Keisha Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy on ‘The Cosby Show’, was the first contestant fired from this season’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’.
Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy on ‘The Cosby Show’, was the first contestant fired from this season’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’.
Donald Trump gave her the boot because she didn’t reach out to Bill Cosby and ask him for a donation.
Pulliam was her team’s project manager and the task before her was to raise money for charity.
The organization she and her team were benefitting was her own, Kamp Kizzy, and to pull in funds they sold pies.
Unfortunately, their efforts didn’t secure them a win on the show, and they found themselves in the boardroom.
After being called out by Trump, Pulliam explained that calling Cosby just because she needed something from him wouldn’t have been appropriate because she hadn’t spoken to him in years.
The Donald was unimpressed by her response and showed her the door.
The show, which aired on January 4th, was taped about a year ago - long before the controversy surrounding the TV dad erupted.
Since the airing Trump has said that he wasn’t aware of the allegations against Cosby at the time, but he still thinks she should have contacted him.
