Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Shad Moss on Engagement to Erica Mena

Plus, words from Eve and André 3000.

Shad Moss on if his engagement to Erica Mena is a publicity stunt: - “It’s far from a publicity stunt. I’ve never been the type of person to do anything for publicity. I don’t need it. I’m on TV everyday.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Shad Moss on if his engagement to Erica Mena is a publicity stunt: - “It’s far from a publicity stunt. I’ve never been the type of person to do anything for publicity. I don’t need it. I’m on TV everyday.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Sheryl Underwood on being dogged out by the Queens of Comedy: - “There’s a conference call. I dialed in [early and] I hear Sommore, Adele Givens and Laura Hayes all talking about me. I hear discussion about my appearance. I hear discussion about my ability. I was startled and hurt.”(Photo: Maury Phillips/Getty Images for BET)

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Sheryl Underwood on being dogged out by the Queens of Comedy: - “There’s a conference call. I dialed in [early and] I hear Sommore, Adele Givens and Laura Hayes all talking about me. I hear discussion about my appearance. I hear discussion about my ability. I was startled and hurt.”(Photo: Maury Phillips/Getty Images for BET)

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Lady GaGa on the poor performance of ARTPOP: - “I felt like people were holding me to a pretty high standard. Everybody’s hooting and hollering because, you know, I didn’t sell 20 million records this time… I don’t have a formula.”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Lady GaGa on the poor performance of ARTPOP: - “I felt like people were holding me to a pretty high standard. Everybody’s hooting and hollering because, you know, I didn’t sell 20 million records this time… I don’t have a formula.”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Samsung)

Mary J. Blige on Bobby Shmurda and Drake: - “I like that Bobby [Shmurda]. I saw the video too. I was like, ‘Yes, the kids need this. They need to see that feeling.’ Like, that reminds us of when we were growing up… I’m still hip hop ’til the day I die. I can’t help it… Drake is one of the best of his generation. He just is to me.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Michael Kors)

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Mary J. Blige on Bobby Shmurda and Drake: - “I like that Bobby [Shmurda]. I saw the video too. I was like, ‘Yes, the kids need this. They need to see that feeling.’ Like, that reminds us of when we were growing up… I’m still hip hop ’til the day I die. I can’t help it… Drake is one of the best of his generation. He just is to me.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Michael Kors)

Blake Griffin on locker room encounters with Donald Sterling: - “He would bring people in the locker room while we were just in towels. One year, he came in and led a 'hip hip hooray' chant and held my arm up in the air. Then he went to another teammate and did the same thing. Guys just started scattering as fast as possible.”(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Blake Griffin on locker room encounters with Donald Sterling: - “He would bring people in the locker room while we were just in towels. One year, he came in and led a 'hip hip hooray' chant and held my arm up in the air. Then he went to another teammate and did the same thing. Guys just started scattering as fast as possible.”(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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André 3000 on Big Boi being a better rapper than he: - “The chemistry that made Outkast was the balance. And honestly, Big’s a much sharper rapper than I am. If I was going to a battle, I’d definitely bet on him instead of me.”(Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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André 3000 on Big Boi being a better rapper than he: - “The chemistry that made Outkast was the balance. And honestly, Big’s a much sharper rapper than I am. If I was going to a battle, I’d definitely bet on him instead of me.”(Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Eve on married life: - “I have to say that he’s pretty even-keel. I’m the moody, crazy one. I feel bad for him sometimes. He has to talk me off the ledge all the time.”(Photo: John Phillips/Getty Images)

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Eve on married life: - “I have to say that he’s pretty even-keel. I’m the moody, crazy one. I feel bad for him sometimes. He has to talk me off the ledge all the time.”(Photo: John Phillips/Getty Images)

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Queen Latifah on domestic violence: - “It’s sad to me that this problem is headline news because some football players are involved, because this is something that’s always around… 21 years ago, I wrote the song ‘U.N.I.T.Y.’ about disrespect and violence towards women… I wish the message in that song wasn’t even relevant today. But it is.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Queen Latifah on domestic violence: - “It’s sad to me that this problem is headline news because some football players are involved, because this is something that’s always around… 21 years ago, I wrote the song ‘U.N.I.T.Y.’ about disrespect and violence towards women… I wish the message in that song wasn’t even relevant today. But it is.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Jada Pinkett-Smith on working on Magic Mike 2: - “It was a character that was written for a male that they wanted to turn into a female… I’m used to that kind of beefcakeness in my environment. I can handle it.”(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images for Westfield)

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Jada Pinkett-Smith on working on Magic Mike 2: - “It was a character that was written for a male that they wanted to turn into a female… I’m used to that kind of beefcakeness in my environment. I can handle it.”(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images for Westfield)

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Joan Smalls on people underestimating her physical strength: - “People might think that because I’m skinny and tall, I’m fragile. But I always knew I wasn’t. And it’s comforting to know that I can throw a proper punch if I have to.”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment)

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Joan Smalls on people underestimating her physical strength: - “People might think that because I’m skinny and tall, I’m fragile. But I always knew I wasn’t. And it’s comforting to know that I can throw a proper punch if I have to.”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment)

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Idris Elba on his new album, mi Mandela: - “I had my studio at the apartment I was staying in while I was making Mandela — a little keyboard, a laptop — and as an experiment to myself, I vowed to keep making music."(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba on his new album, mi Mandela: - “I had my studio at the apartment I was staying in while I was making Mandela — a little keyboard, a laptop — and as an experiment to myself, I vowed to keep making music."(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

John Ridley on not creating a "greatest hits" film on Jimi Hendrix: - "I think there is the sense that you can sometimes find out more about an individual if you focus on a finite and seminal moment in their lives as opposed to just superficial moments."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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John Ridley on not creating a "greatest hits" film on Jimi Hendrix: - "I think there is the sense that you can sometimes find out more about an individual if you focus on a finite and seminal moment in their lives as opposed to just superficial moments."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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You Da Man - Denzel Washington promotes his new film, The Equalizer, at BBC Radio 1 in London and is swarmed by fans.(Photo: Mirrorpix/Splash News)

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Denzel Washington on keeping his sons aware of the consequences of driving while Black: - "I've done this with my boys. [I] make sure they know how to handle things if they're stopped... Not trying to scare them, but as a parent, being concerned about that possibility."(Photo: Mirrorpix/Splash News)