Omarosa sure knows how to shake things up.
Ask Wendy Williams – who witnessed the reality TV vixen in all of her fierce glory during a live taping of her brand new daytime television talk show on July 21.
The 'Apprentice' star was there to promote her forthcoming book, The Bitch Switch, and Williams was there to "smooth her out" and do what she usually does to her celebrity guests.
As anyone who witnessed Omarosa on her former TV appearances, the woman doesn't take "no tea for the fever" – and never backs down from a fight.
With two strong-willed women who rarely hold their tongues going head-to-head we should've expected a skirmish-- no one predicted a full on siege. For both Wendy and Omarosa it was inevitably a win-win battle (we're still talking about it aren't we?).
BlackVoices.com wanted to take a different approach to the glut of mainstream media coverage of the two black women going at it with each other (not cute when you really think about it), and wanted to see how each of the fearless femmes fatale matched up in various categories.
Like us, you'll be surprised how much they have in common. See how they stack up.
Full Name: Wendy Joan Williams
Full Name: Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Alias: "The Queen of All Media"
Alias: "#1 Reality TV Villain" (by 'TV Guide') / "Lady O"
(W) Birth date: July 18, 1964
(O) Birth date: February 15, 1974
(W) Birthplace: Ocean Township, New Jersey
(O) Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio
(W) Education: Northeastern University, majoring in Communications
(O) Education: Central State University, B.A. in Broadcast Journalism / Howard University, Ph.D. studies in Mass Communication/Legal Communication
(W) Spouse: Divorced to a radio sales executive, Burt Girigorie whom she said spit in her face during their last fight; currently married to Kevin Hunter, her business manager.
(O) Spouse: Divorced from a Business Accounts Manager named Aaron H. Stallworth after five years of marriage.
(W) Family Ties: 1 son, Kevin, Jr. (8 years old)
(O) Family Ties: no children
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(W) Big Wig Affiliation: New York City business titan Percy Sutton, who owns Inner City Broadcasting (where Wendy works as a top-rated personality).
(O) Big Wig Affiliation: Real estate mogul Donald Trump, host of the franchise, 'The Apprentice;' President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore, because she worked in their White House administration.
(W) Claim to Fame: Gossip, Outing rappers and their sexual exploits.
(O) Claim to Fame: Her bitchy antics during her appearance on the debut season of 'The Apprentice;' leading her to become one of the most visible reality show stars ever.
(W) Notable TV Appearances: Appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote her best-selling memoir Wendy's Got The Heat, The Today Show, Good Day New York and Entertainment Tonight to promote her outrageous interviews.
(O) Notable TV Appearances: Appeared on Oprah, The View, Today Show, Dr. Phil, Larry King Live, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight.
(W) Current Status: Hosting her eponymous daily talk show via several major city FOX-owned networks – for a six week trial run.
(O) Current Status: Promoting the forthcoming release of her debut book, The Bitch Switch: Knowing How To Turn It On and Off.
(W) Noted Literary Works: Two best-selling memoirs, two paperback novels.
(O) Noted Literary Works: Soon-to-be released The Bitch Switch: Knowing How To Turn It On and Off
(W) Famous Feuds: Hip-Hop mogul Diddy (he reportedly got her fired from a radio gig), rapper/deejay Angie Martinez (they reportedly had a catfight in a radio studio), former singer/former deejay Miss Jones (it was alleged that hubby Kevin Hunter arranged for a hit to be made on her life) and former chart-topping diva Whitney Houston (who came undone on a notorious telephone interview with Williams).
(O) Famous Feuds: Model Janice Dickinson (they had heated arguments while appearing on 'The Surreal Life' causing the self-proclaimed "world's first supermodel" to leave the show), rapper/actor Ice-T (he questioned her relevance in a New York City newspaper interview), and America's Got Talent judge/British tabloid publisher Piers Morgan (they were arch nemesis during their stint on Celebrity Apprentice).
(W) Famous Friends: Mariah Carey visits her radio show to promote her records, and she also included her in the verse to her hit single, 'Touch My Body.' She also has friends "in her head" who include Cameron Diaz, Heather Locklear and Sarah Jessica Parker.
(O) Famous Friends: R&B diva Patti LaBelle is her mentor. Became pals with Lennox Lewis, Nadia Elena Comaneci and Gene Simmons after they all appeared on 'Celebrity Apprentice.' She is also friends with comedienne Kym Whitley, actor Emmanuel Lewis, actress Vanessa Williams, 'Deal or No Deal' model Claudia Jordan and TV host Larry King.
(W) Former Tribulations: Wendy has been very vocal about her past drug abuse, although she admits to currently partaking in marijuana use and heavy drinking. She also endured a series of miscarriages before conceiving Kevin, Jr.
(O) Former Tribulations: Her brother Jack Manigault was involved in gang activity and a known fugitive. He is currently serving a sentence for bond jumping and felony possession of firearms.
(W) Plastic Surgery: Wendy has admitted to having plastic surgery on her breasts, legs and stomach.
(O) Plastic Surgery: Omarosa underwent breast augmentation on the Discovery Health Challenge to go from an A-cup to a D-cup.
(W) Current scandal: Kevin Hunter is currently embroiled in a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Wendy's former intern/publicist and confidante Nicole Spence.
(O) Current scandal: Her notorious appearance on the 'Wendy Williams Show.'
(W) Marketability: Wendy was a spokesperson for Alize cognac.
