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Omarosa Manigault From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Omarosa Manigault Omarosa Manigault by Gage Skidmore.jpg Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison In office January 2017 – January 20, 2018 President Donald Trump Personal details Pronunciation /ˌoʊməˈroʊsə ˈmænɪˌɡɔːlt/ Born Omarose Onee Manigault February 5, 1974 (age 44) Political party Republican (2015–present) Other political affiliations Democratic (before 2015) Spouse(s) Aaron Stallworth (m. 2000; div. 2005) John Newman (m. 2017) Domestic partner Michael Clarke Duncan (2010–2012; his death) Alma mater Central State University Howard University

Omarosa Onee Manigault-Newman,Ohio (staat), 5 februari 1974), veelal kortweg aangeduid als "Omarosa" is een Amerikaanse persoonlijkheid en voormalige politiek assistente. Zij is een bekendheid geworden door haar optredens als mededingster in de reality televisieshow The Apprentice en de daaraan gelieerde tv-programma's The Celebrity Apprentice en All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Zij fungeerde vervolgens ook als Communicatiedirecteur voor het Bureau voor Publieke Connecties van het Witte Huis tijdens het kabinet-Trump. Na het verlaten van het Witte Huis nam zij deel aan de show Celebrity Big Brother en bracht zij het tot de laatste vijf van het seizoen, terwijl zij tegelijkertijd daarmee een podium had voor het tot uitdrukking brengen van haar bezwaren tegen tegen haar vorige werkgever, Donald Trump en diens kabinet.

TV Guide nam haar op in haar lijst van De 60 Gemeenste TV Schurken Ooit in 2013.

Afkomst en opleiding

Omarosa werd geboren in Ohio als dochter van Theresa Marie Walker en Jack Thomas Manigault Sr. Omarosa's vader werd vermoord toen zij zeven jaar oud was. Na het doorlopen van The Rayen (high) school in Youngstown (Ohio) behaalde zij in 1996 een bachelor graad in journalistiek aan de Central State University in Wilberforce (Ohio). Later verhuisde zij naar Washington D.C. waar zij een masters graad behaalde aan de Howard University. Aansluitend studeerde zij voor een doctoraat in communicatiewetenschappen, maar voltooide dit niet. Omarosa volgde ook een studie in bijbelwetenschappen aan Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio.

In de 90er jaren was Omarosa werkzaam in het bureau van vice-president Al Gore tijdens het kabinet-Clinton. Later verklaarde zij dat de baan "een heel moeilijke omgeving was geweest, omdat men niet aan inwerken had gedaan. Ze gooien je zomaar in het diepe!" Gore's voormalige bureauchef Mary Margaret Overbey zei dat Omarosa "onze slechtste indienstneming ooit is geweest". Zij werd later via de personeelsafdeling van het Witte Huis overgeplaatst naar het Departement voor Handel. Cheryl Shavers, toenmalig onderminister voor technologie administratie zei destijds dat Omarosa "incompetent en verstorend ," daaraan toevoegend "Ik zou haar hebben ontslagen".

Reality televisie-loopbaan

First and seventh seasons of The Apprentice and The Ultimate Merger

Omarosa kwam voor het eerst in de publieke aandacht in 2004 toen zij deelneemster was aan het eerste seizoen van NBC's reality televisieserie The Apprentice, met vastgoedmagnaat Donald Trump als ster. Voortvloeiend uit haar controversiele, overrompelende, vervreemdende en recht-voor-haar-raapse en messcherpe tactieken, enigszins getemperd door haar welbespraaktheid en vaardigheid in het bedrijven van het Apprentice -spel (in het bijzonder in de scenes in de bestuurskamer) werd zij alras "de vrouw die Amerika met genoegen kon haten" en door E! werd uitgeroepen als reality TV nr. 1 bad girl.

Through surprise attacks, cogency, refinement and strategy, she often proves herself a formidable competitor in reality television game shows, such as Celebrity Big Brother.[18] Omarosa has disagreed with the "villain" label, rather believing herself to be "a shrewd businesswoman," asserting that when a male takes on such characteristics, it is always seen as strong, but when a woman takes them on, it is seen negatively. Omarosa has also claimed the show's producers have manipulated footage of her to make her look like the villain.[17] She was fired in week 9

In January 2008, Omarosa was invited to the first season of The Apprentice's sequel show, Celebrity Apprentice; she became the only former Apprentice participant to be invited back to the series.[19] On Celebrity Apprentice, she quickly became embroiled in a personal feud with Piers Morgan. She was eventually fired in the 10th episode, after serving as the project manager of the team that, according to Trump, suffered "the biggest slaughter in the history of The Apprentice" in a challenge to sell artwork against a team led by Morgan. She raised $49,000 in total for her charity.[4]

In June 2010, Omarosa and Trump collaborated again to create a new dating show called The Ultimate Merger in which twelve men competed for Omarosa's affections. The show aired on TV One.[20]

Thirteenth season of The Apprentice

Omarosa in 2008

In February 2013, Omarosa returned to television and The Apprentice, appearing on Trump's All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Omarosa quickly marshalled her team to an early victory on the show, winning a task involving the creation of a photo booth at Universal Orlando. In a later episode, Lil Jon's Team was brought back to the boardroom after they lost. Piers Morgan remarked "my argument against you has always been that you're not a celebrity... and you don't have star power." which led to a heated argument that resulted in Trump firing Omarosa. On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, when asked by Jimmy Fallon whether or not she felt the show set her up by having Piers Morgan act as one of the judges, Omarosa answered, "I felt like I was competing against Piers, as well as the other contestants." Omarosa also noted that when she sees Morgan's show canceled in a year, it will be "the best revenge".[21]

Controverses

On The Oprah Winfrey Show, Omarosa accused fellow Apprentice participant Ereka Vetrini of calling her the "n-word", a claim Vetrini has denied.[22] Shortly after that appearance, Omarosa failed to show up for a scheduled appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show after she reportedly objected upon seeing a polygraph machine.[23]

Following her stint on Celebrity Apprentice: All Stars, Omarosa lashed out at La Toya Jackson over Jackson's remarks that insinuated that Omarosa had murdered her fiancé, Michael Clarke Duncan. Jackson made the remarks in Celebrity Apprentice confessionals and in following media interviews.[24] Omarosa said:

I've been in reality TV for a very long time, and I think that those were probably some of the most disgusting, despicable statements I've ever heard. And it will go down as some of the ugliest comments ever spoken on reality TV, but I have an incredible legal team who I've handed that all over to, and I'm sure they will handle her accordingly.[25]

Celebrity Big Brother

Omarosa appeared on the first season of Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off of the Big Brother series. The show aired on the CBS network, February 7 to 25, 2018.[26] Omarosa remained in the game throughout that time, surviving elimination and winning multiple competitions right up until the finale, where she was one of the last five contestants standing. At one point, host Julie Chen speculated that Omarosa could win the entire season.[27] Throughout the season, she expressed her objections to working with Donald Trump and his administration as well as exposing truths about her White House experience. Many of these political revelations garnered significant media attention and headline news. She placed fifth.[28]

Trump presidential campaign and administration

During the Republican National Convention in July 2016, Omarosa announced that she had been named Director of African-American Outreach for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[29] In September 2016, she said in an interview with Frontline: "Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It's everyone who's ever doubted Donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe."[30][31] Shortly after Donald Trump won the election, Omarosa stated that Donald Trump has an "enemies" list of Republicans who voted against him in the presidential election.[32]

In December 2016, Omarosa was announced as one of the nine members to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team.[33] In December 2016, Omarosa accompanied former NFL stars Ray Lewis and Jim Brown to meet with President-elect Trump at Trump Tower.

On January 3, 2017, it was reported that Omarosa would join Trump's White House staff, focusing on public engagement.[34] Her specific title was made public the next day as Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison.[14] In her first interview after being named to the Trump White House, she told Megyn Kelly that she was a "Trumplican" and had switched her political affiliation to the Republican Party. She hopes more African Americans will follow her lead and do the same, given how she believes Democrats take African American voters for granted, making empty promises to them.[35]

In June 2017 Omarosa invited the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to visit the White House, signing the invitation as "the Honorable Omarosa Manigault". Some members of the CBC took exception to her use of the title, which is neither customary for political aides nor typically self-applied.[36][37] The CBC ultimately declined the invitation.[38] In August 2017, Omarosa was on a panel about losing loved ones to violence at National Association of Black Journalists convention in New Orleans. She got into a shouting match with moderator and fellow panelist Ed Gordon because his questions to her focused on Trump's policies and not her personal history with losing family members to violence.[39][40]

