Word? Celebrity Quotes: The Week of Jan. 21
Nicki Minaj expresses regrets about Lil' Kim beef. Plus Halle sets reports about her playing Aretha Franklin straight.
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Halle Berry on reports she's playing Aretha Franklin in film - "I can’t sing! If I could carry a tune, I’d consider it. Someone should tell Aretha that I can’t do her justice."
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Nicki Minaj on her escalating rift with Lil' Kim - "It was too soon for that. Not even too soon - it was unnecessary."
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Lil' Wayne on reading the Bible in prison - "It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he'd be dissing Jesus, and then he ends up being a saint. That was cool."
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Drake on getting inspriation from Winnie the Pooh - "They were a huge part of my childhood. That’s my influence, man, Winnie the Pooh on this next album."
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Diddy on Obama's presidency - "He’s the person that we believed in so I pray night and day that he understands how God ordained his presidency. I feel there was a promise made to God to look after people that was less fortunate, and [many] of those people are African-American..."
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NeNe Leakes on screaming match on episode of 'Real Houswives' - "I can't work with a bunch of women who don't support one another. I just can't work like that anymore. For my own sanity."
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Keyshia Cole on what she wants for her February wedding - "I want a waterfall, and I won't rest until I get it."
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Lamar Odum on wife Khloe Kardashian's size - "People see us and are probably like, 'Damn, I wonder how that looks.' We wouldn’t have anything to be ashamed about, but no, that’s not going down."
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Khloe Kardashian on Twitter - "The negativity that I see, hear, or read today is out of control. I'm signing off Twitter for a little so I can remain my positive self."
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Amar'e Stoudemire's advise to women - "Ladies keep them legs close, [and] them books open. I'm telling yall this because I care. We have to become a smarter generation."
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Gabrielle Union on pregnancy rumors - "No, I am not pregnant and please let the world know I will only be pregnant after I am married, and that will be years from now."
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Chris Colfer on bullies - "All the amazing kids that watch our show and who are constantly told no by…bullies at school and told they can’t have what they want because of who they are. Well screw that!"
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Charles Barkley on gay people - "People try to make it about black and white. He talked about equality for every man, every woman. We have a thing going on now, people discriminating against homosexuality in this country. I love the homosexuality people. God bless the gay people. They are great people."
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Gucci Mane on pending reality show - "I think they’ll get a laugh more than anything. I’m not serious all the time. People think we are thugs because of our music."
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Kanye West on the media - "If the media wants to make a story … just say I have atrocious spelling and terrible grammar…"
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