The Donald Fires... Carolyn!
Donald Trump's right-hand woman, Carolyn Kepcher, has heard her boss utter his trademark phrase -- duh, it's "You're fired!" -- many times throughout their professional career. But earlier this week, he said it to her!
The Donald handed the feisty mother of two her walking papers. Carolyn, who headed up his golf club in Westchester Country, NY, had worked for him for 10 years.
"She became a prima donna," said one insider. "Being on The Apprentice went to her head. She was no longer focused on business. She was giving speeches for $25,000 and doing endorsements... She thought she was a freaking movie star."
What reportedly caused the firing is that Donald -- who has been in LA filming the upcoming season of Apprentice -- tried to reach Carolyn, but he was told she was away making a speech. So when he tracked her down, he told her to take time off to be with her family... and get another job.
Carolyn will be replaced by Donald's daughter Ivanka, who was a regular last season. George, who has been sharing duties with Donald's son Don Jr., will remain on the program.
Perhaps Carolyn needs to reread her own book before she pounds the pavement looking for a new job -- Carolyn 101: Business Lessons from The Apprentice's Straight Shooter. Or maybe the last laugh is actually on Donald because Carolyn probably doesn't even need to look for a job now. She's made a fortune off of her TV success.
