'Apprentice' Dims Glow of Celebrity

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Byline: LAURA CAPITANO

I thought I was done looking at Donald Trump and his bottom teeth, but my semi-embarrassing fondness for former Poison frontman Bret Michaels got me roped into watching the second season of "Celebrity Apprentice."

Since Michaels is hanging tough in carrying out the Trumped-up marketing task assigned each episode, I've had a chance to study the celebrities' behavior across several shows. While it's true that reality programs are apart from documentary television, with loose standards regarding editing and production trickery, the stars, ranging from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to Cyndi Lauper, still manage to show their true colors when …