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Television's greatest villains never really go away, do they?

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is getting her own reality show…and with Donald Trump, no less.

Omarosa's Ultimate Merger won't be yet another stab at working for the big cheese—this time it's all about the current seminary student finding a mate. She'll be choosing from a dozen potential suitors.

"Omarosa was a great personality on The Apprentice that was watched by over 40 million people as it became the No. 1 show on TV," says Trump, who's producing the series for the TV One network. "Omarosa is smart, witty and difficult, but all of those qualities will make for some very interesting entertainment."

In case you've forgotten, this isn't Omarosa's first, second or even third time at the reality-television dog and pony show. In addition to The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice, she tangled with Janice Dickinson on The Surreal Life, got competitive on the Battle of the Network Reality Stars and made brief appearances on Fear Factor, Celebrity Poker Showdown and I Love New York.

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Omarosa is pretty tough, but do you think her new show will qualify for our Dangerous Reality-TV Gallery?

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We've gotta hand it to them—understated is just not a Trump thing.

Ivanka Trump wrapped her three-month engagement on Sunday, tying the knot with publisher fiancé Jared Kushner before 500 friends and famiy members in a private ceremony, according to People.

The intimate lavish affair took place at one of The Donald's countless stomping grounds, Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, with Ivanka walking down the aisle in a Grace Kelly-inspired Vera Wang gown.  

On hand to entertain at the reception was Donald Trump bestie Regis Philbin, who serenaded the newlyweds.

In the hours leading up to her big day, the bride kept fans in the mix via Twitter.

"At a very casual 'rehearsal' dinner with friends...just 5 of my lady friends and me having a casual dinner and getting excited," Trump tweeted Saturday night. "Perfect!"

And prewedding jitters?

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For those of you wondering what took so long for Donald Trump lite Jared Kushner to pop the question to Ivanka Trump—and come on, there's gotta be one or two of you out there, right? Ivana?—we've finally found our answer.

Turns out, secularity is not a kosher characteristic for a wannabe bride.

The Trumpette herself revealed to New York Magazine that the reason why she dated the New York Observer-owning Kushner for two years without any diamonds being exchanged or hands being taken was more the result of Moses' law than Murphy's.

The newly betrothed 28-year-old only completed her long-pending conversion to Judaism last week and the self-described homebody couple could not officially be engaged until her religious switch was dunzo.

Far be it from us to assume his Orthodox Jewish family's reported reticence to accept the preconverted Trump would have anything to do with their reservations at making the social rounds, but no matter: While their courtship didn't include any couch-bound Apprentice marathons (as far as we know), it was about as far removed from glitz and glam as any endeavor bearing the Trump name could ever hope to be…

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It's not just a banner day for television's talented elite—even those who earned their small-screen time through more nepotistic means have boarded the good news bandwagon.

Like daddy's girl extraordinaire Ivanka Trump, who was all a-Twitter this morning over news of her engagement to her on-again, off-again publishing beau, Jared Kushner.

"I got engaged last night...truly the happiest day of my life!!!" she wrote.

Ah, to be rich and famous.

Of course, such a momentous occasion would never go by without comment from the Donald himself. Brace yourselves for some over-the-top effusion...

"I'm very happy about it," Trump told Us Weekly. "They make a magnificent couple."

What the? Someone oughta let him know it's not the father of the bride who's supposed to get cold feet.

No date—or religious affiliation—has yet been set for the wedding, but rest assured, it will be 'uuuge.

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It's that sort of lack of paternal enthusiasm that's keeping Donald Trump out of our Hollywood's Hottest Dads gallery. That and genetics.

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•  This rumor's dirty, even for Gossip Girl. Supposedly Blair Waldorf herself, Leighton Meester, has a sex tape being shopped around. Word is it's from a few years ago (so probably doesn't involve BF Sebastian Stan) and involves some sort of foot fetish stuff. Sounds like this will require some major Chuck Bass scheming to squash. (UPDATE: The video has turned up on a site called Celeb-Hotline.)

•  Is Jon Gosselin looking to take a bite out of the Big Apple?

•  Adam Lambert isn't the only recent American Idol alum still talking.

•  George Michael celebrates getting his driver's license back the way everyone who loses it for driving under the influence should: by buying a $200,000 Ferrari.

•  Bristol Palin's baby daddy, Levi Johnston, wants to be famous. Sound off.

•  Aaron Eckhart clearly has a sole.

•  Dear Rosie O'Donnell: You just had to bring up Donald Trump again, didn't you? Love, Rise 'n' Shine

If you hadn't noticed, Father's Day is Sunday. The dreamy guys of the Hollywood's Hottest Dads gallery will be celebrating.

