Lisa Lampanelli clashed with Dayana Mendoza for the millionth time April 29 on The Celebrity Apprentice, but this time, the “Queen of Mean” wasn’t alone! When project manager Dayana attempted to critique Clay Aiken‘s singing and change Lisa’s lyrics — she called Dayana’s writing style “pure idiocy” — her teammates revolted. There was yelling, there was crying, and expectedly, there was one ugly boardroom.

“With all due respect, there’s nothing going on ‘up here,’” Lisa told Donald Trump about Dayana. “She’s the female Lou Ferrigno, and I object to that.”

Despite being on the other team, Aubrey O’Day jumped in to defend Lisa against Dayana’s accusations that “Lisa only works when she wants to.”

In the end, it was Dayana — the boardroom’s most popular seat-filler — who received those two dreaded words from the Donald.

But don’t feel too badly for the former Ms. Universe. She tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that she’s happy to be ‘unemployed.’

“It was a relief for me,” Dayana says. “It’s frustrating to work with people who don’t want to work with you, and it was just my time. I was happy to know that, at the end of the day, I did what I came to do. I raised more money than I ever thought I could, not only for my charity but for other charities. And it’s all for a good cause, so all the screaming and the yelling was worth it.”

And in a nod to the show’s editing, Dayana also tells us she has no qualms with her portrayal.

“It’s me,” she admits. “Everything that happened is there. It’s all real.”

Do you think Dayana was the right celebrity to go, or should Clay or Lisa been fired? Cast your vote below, then hit up the comments section with your reactions!

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We all know Lisa Lampanelli hasn’t been the biggest fan of Dayana Mendoza on The Celebrity Apprentice this season, and on the April 29 episode, one of Lisa’s fellow contestants will finally take her side! “Let’s just say me and Clay Aiken explode at Dayana so loudly, we renamed our team Team Chernobyl,” Lisa tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively. “We have the biggest eruption.”

“I feel like I’m finally vindicated,” Lisa adds. “A man, or as close to a man as Clay can be considered, is going to be backing me up and saying, ‘Wow, Lisa was right all along.’ I saw him yelling at her in the preview, and I was like, ‘You go, Blanche from The Golden Girls!’”

Lisa says she’s particularly proud of Clay’s behavior tonight because she herself couldn’t even stand to be in the room with Dayana.

“I stormed out,” Lisa reveals. “I said to Donald Trump Jr., ‘If you want to hear the truth about what’s going on here, I’ll tell you in the other room. But I’m not talking in front of this f—–g bitch.”

Watch a preview of tonight’s episode below, then vote: Are you Team Lisa or Team Dayana?

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Because there’s nothing Donald Trump loves more than Donald Trump, he tasked the two teams to come up with an ad campaign for his fragrance “Success” on the April 22 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice. But by the time the seven remaining contestants convened in the boardroom, not everyone came up roses. In fact, some of them straight-up stunk.

In a dark twist of fate, Aubrey O’Day‘s team won the challenge, which means Aubrey, Teresa Giudice and Arsenio Hall will be back to compete next week.

This left Clay Aiken‘s team behind, and oh boy, did things get awkward. While the team tried to unite under the almighty c-word — I’m of course talking about “consensus” — it didn’t take long for a mini fight to ensue between Clay and Dayana Mendoza. Apparently she had pitched quite a few good ideas during the task, but Clay admitted he “didn’t understand” what she was saying. He followed that up by calling her “aloof.”

Clay surprised everyone by saving Lisa Lampanelli from elimination — my theory about Lisa winning remains plausible for another week — leaving Dayana and Penn Jillette on the chopping block. Penn and Dayana both agreed that Clay was the person who deserved to be fired, though the former American Idol finalist put up a pretty good fight against them. He’s a scrappy one, that Clay.

After an incredibly long debate in the boardroom — which included a few douchey nods from Eric Trump’s hair and teeth — the celebrity fired was:

Penn Jillette!

I don’t even have much to say about this firing because, honestly, I’ve never had much to say about Penn. He’s had some good ideas, and some not so good ideas, but he’s never added much to the show in terms of my enjoyment. He knew it was his time to go, and I think I have to agree with him.

What did YOU think of this week’s Celebrity Apprentice? Was Penn the right person fired? Did Clay make a mistake saving Lisa from elimination? And was I the only one surprised to hear Aubrey actually making sense?! Cast your vote below, then drop a comment with your every thought.

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Donald Trump tasked the teams with creating a commercial for Entertainment.com on the April 8 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, but as always, the real entertainment came from the drama behind the cameras. With Teresa Giudice as project manager, Team Unanimous employed the old “sex sells” philosophy for their ad, while Dayana Mendoza‘s Team Forte took a much safer approach. So which team won the task?

Team Unanimous! The Entertainment.com executives liked the way their commercial showed how the app actually works, while Team Forte’s commercial focused too heavily on the characters.

Of course, the real surprise of the night was seeing Dayana actually getting along with Lisa Lampanelli. In fact, Lisa actually defended Dayana’s decisions against Lou Ferrigno, who sort of threatened to put Lisa through a wall. Lou was so mad at Lisa, he was shaking throughout the entire boardroom meeting; I was ready for him to rip off his suit and go all Hulk on her.

Lisa, Lou and Dayana ended up being the final three celebs in the boardroom, where Lou revealed he still hadn’t forgiven Lisa for calling him a “f—ing loser” last week. Dayana defended herself a little, but mostly sat in silence as Lou and Lisa went at each other’s throats.

Ultimately, Lou was the one fired.

“Take it back,” he told the Donald. “I don’t want to be fired.” But as we all know, the Donald’s decisions — much like his hair — are unwavering.

What did you think of this week’s Celebrity Apprentice? Did Lou deserve to be fired? Are you glad Aubrey is still in the competition? Cast your vote, and hit up the comments section below:

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When you’re a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice, feuds are par for the course — but what happens in the boardroom doesn’t always stay in the boardroom, which Dayana Mendoza discovered this week when Lisa Lampanelli cruelly mocked her Venezuelan heritage during a radio interview. Now, for the first time, the former Miss Universe gives HollywoodLife.com her exclusive response to Lisa’s racist attack.

“I understand that it’s Lisa’s job to make fun of people for a living,” Dayana tells us. “If poking fun at me can help her sell tickets to her shows, no problem, I am happy to help her put food on her table. However, when she uses racial slurs, she is not only targeting myself,  but degrading an entire hispanic culture.”

We couldn’t agree more! In case you missed Lisa’s original comments, she said:

“I actually would love to see [Dayana] giving birth. She’s a s**c! she’s going to do it f***ing soon, anyway. She’ll be knocked up before the end of the week.”

Lisa and Dayana’s feud heats up on the April 8 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, and we’ve got an intense preview video below:

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