Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Kenan Thompson Says Black Female Comedians Not Ready for SNL
Plus, quotes from Wendy Williams and Paula Patton.
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Kenan Thompson on why no women of color were hired for the new Saturday Night Live lineup: - "It's just a tough part of the business. Like in auditions, they just never find ones that are ready." (Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Hulu)
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Octavia Spencer on giving an Oscar acceptance speech: - “You don’t really remember it when it’s happening… I didn’t remember it… So I had to watch the playback. Then I was like: ‘Oh my God, I said that!” (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)
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Lupita Nyong’o on meeting Brad Pitt during the filming of 12 Years a Slave: - “I wouldn't say I was star struck. I was stunned. I was like, 'Yup, this is actually happening.'" (Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images)
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Alfre Woodard on America’s former slave owning class paying a debt for Black folk’s enslavement: - “Every time a [Black person] steps forward out of an impossible situation, it settles a debt.” (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Lifetime)
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Donald Glover on the things that scare him: - "I'm afraid my parents won't live long enough to see my kids. I'm afraid my show will fail. I'm scared my girl will get pregnant and not the exact time we want. I'm scared I'll never reach my potential. I'm afraid she's still in love with that dude." (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Paula Patton on Robin Thicke’s claim that he is well endowed: - "I think that the statement is fairly accurate!"(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Madonna’s alleged response to someone who complained about her texting during 12 Years a Slave screening: - "It's for business...enslaver!" (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Benzino announcing his Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta spin-off reality show: - “LADIES, GET READY FOR MY NEW REALITY SHOW COMING SOON!!! INFO ON CASTING IN A WEEK!! IT’S GONE BE CRAZY!” (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Wendell Pierce on Kenan Thompson’s statement that Black female comedians aren’t ready to be on Saturday Night Live: - “Kenan Thompson doesn't realize that they don't hire Black women on SNL because they're always gonna put him in drag. He is their Black woman.” (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Wendy Williams admonishing Tameka Raymond for complimenting Usher while also trying to gain custody of her kids: - “You don’t play when it comes to your kids…You’re not gonna talk about him lookin’ ‘scrump.' What you need to be doing is you need to be hunting down a team of lawyers — at least two — and a private eye.” (Photo: Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com)
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