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Don't shoot the messenger—or, since there's apparently some confusion on the matter, the dog.

A month after Shanna Moakler resigned in protest from her post as the Miss California pageant codirector, the former beauty queen tells E! News she's ready and willing to once again mentor the tiara-wearing masses and resume her pageant duties, should her services be so requested.

"If Donald Trump gives his blessing, I'll be back in a heartbeat," Moakler says.

Moakler, who groused about Carrie Prejean's failure to live up to her contract, was seemingly vindicated last week, when Trump reversed his earlier decision and agreed with state pageant director Keith Lewis to fire Prejean.

Neither Trump nor Lewis immediately returned calls seeking comment on Moakler's desire to return.

Meanwhile, Moakler says she is ready to recommit to the Miss Universe universe now that she believes its credibility has been restored, and she also praises Prejean's replacement, new Miss California Tami Farrell.

Says Moakler: "She actually shows up for work."

Carrie Prejean may have appeared sweet with Sean Hannity last night, but this morning on the Today show, she came out swingin'.

The dethroned Miss California maintained her stance that she was ousted for her political beliefs regarding gay marriage—not for violating her contract, as the Miss California USA Organization claims—but this time she got heated.

Matt Lauer pointed out that, if that were true, why would Donald Trump have stood by her answers at the Miss USA pageant during a press conference one month ago but changed his tune this week?

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The now former Miss California is talking.

Carrie Prejean is finally speaking out, a day after Donald Trump and the pageant decided to give her the boot.

"I've done my best under the difficult circumstances to handle the vicious attacks with integrity and show respect to others, even those who don't agree with me," she said in a written statement just after congratulating her successor, Tami Farrell, thanking Trump and (finally) saying a nice word or two about the Miss California pageant.

"I worked in good faith to meet my responsibilities as Miss California USA," she continues, before vaguely addressing some of the harsh accusations coming from her employers and the rest of the Internet.

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In the aftermath of Carrie Prejean's firing by Donald Trump and his West Coast cohorts, the Miss California Organization proudly trotted out their new princess, Tami Farrell, on Today and the Early Show this morning.

She stuck to the company line on both shows, tossing out phrases about being "honored," "moving forward" and making herself "available to the program" and charities and all that jazz.

"I was a little hesitant to be stepping into the line of fire, I'll be honest," she said in her choicest moment on Today. "There's been divisive questions. I've been brought in to try and unify our state. I'm not being silenced for my beliefs, but I just think that this isn't a battle that anybody can win, so I'm going to do my best to just refocus it on some of the other aspects."

However, the head of the Miss California pageant, Keith Lewis, who appeared alongside his new queen on both morning shows, had plenty to say…

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Carrie Prejean just ran out of second chances.

The embattled Miss California, a controversy-magnet for her outspoken opposition to gay marriage, has been forced to turn over her tiara after ticking off Donald Trump one time too many.

In a just-released statement, Trump and the Miss California USA Organization say that Prejean has been fired for violating her contract—specifically for lending her famous face to outside organizations without getting permission from her handlers.

"I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA Organization, and I gave her the opportunity to do so," said Trump. "Unfortunately, it just doesn’t look like it is going to happen.

"Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests."

But Prejean apparently believes she sealed her fate when she answered that fateful question weeks ago.

"It is just because of my answer I think," she tells Access Hollywood. "None of this would be happening right now if I had just said,'Yeah gays should get married.' "

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Shanna Moakler is still worked up about how the Miss California brouhaha has played out.

A day after she stepped down from her post as codirector of the state pageant in the wake of Donald Trump deciding Carrie Prejean would keep her crown, Moakler choked up as she explained herself to E! News' Ryan Seacrest this morning.

"When I was at the press conference, I really believed at that moment in time that maybe things are going to change, maybe this particular situation can work out," she said. "I went back to my hotel room and I just had a very, very difficult time.

"The turning point for me, I guess, was when I was watching the Today show and she was sitting there continuing to lie," the former Miss USA continued. "And it's obvious to everybody that the lying is still going on. I just couldn't stand behind her."

Moakler also shared a promise Trump made but neglected to mention during the media event.

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That little "miscommunication" problem between Miss California codirector Shanna Moakler and crown-holder Carrie Prejean was clearly not as done a deal as Donald Trump would have liked us to believe.

Just one day after the Donald dismissed Moakler's urgings to strip Prejean of her Miss California title and announced that the controversial beauty queen would remain the face of the Golden State, Moakler has resigned as the organization's co-executive director.

"Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place, and I feel that at this time it is in my best interest to resign from the Miss California USA organization," Moakler said in a statement this morning.

"I cannot with a clear conscious [sic] move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as a youth."

Those would be the same contracts, Moakler has long asserted, that Prejean violated.

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