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Blog ImageKhloe is a dynamo and very pleasant on the eyes. As a veteran of reality television, we’re looking forward to seeing how she fares with this assortment of personalities.

Fans of Khloe Kardashian, know that she is the youngest of the Kardashian sisters, made famous by the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" TV show. The E! series rocketed Khloe into the spotlight end to embark of a busy series of projects.

A consummate entrepreneur, Khloe manages DASH, the Kardashian sisters' high-end women’s boutique in Calabasas, California, she writes a popular blog and hosts behind-the-scenes and red carpet events for Celebuzz. Khloe also contributes to MSN.com and works as a spokesperson for Crest.

Kardashian plays The Celebrity Apprentice for the charity, The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness. The nonprofit's mission is to turn the fear, helplessness and grief caused by alcohol and drug addiction into a powerful force of hope & healing.

On "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Khloe is known as the voice of reason. Let's see what she brings to The Celebrity Apprentice board room.

 

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[-] Posted by Business 2000 Foundation.com on 03/06/2009 3:22 PM
She is very talented. And wonder if she will be able to lead the group as a project chairman?

Her website...is cool. And her charity is deserving to help.

Hope she does well...
[-] Posted by member1815053 on 03/07/2009 1:59 PM
Hi !
I have to say that Mr Donald Trump have very good taste about women. Khloe is not amazingly beautiful but she is very very handsome and she is charmingly charismatic woman! And her way to act and do good without profit is respectable!

I have also studied good manners and egotraining with famous modeltrainer here in Finland. I have been few times as a model in one store. It is very challenging work to do, you must give everything about yourself to the people who are watching you and you must give them the feel of joy and happiness and beauty. And in the same time you must do everything that the cloths you are wearing looks good so that these people wants to by them after the show. These situations gives me a lot as mentally also.

When beautiness and common sense goes together, then we are in the right way.
[-] Posted by Allan2000 on 03/09/2009 6:37 PM
To khloe "life is a short affair; we should try to make it smooth, and free from strife"
[-] Posted by Annabelle Mphahlele on 03/31/2009 8:47 AM
I think khloe Kardashan is a good choice,I think she is a tough cookie,i will like to see how she manages with agroup of strange businessmen & women .

All the best to her
[-] Posted by member1956495 on 04/06/2009 4:55 AM
I understand why you selected Khloe, what I didn't understand was why you fired her. She knew what she did was wrong, and if you watched her show she did everything possible to make sure that others knew she was taking full responsibility, and did it with grace and honor.
In watching this weeks show, I am still sitting her amazed by your decision. She never was drunk on a single episode, unlike the others. You stated that you had friends that had been devistated by the actions of a drunk driver, how about the lesson of a person and one that owed up to the fact that what she did was wrong, was responsible in following the courts decisions with regards to her DUI, and she was humiliated by you, for something she never hid from you. The amount of alcohol that is consumed each week on your show is astounding. Sure they are in a hotel room, but do you honestly think that patrons of your establishments do not leave your business and drive? This is very hypocritical to me, you made no sense to me, and it was unfair.
I know you felt it made sense because of last week with Dennis, but honestly...Dennis didn't show up for tasks because he had been drunk, or had a hangover. Donald, you really have to ask yourself this question, would I have done this to a man? And, would I have done this if he paid his restitution for what he did? I found your decision unfair and that you owe Khloe an apology.
[-] Posted by member1956655 on 04/06/2009 11:34 AM
I agree completely with the last post!! You heard from your own children task after task that Dennis was showing up drunk or not showing up at all due to alcohol. He made it though week after week until he finally walked out as the project manager. It does not seem to be her fault that no one checked into the fact that she had a DUI. Khloe did not try to hide this fact either. Many many Americans watched Khloe's arrest on E! that she allowed to be aired. Khloe has owned up to her mistake, and it should have been treated just as that...a mistake! You took a cheap way out and you do owe her an apology. It seems that you go though much trouble to keep your name in high regards, well you made yourself look terrible last night! Khloe has been though all of the proper authorities for this and has gone though her punnishments with each, that again has been aired for America to watch. To see you treat her like that was sickening! You did not even try to teach her a lesson. You just took shot after rude shot at her. By the way, your show has turned into a freak show. It is no longer interesting, just annoying! I watch the first hour to watch Khloe, then turned to E! to watch Khloes show, and then back to see the ending. the point...Khloe makes better television than you! You lost respect from many Americans last night. CONGRATULATIONS!
[-] Posted by member1956679 on 04/06/2009 12:10 PM
First let me say - I enjoy the show immensely. Then let me say - Wow! I can't believe you were so tactless in your firing of Khloe on this week's show. You noted that you 'hated' drunk drivers, which, inturn, meant you 'hated' her actions, which I'm sure she internalized into you hated her! Firing her was punishing her twice for a crime she was already being punished for. When you knew Dennis was drinking on the show you didn't fire him for that action; you haven't fired Jesse, even though he was an alcoholic in the past and maybe has a DUI. I was just stunned by your reasoning. But, hey, it's your show and you're the boss but I think you should ask Khloe back and appologize. And then fire Clint Black who is killing his career on a personal level.
[-] Posted by member1956719 on 04/06/2009 2:31 PM
Wow! You really knocked it out of the park with that one Big D I only hope Khloe was in on your little charade because that was awfully humiliating. I realize that shock affect sells and obviously you got that down since you are hanging on to Clint after his disgraceful turn at bat, but by keeping him in the game with Joan is what will keep me and others watching (clever).
[-] Posted by member1964683 on 04/07/2009 5:53 PM
I am also surprised at your decision to fire Khloe. Perhaps you were trying to send a message to the up and coming "A" listers in the Hollywood/New York scene.

