Critiques of Donald Trump‘s so-called presidential run have suggested that it’s merely a publicity ploy to beef up ratings for his reality show Celebrity Apprentice. Yesterday, for instance, Newsmax (along with other outlets) reported that Trump would announce whether or not he’ll be running for president in 2012 during the show’s season finale.

Trump, however, has since shot down that rumor, telling Talk1300 that he’s not actually allowed to announce such a thing during the show and he doesn’t know from where rumors to the contrary came.

As “The Apprentice” begins its 10th season on Thursday night, it’s embarking on new territory: the tough economy. Since the show’s past few seasons have been “celebrity” versions, the show hasn’t had the same focus on ambitious, hardworking professionals trying to push forward their careers. So Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett are returning the show to its roots in hopes of helping one person turn his or her career around during hard times.

As my colleague Steve Krakauer pointed out earlier today, Larry King and his 9 pm hour on CNN have been the subject of speculation lately, amid that network’s ratings woes and staffing shakeups. But aside from all that, what he should be getting attention for right now is his great fundraising initiatives, not the least [...]

Ivanka Trump entered the political fray on a Tucker Carlson-hosted Hannity last night, and after plugging her new book on how not to be lazy when looking for a job, took a scathing look at the current state of the Obama administration that has her fearing for the future of her children.

Ivanka Trump married Jared Kushner over the weekend. The two have been engaged since July. The New York Post has the first wedding photos, which sort of begs the question why Kushner wouldn’t post them on the website of the paper he actually owns (keeping one eye on the future investors, perhaps?). The salient details courtesy of the Post.

When it comes to keeping it all in the family, online banner ads are a new frontier. If you check out the media page of the New York Observer today you might be met with the serious stare of Donald Trump‘s businesswoman daughter Ivanka in an advertisement for her new book The Trump Card. The paper, of course, is owned by Trump’s husband-to-be Jared Kushner. Interesting!

The Internet is always a nice repository for the bits of an article that initially landed on the print cutting room floor. Behold: New York has now posted its Jared and Ivanka outtakes from the long Kushner Dynasty feature, which ran in this week’s print copy. Some highlights:

Is there anything else left to know about Jared Kushner? Not after this week’s New York profile penned by former Observer scribe Gabriel Sherman. Kushner’s time at the Observer isn’t really addressed till near the end, but there are some juicy tidbits tucked in there regarding his relationship with outgoing editor Peter Kaplan, and why Kushner thinks the NYO should be making Gawker unnecessary. Some highlights: