Shame!

Well this week's The Celebrity Apprentice hit a new low for that series, and that's saying something. The task, running a luxury hotel, was probably the most difficult task ever done on the show. Definitely didn't look like fun. The "guests" were some of the most demanding and obnoxious types you could imagine. I'm sure that their behavior was scripted by the producers to create maximum grief and chaos for each team. I find it difficult to believe that a high-end hotel would allow someone to bring their dog into a suite. But what do I know?

The problem wasn't the task or even the teams. The problem was Dennis Rodman - a train wreck waiting to implode. He didn't disappoint. As project manager he went down in flames. But it's the reason he failed that brings this episode into an all-time cringe inducing disaster. Rodman obviously has a drinking problem. It had been evident in earlier episodes where he was downing ever-increasing amounts of booze.

This time he gets smashed on camera and becomes totally incoherent and out of control. In what has to be one of the most uncomfortable moments on competition unscripted television, Trump and fellow cast mates do what amounts to an intervention. Telling Rodman he has a problem. Ok, was it real? If felt real and uncomfortable for all concerned.

That's not my gripe. Why in heaven's name did the producers cast Rodman to begin with? It would not have taken much research to know he had a serious problem. Shame on you. If you didn't know you're incompetent. If you did know and thought it would make interesting television you're scum.