As a spouse of a victim of drunk driving, one who suffered a permanent brain injury, I would much rather money be spent on the reason why people choose to drive after consuming alcohol. Once a person has gotten behind the wheel of a car, it is too late - the ramifications of their actions can be tragic, expensive and totally preventable.

Maybe the people you should be directing your anger at, is your staff who neglected to reveal to you the predicament Khloe made for herself. I wonder if your embarrassment at finding out after the show had begun has more to do with you firing Khloe than her actions.

People make poor decisions. Khloe is trying to take responsibility for her actions. She is accepting responsibility. Putting the spotlight on this North American epidemic of drinking and driving may have been the wiser choice if you do have such strong feelings toward drinking and driving. You have the money, and it is innocent people who continue to pay the supreme price.
[-] Posted by member1965244 on 04/08/2009 5:19 PM
Actor Vincent Pastore was a participant in the first celebrity apprentice and a guest on the second one . Mr. Pastore plead guilty in April 2005 after punching his girlfriend in the head, grabbing her hair and throwing her out from his car. … Rodman has also been charged with assaulting a woman. I do not condone drunk driving but why was the Kardashian girl fired for her past mistake and the men allowed to participate until they were fired for performance issues.
Are the celebritys informed before the show that they may be fired and humiliated for things they did before taking part in the show? Mr. Trump if it is all that important to you to have only guests of high moral and ethical fiber to be a part of the show, why aren't they subject to criminal record searches? Its not hard to find criminal records of celebritys..i did it in minutes.
[-] Posted by member1965460 on 04/09/2009 10:16 AM
What Big D did was wrong, but (having money does not give you class) . Another person would have had the balls to get rid of Rodman for his rude , crude drunkenness. Rodman even made a few discreet actions towards being violent. Sorry D you really screwed this one up........ But it is easier to pick on a young girl who is trying to right her wrong. Kudos's to Khloe..... She is a class act.
[-] Posted by member1965552 on 04/09/2009 2:50 PM
All other comments have basically said everything I've been thinking. Bottom line...........Khloe handled herself with CLASS........and Donald, unfortunately, you're just an ASS.
[-] Posted by member1965598 on 04/09/2009 4:52 PM
"This blog provides a forum for the exchange of positive opinions and ideas."

Well, I seriously doubt you'll have many of those in regard to your cruel and unjust dismissal of Ms. Cardashian.

First of all, it's not as if her DUI was a secret. It was well-known within her fanbase, so you've no one to blame but yourself for the fact that you didn't know about it before you selected her for your show. But I guess that's just an example of how extremely ignorat you are.

Secondly, your statement to her that she would never have gotten as far as she did if you had known about her DUI was blatantly unfair. I'm not saying that what she did was right, but she has shown a remarkable effort to learn from her mistakes, move on, and educate others about how to avoid going down the same road she did. That cannot be said for many people, and for that she has my respect. You were wrong to humiliate her the way you did. It is NOT up to you to decide whether she is worthy of redemption!

Finally, if what other commenters have said is true, you seemed to have misplaced your high horse when other contestants (all of them male, from what I can gather) have been drunk right there on your show. What's that about, then? Just further proof of your ignorance, I guess.

You say you've lost respect for Khloe, but I'd be willing to bet that amount of respect is nothing compared to the respect you've lost from many of your viewers.
[-] Posted by member1977468 on 05/13/2009 11:20 AM
I agree that firing Khloe was wrong for the reasons stated by Mr. Trump and I would like to know why Miss California is not "fired" for her unbecoming behavior and Khloe was fired for hers. You have repeatedly stated that people deserve a second chance and Khloe has taken huge steps to help people not make the same mistake she made. Yes, drunk driving is inexcusable, but making the efforts she has to make others more aware and paying her debt to society, 10 fold, is quite commendable. I have had a DUI and am now 10 years sober as of 6/6/09 and looking forward to my "birthday". I do not consider myself a terrible human being. Regretful? ABSOLUTELY!! I was stupid, among many other issues from an early age, but am now a happy, healthy, sober adult. Firing her for not doing what you hired her to do would have been one thing, but strictly because of her DUI was just wrong. I notice that you have not commented here, care to share your thoughts on the posts?
[-] Posted by member1983221 on 05/31/2009 1:51 AM
Trump you acted and represented yourself as a real **** on this segment of the show. Even your duaghter looked at you like what are you doing. As a viewer of the show I was totally repulsed by not playing by the rules and just going off. Totally distastefuly............I was appalled by your decieion which had nothing to do with the game. Then when someone said it was your game and you could do what you want I was digusted................you appalled me with this show and your outcome. So low and sleezy
of you. Your ratings had to be good at this point but to put this girl down they way you did for why she took off the show shame on you.........

This is how I feel right now. Ratings or not you crossed the line on that show and so be it. It's your show do what you want. On the other hand I do alot of fund raising at your Mar Lago and I will do what I want. I'm a very small person in your world but I also bring big amounts of money for you even though we have never met..........today I'm sorry to say I'm just a drop in your bucket that won't be putting
in any pennies in your bucket anymore.
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