Donald Trump News: 'The Apprentice' Host Says He Doesn't Like Bill Cosby, Calls Joan Rivers 'Inspirational'

During a recent appearance at the 2015 TCA Winter TV Press Tour, "Celebrity Apprentice" host, Donald Trump praised Joan Rivers and slammed Bill Cosby, Deadline reports.

When asked if he stood by his decision to fire Keshia Knight Pulliam for not asking Bill Cosby for money during the "Celebrity Apprentice's" Season 14 premiere episode, Trump replied he stood by his decision, as he felt that Pulliam's call to Cosby could have helped her win the task.

Trump also stood by his decision to air the Cosby debacle on the show, as it proved to be "a very big topic of conversation" following the show's Season 14 premiere. Though the Cosby rape allegations had not resurfaced at the time of filming "Celebrity Apprentice," Trump knew that keeping Cosby's name in the show would lure people to watch, he explained.

"That show was shot a little before the whole big revelation came out. So when we shot it his situation came out after that, and we didn't want to do any changes, it became a very big topic of conversation," he said.

Still, Trump revealed he isn't fond of Cosby, despite keeping his name in the show.

"I am not a Cosby fan. I don't like him – for many reasons. I have a specific reason, and it wasn't because of anything like you are thinking," Trump said.

And while he isn't a fan of Cosby, Trump expressed nothing but praise for late comedienne, Joan Rivers, who was a previous winner on "Celebrity Apprentice," the Los Angeles Times reports.

"She was 83 or 84 and so inspirational. It's amazing how incredible she was," Trump said.

"Celebrity Apprentice" executive producer Mark Burnett also chimed in: "She busted her a** to feed people in New York City."

Joan Rivers will appear in the next episode of "Celebrity Apprentice" on Monday, Jan. 19, which will mark one of her last television appearances before her death in August.

"Celebrity Apprentice" airs Mondays at 8/7c on NBC.