(O) Marketability: Omarosa was featured in a commercial campaign for Burger King.
(W) Up & Coming: Actress Robin Givens is slated to play Wendy in a biopic based on her memoir.
(O) Up & Coming: Has a television show in development with Donald Trump.
(W) Word for Word: In an interview with the 'Associated Press' following their verbal sparring match, Wendy referred to Omarosa as "a delusional, D-list, pathetic woman."
(O) Word for Word: In an interview with the 'Associated Press' following their verbal sparring match, Omarosa referred to Wendy as "a fake and a phony."
2008 BET Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Humanitarian Award Recipient Quincy Jones poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Anthony Hamilton poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti pose in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti pose in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Nelly (L) and singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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By: BETTYEJ on 7/25/2008 12:03AM
They are both wack and I wouldn't give them the time of day. Both of them are what gives really women a bad name. Grow up or shut up! And Wendy, you can't touch Ms. O. with a ten foot polr! Dream on!
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By: BETTYEJ on 7/25/2008 12:06AM
"When you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything!"
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By: Lisa Stepton-Howard on 7/25/2008 2:09AM
Well, I did not see any of it. But I would like to say....WHY IS IT THAT BLACK WOMEN DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER? Why is it that only OPRAH seems to get along with everybody????
Why is it we have to attack each other...especially in the cold cruel world that it can sometimes be?
Live and let live!
Why do you have that mentality of the WILD, WILD WEST..."THIS TOWN ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US?"
Look this is America...the land of the Free! There is more than enough wealth to go around.
Bottom line....RATINGS===RATING---RATINGS!!!
IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT FIGHT...WE WOULD NOT BE WRITING OUR COMMENTS...AND PEOPLE WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW THE SHOW WAS ON THE AIR...SO ALWAYS REMEMBER...TELEVISION IS A BUSINESS IT IS CALLED SUPPLY AND DEMAND!
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By: Lisa Stepton-Howard on 7/25/2008 2:10AM
Well, I did not see any of it. But I would like to say....WHY IS IT
THAT BLACK WOMEN DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER? Why is it that only OPRAH
seems to get along with everybody????
Why is it we have to attack each other...especially in the cold cruel
world that it can sometimes be?
Live and let live!
Why do you have that mentality of the WILD, WILD WEST..."THIS TOWN
ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US?"
Look this is America...the land of the Free! There is more than
enough wealth to go around.
Bottom line....RATINGS===RATING---RATINGS!!!
IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT FIGHT...WE WOULD NOT BE WRITING OUR
COMMENTS...AND PEOPLE WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW THE SHOW WAS ON THE
AIR...SO ALWAYS REMEMBER...TELEVISION IS A BUSINESS IT IS CALLED
SUPPLY AND DEMAND!
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By: Dina on 7/25/2008 2:36AM
Omarosa is like a carnival act; an oddity and cheap. She's an oddity because most educated Black women would never ever act as stupid as she does and cheap because who'd pay more than $ .25 cents to see her? However, like Bozo, she's making a good living being a clown. Maybe she should change her name to "Krusty", like Krusty the clown on "The Simpsons."
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By: Shirley Thomas on 7/25/2008 4:33AM
I have a very negative opinion of Amarosa based on her behavior on the "Apprentice." She tends to be self serving, divisive, obnoxious, and will stab you in your back. She bushwacked Wendy. That entire exchange was typical Amarosa style. Her behavior was straight from the street and low class. I had a vision of the Jerry Springer show.
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By: Linda on 7/25/2008 8:37AM
Omarosa is just what the dr ordered for Wendy. Omarosa gave her a taste of her own medicine. Thanks O., that was for my girl Whitney H. and I don't know WH personally, just a dedicated fan. And I like Wendy too!!! Wendy ex spit in her face?? that's deep..what tha f did u do wend
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By: KK on 7/25/2008 9:56PM
It`s a toss up to me,because I don`t care for either one of the bit####,and yes they are both bit####.Omarosa is very arrogant,and self absorbed,and Wendy has a big mouth and has absolutley no morals whatsoever,especially when it comes to relationships.
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By: MrMellow on 7/25/2008 10:17AM
This whole episode has been good publicity for Omarosa's book. Because of this, she has been in the headlines all week, and that is probably what she was looking for.
Omarosa news headlines and video clips:
http://netpressions.com/celebrities_gn/omarosa.cfm
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By: DeniseJ on 7/25/2008 10:20AM
Oh, Lisa that is the question that needs addressing. Why are black women so jealous and envious of each other? There are some black women out there that don't like to see another sista do well. It is so ridiculous it's as if you took something from them, holding a grudge and you haven't been introduced. Something has been lost between sistas that was real and endearing. These days it's all about who looks better than the other and lookie, lookie see what I got.
You know the funny thing when I am out in public with no makeup and sweats I am embraced with a smile. But there are more times that I am out dressed with makeup and stared down as if I have done something to someone. I am the same way with makeup or without so please don't think I change my attitude when I get a little dressed. Before anyone comments back that maybe I am a little paranoid step outside yourself and visualize what I am saying. I know you have seen how some of us greet one another. There are young and not so young sistas that you can see the envy and jealousy in their eyes. WHY? Some black women hate each other, hate white and latino women. We use to be about embracing our own now it's something different. Viciousness. It is so sad, why not smile at each other in passing instead of the sneers. We use to stick together.
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