Ontslag uit Witte Huis

On December 13, 2017, the White House announced the resignation of Omarosa, effective January 20, 2018.[41][42] The United States Secret Service did not deny reports that Omarosa had been forcibly removed from the White House grounds on December 12, but stated the agency was not involved in the termination process or escorting/removing Omarosa from the complex. The Secret Service's only involvement in the matter was to deactivate Omarosa's access pass.[43] CNN White House correspondent April Ryan reported that White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly fired Omarosa,[44][45] but Omarosa disputed the account, stating that she resigned.[46][47] But she taped it and gave that tape to Chuck Todd to play on his television show.[48]

In February 2018, Omarosa publicly criticized the Trump administration on the reality television program Celebrity Big Brother, and stated that she would not vote for Trump again.[49]

Boek Unhinged("Losgeslagen")

Main article: Unhinged (book) Omarosa wrote a book deeply critical of Trump entitled Unhinged, set to be released on August 14, 2018, in which she labels Trump a "racist", and states that witnesses have confirmed the existence of tapes of Trump repeatedly using the word "nigger" during filming of The Apprentice.[50] White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the book is "riddled with lies and false accusations", and accused Omarosa of "trying to profit off these false attacks". Omarosa said that she had turned down an offer of a $15,000 per month "senior position" in the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, which came with a non-disclosure agreement that was as "harsh and restrictive" as she had seen in her television career.[51]

Privé

Omarosa had an older brother, Jack Thomas Manigault Jr., who was murdered in 2011.[52][53][54]

In 2000, Omarosa married Aaron Stallworth and changed her last name to Manigault-Stallworth. They separated in 2005 and divorced later that year.[55][56] She reverted to her surname, but eventually started using her first name mononymously.[57][58]

In August 2009, Omarosa enrolled at the United Theological Seminary in Ohio to pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree.[59] She received a preacher's license in February 2011 from her church (Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California) and was formally ordained on February 27, 2012.[60] In February 2012, she was working on finishing her degree at Payne Theological Seminary.[60] Omarosa said on Oprah: Where Are They Now? that she is an ordained Baptist minister. In the segment, Omarosa said that she was brought to the decision after traveling to West Africa, where she found herself alone in an orphanage with a little girl dying of AIDS. Omarosa said, of her interaction with the little girl,

It was at that moment, looking into the face, in the eyes of this dying child that I received my call to the ministry. Upon returning to the United States, I put reality television on hold. I put everything on hold and returned to seminary full-time ...

There were people who felt like because I had done the show so many years ago that maybe that disqualified me from the ministry. I'm not really certain. But boy did I hear from the critics, and to them I have to say that they underestimate the power of God's ability to transform a person's life.[61]

On August 13, 2010, Omarosa confirmed that she was dating actor Michael Clarke Duncan, whom she had met in the produce section of a Whole Foods supermarket.[62][63] In July 2012, she found Duncan in cardiac arrest and performed CPR. Though Omarosa was able to resuscitate him,[64] he never fully recovered from the heart attack and died on September 3, 2012, after two months in hospital.[65]

On the April 2, 2013, episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network, Omarosa spoke about the night Duncan had the heart attack. Omarosa reported that she usually went to bed later than Duncan. At some point during one evening while she was still up and Duncan was in bed, Omarosa reported overhearing Duncan laboring to breathe. "And then I didn't hear anything," she recalled. When she realized Duncan wasn't breathing, Omarosa "started doing CPR and trying to get 911 on the phone." In the midst of the frightening chaos, Omarosa stated she also turned to God for support: "I just started praying. I prayed like I have never prayed before", she said. The paramedics were able to get Duncan's heart started again and rushed him to the hospital. "He fought", Omarosa said, "but after two months of fighting, he passed away."[66]

Omarosa married John Allen Newman on April 8, 2017, at Trump's Washington, DC, hotel, in the Presidential Ballroom of the Old Post Office Pavilion.[67] Newman is the Senior Pastor of The Sanctuary at Mt. Calvary, a church in Jacksonville, Florida.[67][68] After the wedding, Omarosa took her bridal party to do a photo shoot in the White House, but she was unable to post her photos because of concerns over ethics and security.