PEOPLEOmarosa ManigaultAdd TopicOmarosa Manigault Newman through the yearsOmarosa Manigault-Newman, 44, former White House Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison, left her White House job this week under disputed circumstances. She says she was not escorted from the premises after a difficult discussion with Chief of Staff John Kelly.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesTV personality and former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman discusses her time in the White House and secret tapes she's released on "Today," Aug. 13, 2018, in New York. Manigault Newman was promoting her book "Unhinged."Zach Pagano/APThe former reality TV personality was a contestant on Donald Trump's show 'The Apprentice' in 2004. On April 28, 2018, she arrived to the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC with her husband, Pastor John Allen Newman. The two wed in 2017 at the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesThe White House announced Manigault-Newman's resignation from her position as director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison would be effective Jan. 20, 2018. In this photograph, she listens during the daily press briefing at the White House on Oct. 27, 2017.Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesShe also served assistant to the president, per her official title. On Oct. 24, 2017, President Trump listens to Manigault-Newman during an event in the Oval Office of the White House.Alex WongIn this July 25, 2017 file photo, the then-adviser to President Donald Trump, arrives for a Make America Great Again rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesWhen Chief of Staff John Kelly took the helm in the White House, Manigault-Newman's ability to reach the President directly was greatly curtailed. Part of her role was to be a liaison between the White House and the black community.Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump (R) is joined by Vice President Mike Pence, White House Director of Communications for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Omarosa Manigault (L) and other staff members during a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus Executive Committee at the White House. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump asked African Americans to support him, saying, "You're living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed -- what the hell do you have to lose?"Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesDonald Trump does the standard presidential dance, kissing a baby at Greater Faith Ministries International in Detroit, as Omarosa, the campaign's director of African-American outreach, looks on.Rochelle Riley, Dtroit Free PressCounselor to the President Kellyanne Conway left, and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Manigault, 2nd left, and White House communications director Mike Dubke, right, listen as a reporter asks a question during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House.Shawn Thew, EPAOmarosa Manigault, speaks with reporters during the Cocktails and Convention reception hosted by the Black Republican Caucus of Florida, in Cleveland, OH. She does not enjoy great support in the black community.Jarrad Henderson, USA TODAY NETWORKWhile the dramatic in-your-face competitor was eventually fired in Donald Trump's reality show, the two hit it off and she has remained extremely loyal to Trump. Omarosa speaks to the media to show her support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after he wins the New York Primary at Trump Towers in Manhattan on April 19, 2016.Carucha L. Meuse, The Journal NewsOmarosa Manigault strikes her pose at the 47th NAACP Image Awards on Febr. 5, 2016 in Pasadena, Calif.Tommaso Boddi, WireImageCast members of 'The Surrel Life 4' on VH-1 from left: Sandy Denton AKA Pepa, Carey Hart, Jose Canseco, Omarosa, Janice Dickinson, Caprice and Bronson PinchotVH-1One might say she's fearless! Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth gets into the action in "Gross Obstacle Course" competition in the TV show 'Fear Factor.'Chris Haston, NBCOmarosa makes an entrance on the red carpet for the Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. She made such an impact on Trump's show she's famous enough to go by her first name only.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYYou've made it when you become a character on 'Saturday Night Live.' Fired 'Apprentice' candidate Omarosa, portrayed by Maya Rudolph, is repeatedly struck in the head by falling objects (culminating in a sidewalk garbage can) when she visits Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey (left) and Jimmy Fallon (right).Mary Ellen Matthews, NBCOmarosa Manigault-Stallworth from Washington, DC is pictured on 'The Apprentice.' She played an unabashed villain in the show.Scott Duncan, NBCThis is a frame grab from the television show "'The Apprentice.' Left to right are Ereka Vetrini marketing manager and Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, during the show.NBCThe female contestants from NBC's new reality show 'The Apprentice,' appear in this undated publicity photo. Jessie Conners, left, Katrina Campins, Eveka Vetrini, Omarosa Manigaul-Stallworth, Heidi Bressler, Kristi Frank, Amelia Henry, and Tammy Lee.Scott Duncan, APFeatured Weekly Ad