Bret Michaels makes 'Celebrity Apprentice' finals

[May 17, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Rock star Bret Michaels will get to play the final round of "The Celebrity Apprentice."

The Poison frontman passed muster with host Donald Trump on Sunday's edition. On next week's live conclusion, Michaels will square off against actress Holly Robinson Peete to settle who wins the NBC reality show.

Fired Sunday were wrestler-model Maria Kanellis, Australian chef Curtis Stone, and rock-star wife and TV personality Sharon Osbourne.

Michaels' presence on the series, which through Sunday's episode had been taped months ago, stoked viewer interest after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in April that left him in intensive care. He has since been released from a Phoenix hospital. His doctor has said he is expected to make a full recovery.

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[Associated Press]

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