Bret Michaels Meltdown, Fired from Celebrity Apprentice All-Star [VIDEO]: Poison Rocker 'Crying, Totally Distraught' After Donald Trump Diss

The first "Celebrity Apprentice" hotshot fired from Donald Trump's All-Star edition on Sunday evening (March 3) was Poison rocker and former "Apprentice" winner, Bret Michaels. The 49-year-old musician/reality star took news of the boardroom elimination gracefully... onscreen, that is. According to several recent reports, Michaels had a meltdown following Trump's diss, and was totally distraught by the shocking elimination. The tough cowboy-hat touting rock 'n' roller even allegedly cried!

For those interested in finding out exactly why Michaels was fired, check out the "All Star Celebrity Apprentice" premiere episode in its entirety here. Otherwise, proceed on and watch the boardroom elimination below...

Michaels already won "Celebrity Apprentice" season 9, so no biggie, right? Wrong...

According to an alleged show insider for RadarOnline, "Bret was crying and totally distraught after he was fired... Bret totally went to the show believing he was going to win again," the source says. "He couldn't believe it that he was let go so quickly. It was brutal to watch him freaking out the way he did...  It was a mess when Bret was told the news and filming was done. He couldn't stop crying and even the producers were trying to comfort him. No one expected him to have a meltdown like that." 

Michaels seems like an emotional guy, and it's understandable that he'd be upset over getting eliminated first. But do fans think he really had that big of a "Celebrity Apprentice" meltdown off-cameras? 

Michaels appeared on NBC's "The Talk" on Monday (March 4), and did admit that getting the boot so early on in the game was horrible and rather shocking - "I got hired big on this show, and I got fired big." When Trump pointed his finger at Michaels and exclaimed "You're fired," the rocker couldn't even believe it - "I thought they were punking me... I looked around to see what they were talking about." (Check out the full episode and interview here).

But Michaels harbors no hard feelings towards Trump or any of his fellow "All Star" contestants (most likely everyone but Omarosa, that is). Michaels has a lot coming up to keep his mind off of the "Apprentice" diss - he's set to release a solo album entitled Good Songs & Great Friends and launch a new show on the Travel Channel deemed Rock My RV.