The Wendy Williams Show Welcomes Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth

Sparks flew on The Wendy Williams Show today when former Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth spoke about her upcoming book titled, The Bitch Switch!

Filmed in New York and airing weekdays exclusively on FOX owned and operated stations, ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ will be televised in New York on WNYW FOX 5 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) and air in Los Angeles/KTTV FOX 11 at 1:00 p.m. (PT); Dallas/KDFW FOX 4 at 11:00 a.m. (CT); and Detroit/WJBK FOX 2 at 12:00 p.m. (ET).

Omarosa talks about not wanting to be disrespected when she first walks out on stage:

Omarosa: Wait, wait, wait.

Wendy: What?

Omarosa: You said you were going to straighten me out. What the hell was that?

Wendy: I said smooth you out.

Omarosa: What does that mean? I just want to have a conversation.

Wendy: Let’s have a conversation. Chill.

Omarosa: Oh, I know how to chill. But I will not be disrespected.

(Long pause and audience reaction)

Wendy: Okay. This is not the time for you to look for your moment. I invited you here to be friendly.

Omarosa: Oh I know how to find my moment. (Hold up her new book to the camera.)

Wendy: We’re going to talk about the book.

Omarosa: Alright well then let’s get to it. (Wendy holds up book cover and Omarosa swipes it from her hands.)

Wendy: Show it to Kenny (cameraman) right here. (Points to camera man.) Do you want the book to be seen? (To audience) What did I just do? Nothing right? Ok. Listen, we’re going to start this over. Will you please help me welcome my guest Ms. Omarosa.

Wendy talking to Omarosa about her recent appearance on Celebrity Apprentice:

W: You were the reason I watched Celebrity Apprentice. And the reason being, you are a person who incites interest, good, bad or indifferent. Clearly Trump sees something like that from you which is why he invites you back over and over. I understand that there will possibly be a show that you will all be working on together. Possibly.

O: Well I did Celebrity Apprentice because it was about charity. And I work with kids in Compton (LA) who don’t have an opportunity to have a voice, to fight for themselves. They face crime, they face violence, and they don’t have people to look up to. So I went on that show to tell people about Positive Vibrations, my charity in Compton, California.

W: Your relationship with Piers [Morgan] was quite fire. What was it about Piers that rubbed you the wrong way?

O: You know, Piers was the competition. The Celebrity Apprentice as well as the first season, it’s a competitive reality show. In the end there is only one winner and I wanted it to be me. So I had to get rid of the other contestants and you do that by either outselling, outplaying, or out witting. And that’s what I was doing with Piers.

Wendy talks about Omarosa’s persona:

W: Your persona as being this bitch, as being difficult to work with, as being an ice queen, as being someone people don’t like…

O: I was voted the number one villain by TV Guide about a month ago. And you know, I’ll say this. If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.

Wendy talking to Omarosa about what they have in common:

W: But Omarosa, while you and I probably have a lot in common in regards, some demanding ways, I always find that you show the honey and it usually works out better. And I’m a little bit sweeter.

O: I’ve watched your career and I think it’s fantastic to see an African America woman in daytime television. We need more of that, I’m supportive of that. But you didn’t get here by being sweet. You got here by your ways on radio, by pushing buttons by having great interviews. But it’s very interesting that you kind of switched it up for the talk show. I’d love to see more of the edge. I’m seeing a softer side. Maybe you’re evolving. I like that.

W: No, it’s the same Wendy sweetie.

Wendy talks to Omarosa about her new book:

W: Tell us what it’s about.

O: It’s called The Bitch Switch. Every woman has a bitch switch. They have to learn how to turn it on and turn it off.

W: Do you know how to turn yours off?

O: Absolutely.

W: Tell us some of these ways.

O: The first is, women shouldn’t be afraid to get what they want. We shouldn’t have to apologize because we are tough and we go after what we want and how we want it. Everybody gets put down in the work place if you are strong and out spoken.

W: (To audience) Look, I agree with what she is saying but sometimes the delivery could be a little bit harsh, but we are working our way through.

W: I’m sure that there are some more interesting morsels that we can pick up. I mean this is not my approach, this might not be your approach, you know the Omarosa way. I feel like in many ways you are the stereotypical angry black woman that white America looks at us as…

O: I would rather be ABW, Angry Black Woman, than a buffoon.

W: Well, that’s true, that’s true. But there’s got to be some place in between…

O: If black women in the workplace tend to speak up they instantly say they are angry. I’m not angry. I’m not pissed off about anything. I’m young, I’m educated, I’m successful…

W: And you are rich. That is what you said on the BET red carpet.

O: And I represent my community well. I give back more to my community than anyone that I know. So if that’s being ABW, you are reinforcing stereotypes. That’s important for you not to do. Cause you don’t know. You really don’t.

W: Listen, you’re not my type Omarosa, and let me tell you…

O: Trust me.

W: Twenty two years I’ve been doing what I’m doing…

O: But don’t be fake. Because what happens is you have guests on your show and then you go on your radio show and talk smack instead of doing it when they are sitting on the couch.

W: I’m doing it right here.

O: I don’t have to be your type, but let me be clear. Been there, done that.

W: Let me tell you something about this show. I don’t need to do this show and then go on my radio show and talk about anything. This is a live show and…

O: But you’ve been doing it. You’ve been having people on your show and then talking smack. See the bottom line is my book comes out in the fall. (Holds up book.) Buy it if you want to, if you don’t…

Wendy discusses Omarosa’s dating life:

W: What types of men do you date and what’s that conversation like?

O: I love beautiful, chocolate brothers. I love strong brothers, educated brothers, I love it.

Wendy mentions Omarosa’s own TV pilot for her own talk show:

W: Now you had a pilot for a talk show.

O: For a talk show. You know the reason why I passed on it, it was being produced by the producers of Jerry Springer and I had to make a decision whether to go forward or not. And I made a decision. I enjoy doing talk shows, I enjoy watching talk. But it’s an interesting world. And I still run my government affairs firm. I still do politics.

Omarosa talks about her own plastic surgery:

W: So you got implants for you, but you also got stuff for your mother. I heard your mother looks fantastic.

O: We did a makeover show. We did a total makeover show on Discovery Health. And I wanted to do that so people would know about plastic surgery. You are very open about that but there are celebrities that are not. Did you have a nose job?

W: No.

O: It looks like you had a nose job.

W: No.

O: I mean I just looked at before and after…honey. Before and after. Before and after pictures.

W: But if I can suggest, the only thing that I’ve had done to my face has been a little Botox. I would suggest for you some Restaline. (Omarosa becomes uncomfortable) They say good guests don’t crack, she’s cracking.