Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Kanye West Brags He and Kim K. More Influential Than the Obamas
Plus, words from Jay-Z and Robin Thicke.
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Kanye West on why he and Kim Kardashian are the bigger power couple: - “No one is looking at what [President Barack Obama] is wearing. Michelle Obama cannot Instagram a pic like what my girl Instagramed the other day." (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV)
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Jay Z on why he waited to comment about a racial profiling incident at Barneys New York: - "I move and speak based on facts and not emotion. I haven’t made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys."(Photo: Lionel Urman / Splash News)
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Julianne Hough on the controversial Blackface Halloween costume she wore: - "I am a huge fan of the show Orange Is the New Black, actress Uzo Aduba, and the character she has created. It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way.” (Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Laverne Cox on Julianne Hough’s Blackface Halloween costume: - "I don't think Julianne is making a specific informed choice to comment on Blackness. I just think it's out of this ignorance. That's really sad." (Photo: Rommel Demano/Getty Images)
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Antoine Dodson on filming his big screen debut in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas: - "It’s so crazy, he’s serious about his work. I love being around him and the cast. Everybody was so great. They treated me like I’ve been doing this for years.” (Photo: Michael Buckner/SAs 2013/Getty Images)
Michael Buckner/SAs 2013/Getty Images
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Jermaine Jackson on Conrad Murray’s early release: - “[I’m] disgusted.” (Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)
Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images
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Omarosa telling Bethenny Frankel the difference between being a Black celeb and a white celeb: - “It’s different for you and I. I’m an African-American woman. You get to walk around and be mediocre and you still get rewarded with things. We have to be exceptional to get anything in this business.” (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for "bethenny")
Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for "bethenny"
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Chance the Rapper on his hometown Chicago: - “It's really just a very scummy place where people don't have respect for other people's lives. And it's not gonna change until somebody, anybody, puts it right in front of everybody else's faces." (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)
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Yandy Smith on if she’s still in contact with former client Jim Jones after their falling out: - “No. I’m not, not at all.” (Photo: Brian Ach/Getty Images for Vh1)
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Robin Thicke on people dressing up as him for Halloween: - “I'm very flattered. We had no idea all of that would happen in the aftermath, but I'm very flattered by it all." (Photo: Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
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Lil' Mo on Chris Brown and his current legal woes: - “I consider other artists my co-workers. I really want Chris Brown to be delivered. I think he can bounce back.” (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for TV One)