Piers Morgan Wins Celebrity Apprentice!

We began with 14 celebrities and are down to the final two, as we begin the live two-hour season finale of Celebrity Apprentice. The Donald, sitting at the Board Room table, flanked by Ivanka and Donnie Jr., ponders the task of declaring a winner.“I think you have a very tough job ahead of you,” Ivanka says to her father.“I like them both,” Donnie Jr. remarks. “They’ve both played the game very well.”But The Donald wants more opinions, so he waves his hand and the Board Room wall raises, exposing a live, cheering studio audience.

Piers is on the phone, calling everyone he knows, including Andrew Loyd Weber and America’s Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne. Observing the money-making machine that is Piers, Stephen concedes that Piers has talent when it comes to fundraising. Piers, who’s acting in an oddly sentimental manner tonight, shakes Stephen’s hand and apologizes for the arguments that have plagued them in the past.

The Donald brings out all of the fired celebs and lets them voice their opinions about the final two. While Omarosa bombs with a rude comment about not liking Piers “because he doesn’t floss,” Gene Simmons (live, via satellite) gets big applause when he contends that Trace Adkins has a “quality that is sorely missing in America.” The Donald takes a show of hands and Trace is overwhelmingly the celebs’ pick for the win. Trace further makes everyone fall in love with him by giving a live performance of his song, “You’re Gonna Miss This.”

The Donald gives each of them a chance to make their final plea before making his decision. “Trace,” he says, “I’ll always love you. But for tonight, Piers, you’re the Celebrity Apprentice.”As the camera pulls out through much celebrating and confetti, The Donald shouts that he’ll be back next season and will “be around for a long time.” Yeah!