Ivanka Trump Moves Up Apprentice Ladder

Oh, and she also joins daddy Trump in his feud with Rosie.

In one of the new wrinkles in the sixth version of "The Apprentice," Donald Trump sits in the boardroom with his daughter Ivanka and an empty chair he says will be filled later in the season.

We could guarantee that neither Rosie O'Donnell nor Martha Stewart would fill it.

Is the Rosie feud just a cheap publicity stunt to drum up interest in the new season of The Apprentice? Show host Donald Trump says that despite the fortuitous timing, his recent media feud with The View co-host Rosie O'Donnell isn't a publicity stunt for the sixth season of NBC's The Apprentice, which premieres on Sunday, January 7 at 9:30PM ET/PT.

Trump appeared on CNN's Wednesday night Showbiz Tonight, as well as NBC's Thursday morning The Today Show, to discuss the sixth season of The Apprentice. However during the appearances, he was peppered with questions about his recent feud with O'Donnell that began last month when Trump announced Miss USA Tara Connor would keep her title, which was in jeopardy due to underage drinking. As part of her agreement with Trump, Connor is currently attending an in-patient substance abuse rehabilitation center. O'Donnell said Trump, who is twice divorced, had no right to be "the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America," sparking a string of nasty media exchanges between the pair.

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