Another season of The Apprentice is upon us, but this time it is going to have celebrities competing for the chance to be Donald Trump’s slave. A and B-List celebrities are hardly going to compete for the chance to be the Don’s gofer, but this celebrity reality show actually has some performers you may have heard of:

Trace Adkins, country music singer
Stephen Baldwin, actor
Carol Alt, model
Marilu Henner, actor
Vincent “Big Pussy” Pastore, actor
Lennox Lewis, boxer
Nadia Comaneci, Olympian
Gene Simmons, rock star
Tito Ortiz, fighter
Piers Morgan, America’s Got Talent judge
Tiffany Fallon, Playmate
Omarosa, Apprentice Alumni
Jennie Finch, Olympian
Nely Galan, Galan Entertainment

[From E! News]

Okay, do we call Gene Simmons the former rocker from Kiss, or a reality tv star? Because there was that show where he had cosmetic surgery…

Trump claimed that 125 celebs begged to be on the show, but he narrowed it down to 14. I’m not sure if these 14 were chosen based on television appeal, or celebrity status, because if it’s status than I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of the remaining 111. While I haven’t heard of most of the celebs appearing on the apprentice, I at least can see they’ve done something, like compete in the Olympics or made a country music CD. A recent celebrity reality show in New Zealand just featured losers from previously screened reality shows. Which nobody watched.

Supervising the contestants will be Donald Jr and Ivanka Trump. I got very excited when I saw them on the publicity photos because I thought they were competing.

The celebs won’t win a contract with the Don, instead they’ll be raising money for charity by completing challenges in Manhattan and it’s surrounds. The winner of the series will receive a $250,000 donation to the charity of their choice.

Given their earning capability, I’m pretty sure they’d rather have the cash for themselves.