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Rumors are circulating that Stacie J., the Ford model and Harlem Subway shop owner who was fired by Donald Trump on "The Apprentice" last week, may be unfired. An NBC rep would not confirm the rumors but noted, "I can say the show will feature a lot more surprises and twists as we get closer to the finale."
BY LORE CROGHAN
DAILY NEWS BUSINESS WRITER
Donald Trump has not seen the last of Stacie J.
She has bounced right back after her slap-down on "The Apprentice" last week - and now is working for a company that wants to buy a piece of Trump's debt-laden casino business.
Trump fired the Harlem Subway sandwich shop franchisee and model with an MBA from his hit TV show - calling her a "loose cannon" after the women on her team bad-mouthed her.
But today, she's announcing her hiring as a spokeswoman and adviser for Casino Fortune. The Trinidad-based online casino company has made an unsolicited offer to invest $400 million in Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts.
Trump normally is a believer in brashness and chutzpah. But he was not impressed by the new alliance between Stacie J. and Casino Fortune.
Casino Fortune sent letters earlier this week to Trump about buying a one-third stake in Trump's Atlantic City casino company. Trump Hotels could use the dough. Credit Suisse First Boston recently broke off an agreement to bail out the company with a $345 million investment.
Trump has given no indication that he's willing to play ball with Casino Fortune - which this year made an unsuccessful bid for the Phoenix Suns basketball team.
Stacie J. recently hired Ronn Torossian as her publicist to fight back against the "sorority clique" who trash-talked her on "The Apprentice," she told The News' Rush & Molloy.
Torossian's PR firm also represents Casino Fortune
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