Rivers, Rodman to 'Celebrity Apprentice'

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Host Donald Trump is tapping Joan Rivers, Dennis Rodman and other "in-your-face" U.S. stars for his next "Celebrity Apprentice" NBC-TV show, sources say.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday that unnamed sources say Trump's guest list for this season's shows also includes former "Baywatch" actress and Playboy model Brande Roderick.

In "Apprentice's" shows at the start of the season, Trump and NBC have lined up actor Vincent Pastore of "The Sopranos," Stephen Baldwin, Marilu Henner, former Olympian Nadia Comaneci and Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS, the Sun-Times reported.

NBC says taping of the new season is to begin Sept. 21.