

Arsenio will be around about as long as Trump’s run for the Presidency. He will never hold a candle to the Ellen, the Kimmel, the Leno or the Letterman. Therefore, he is washed up. Aubrey is bright and beautiful. If she learns to be grateful rather than arrogant about her gifts, she WILL be around. Clay is a winner in life regardless. He has a great charity, cause and voice.

He didn’t mistreat Dayana. She legally overstepped her bounds many times. When you are told to leave someone’s space, rudely or not, you need to do that or you are crossing a legal boundary. The way she wouldn’t leave the side of Lampanelli, despite Lampanelli yelling at her, falls under “assault.” When she was told to shut-up and wouldn’t leave Lampanelli alone, but instead trailed after her, bantering her mindless nonsense, that also constitutes assault. There seems to be some confusion as to what mistreatment actually is.

On a less legal note, I consider it abusive to have a mindless ding a ling shoved down my throat just because she won the boss’ beauty contest. That is offensive. No matter how many weeks he tried to expose her “brains,” he actually did the opposite. There was no redemption there for me, only frustration at his transparent motivation.

He has lost ALOT of viewers, you will see. There are too many great choices in television out there to waste time on a shill of a show.

What?! Who is Clay to turn money away for the benefit of the disabled children of his charity? He absolutely did the right thing by accepting the $$ for the kids. Unfortunately, it went to Arsenio’s charity, but he didn’t know that at the time. $$ is $$. There weren’t any strings attached.

He’ll be terrible, as usual, and then Donald Trump will play the spin doctor and tell us how successful Arsenio is. (He’ll say it even when everyone knows Arsenio is losing big-time!) That’s how credible Trump is anymore. AH won’t be great, because he doesn’t hold a candle to Ellen, Kimmel, Leno or Letterman.

Then why are you responding?

Both my daughter and I said that was it for CA as Joan Rivers and Arseno Hall both winning made us realize it has nothing with being the best. The good days are gone, it is all political now..

I am appauled and insulted with the chosen winner! Mr. Trump, you usually do the right thing! what happened? People respect the right decisions….in the end the wrong one was made. You know this to be true! There should have been no other considerations, any behind the scenes discussions! remember we all viewed their performance! I will admit it was “fairly close” but not as close from a business point of view! Clay was the better businessman! his read on people was “spot-on” his show was better, raised more money, and was simply the winner. I’ll give it one more chance-and know this, if it happens again, I too will not view the show again. ps. I loved your show because you always made the right decision on who to fire….soooo what-up? I’m not a hater of Arsenio by any means, I love Magic Johnson….but the better player was Clay! If I owned my own business I would choose Clay over Arsenio.

What? What proves your point? The fact that you can’t even create a screen name or that you can’t spell THIEF or your English is poor at best? “WERE white”? Do you mean WAS Caucasian? I’m “white” (sic), so if I was a racist, I would be backing Clay, not Arenoso, HELLO?
Slow down and read!

Arsenio returns to late night televison on CBS, not the network a lot of you KNEW would happen to “pay back” Trump. Keep your day jobs. :-)

Good catch, but one spelling error is but a fraction of HARTNETT’s problems. English and spelling are different.
Yuck?

Clay was far the best and tries harder then anyone else to do things perfect, and does. there is no consevable reason he did not win except Donald trump dislike for him..It was cruel the way he led him on to think he would win.But the worst of all was how he complemented all the other singers and passed up on clay.Trump is a nasty cruel person, He set Clay up for the fall..on purpose….

I do think Clay did a better job in the finals from an artistic standpoint. However, when I put myself in Trump’s shoes, I find myself making the same decision over and over. I would rather work with Arsenio because he is not always anxious and awkward like Clay. He also made a much better choice when chosing his team. He had absolutely no team conflicts whatsoever in the final project and I believe that is how he operates on a normal basis, whereas Clay seems to be a bit confused at times. AH’s real genius was chosing Teressa over Aubrey, because I believe Aubrey is a troublemaker, whereas Clay chose Penn. Enormous blunder in my opinion, that could be cause of big problems in a company in real life. Just an awful work environment on Clay’s team, and that can only point to poor management. I would much rather be on Arsenio’s team. I believe Clay could be an excellent manager, perhaps with more experience though. At the time of the show, Arsenio was hands down the better manager. Trump did indeed make the right decision.