Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Nelly on Why He Can't Talk to Floyd Mayweather

Plus, words from Aretha Franklin and Katy Perry.

Nelly on his rumored beef with Floyd Mayweather Jr.: - "I don't have a beef with Floyd Mayweather. I think the whole thing is misunderstood. I try to understand where he's coming from, which is a little hard to do ... It's kind of hard talking to a guy who hasn't graduated from high school."(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MLB.com)

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Nelly on his rumored beef with Floyd Mayweather Jr.: - "I don't have a beef with Floyd Mayweather. I think the whole thing is misunderstood. I try to understand where he's coming from, which is a little hard to do ... It's kind of hard talking to a guy who hasn't graduated from high school."(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MLB.com)

Stephen A. Smith's controversial statement on females caught in domestic violence: - "What I've tried to employ the female members of my family...is that again, and this what, I've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions." (Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Time Warner Cable)

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Stephen A. Smith's controversial statement on females caught in domestic violence: - "What I've tried to employ the female members of my family...is that again, and this what, I've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions." (Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Time Warner Cable)

Adrienne Bailon on Rob Kardashian breakup: - "It's common knowledge that he cheated on me. He strategically planned things out so that he could cheat on me, and that, to me, was so disloyal."(Photo: Christopher Peterson/Splash News)

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Adrienne Bailon on Rob Kardashian breakup: - "It's common knowledge that he cheated on me. He strategically planned things out so that he could cheat on me, and that, to me, was so disloyal."(Photo: Christopher Peterson/Splash News)

Wiz Khalifa on Tyga abruptly leaving the Under the Influence Tour: - "I'm the type of person, like, I talk to people when I want to. He know what it is with me — we cool, that's the homie and that was just a wack move but you know we cool."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Wiz Khalifa on Tyga abruptly leaving the Under the Influence Tour: - "I'm the type of person, like, I talk to people when I want to. He know what it is with me — we cool, that's the homie and that was just a wack move but you know we cool."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Aretha Franklin on being insulted by a waitress at a Johnny Rockets: - "I got up and walked out. I said, ‘You should eat it yourself and you pay for it.' My nephew mentioned to her who I was, and she said she didn’t care who I was."(Photo: WENN)

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Aretha Franklin on being insulted by a waitress at a Johnny Rockets: - "I got up and walked out. I said, ‘You should eat it yourself and you pay for it.' My nephew mentioned to her who I was, and she said she didn’t care who I was."(Photo: WENN)

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Mark Curry on who should play Richard Pryor in a biopic: - “Who better than me? Nick Cannon? Come on. They just said no to him. Richard Pryor's son called him on the phone, Nick Cannon was talking s--t, and he said, "F--k you. You're not doing it."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Nickelodeon)

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Mark Curry on who should play Richard Pryor in a biopic: - “Who better than me? Nick Cannon? Come on. They just said no to him. Richard Pryor's son called him on the phone, Nick Cannon was talking s--t, and he said, "F--k you. You're not doing it."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Nickelodeon)

Kendrick Lamar on one of his biggest fears: - "I've got this thing where I'm scared I'm a lose all my money."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Kendrick Lamar on one of his biggest fears: - "I've got this thing where I'm scared I'm a lose all my money."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Young Jeezy, @YoungJeezy - Tweet: "Spoke to my n---a ‪@MeekMill. We gonna cook up when he touch down! ‪#FreeMeekMill"Jeezy lets fans know that those jail bars haven't caged Meek's musical ambitions.  (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Trey Songz and Angels With Heart Foundation)

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Jeezy on rumors that his LP cover art proves he's affiliated with the Illumunati: - "Let me say this first and foremost: Do not get art and creativity confused with ignorance. I am a hard-working, God-fearing man. I have no idea what an Illuminati is and really don't give a damn, 'cause it has nothing to do with me."(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Trey Songz and Angels With Heart Foundation)

The Wailers's Dwayne "Danglin" Anglin on the power of reggae on today's music: - “A lot of times the good thing is that usually when someone wants to do something positive they usually incorporate some type of reggae riff in that song, 'cause reggae is known for it's positive messages and bringing people together.”(Photo: Lilly Lawrence/WireImage)

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The Wailers's Dwayne "Danglin" Anglin on the power of reggae on today's music: - “A lot of times the good thing is that usually when someone wants to do something positive they usually incorporate some type of reggae riff in that song, 'cause reggae is known for it's positive messages and bringing people together.”(Photo: Lilly Lawrence/WireImage)

Melyssa Ford on the time she provoked a man to punch her: - “While I was shaking my hand in his face, I smashed him in the face with the CD walkman. He didn’t even blink and punched me right in my face...It took me a while to learn to stop putting my hands on men.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Melyssa Ford on the time she provoked a man to punch her: - “While I was shaking my hand in his face, I smashed him in the face with the CD walkman. He didn’t even blink and punched me right in my face...It took me a while to learn to stop putting my hands on men.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Zoe Saldana on listening to her body: - “This past year, I’ve had to start letting go. My body dictated it as if saying, ‘Slow the f--k down!’. And I struggle with that.”(Photo: Neilson Barnard/WireImage)

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Zoe Saldana on listening to her body: - “This past year, I’ve had to start letting go. My body dictated it as if saying, ‘Slow the f--k down!’. And I struggle with that.”(Photo: Neilson Barnard/WireImage)

Katy Perry on some entertainers being melodramatic with their fans (jab at Lady GaGa): - “I’m not, like, a crazy ‘I’m gonna die for my fans’ type. Some people are so dramatic about it, and you’re like, ‘Honestly, you’re not the Second Coming. You’re just an entertainer.”(Photo: Chloe Rice/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

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Katy Perry on some entertainers being melodramatic with their fans (jab at Lady GaGa): - “I’m not, like, a crazy ‘I’m gonna die for my fans’ type. Some people are so dramatic about it, and you’re like, ‘Honestly, you’re not the Second Coming. You’re just an entertainer.”(Photo: Chloe Rice/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

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Timbaland on Missy Elliott's comeback: - “We have the game-changer right here… It’s something you ain’t never heard Missy do. It sounds today, but the future.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Timbaland on Missy Elliott's comeback: - “We have the game-changer right here… It’s something you ain’t never heard Missy do. It sounds today, but the future.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

Aaron Hall brags about his penis size: - “I’m historical d--k…A whole lot of n----s out there from Jamie Foxx to Denzel Washington to whoever, everybody knows me… They’ve been in my house, they’ve all seen me.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Aaron Hall brags about his penis size: - “I’m historical d--k…A whole lot of n----s out there from Jamie Foxx to Denzel Washington to whoever, everybody knows me… They’ve been in my house, they’ve all seen me.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Woody Allen on not hiring a Black actor unless it's "required": - "Not unless I write a story that requires it...You hire people based on who is correct for the part...Race, friendship means nothing to me except who is right for the part." (Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

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Woody Allen on not hiring a Black actor unless it's "required": - "Not unless I write a story that requires it...You hire people based on who is correct for the part...Race, friendship means nothing to me except who is right for the part." (Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)