Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Phylicia Rashad Says She Was Misquoted About Bill Cosby

Plus, words from Sam Smith and Terrence Howard.

Phylicia Rashad on being misquoted commenting on Bill Cosby rape allegations as saying "forget these women": - "What I said is, 'This is not about the women. This is about something else. This is about the obliteration of legacy'... I am a woman. I would never say such a thing." (Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for The Music Center)

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Phylicia Rashad on being misquoted commenting on Bill Cosby rape allegations as saying "forget these women": - "What I said is, 'This is not about the women. This is about something else. This is about the obliteration of legacy'... I am a woman. I would never say such a thing." (Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for The Music Center)

Sam Smith on the bad attitudes of today's pop stars: - "Even when you meet them — I won't name names — but some of these pop stars are just awful."(Photo: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

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Sam Smith on the bad attitudes of today's pop stars: - "Even when you meet them — I won't name names — but some of these pop stars are just awful."(Photo: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Rae Sremmurd on Kris Kross comparisons: - “It's tight but, 10 years from now they gon’ be telling two other people, y'all are the Rae Sremmurd [of your generation].”(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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Rae Sremmurd on Kris Kross comparisons: - “It's tight but, 10 years from now they gon’ be telling two other people, y'all are the Rae Sremmurd [of your generation].”(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Brandi Glanville on Kenya Moore's hair being fake: - “We did our hair and makeup together. I saw them putting her hair in.”(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Brandi Glanville on Kenya Moore's hair being fake: - “We did our hair and makeup together. I saw them putting her hair in.”(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Selma director Ava DuVernay on the importance of making films about Black struggle: - "The industry tends to encourage us to strip away who we are to be with the party line. I'm a Black, woman filmmaker and I'm very proud of that."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Variety)

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Selma director Ava DuVernay on the importance of making films about Black struggle: - "The industry tends to encourage us to strip away who we are to be with the party line. I'm a Black, woman filmmaker and I'm very proud of that."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Variety)

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President Obama offers condolences after terrorist shooting in Paris: - “I strongly condemn the horrific shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris that has reportedly killed 12 people. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this terrorist attack and the people of France at this difficult time."(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tamera Mowry announces her pregnancy on The Real: - “You guys, I have to say something… Can I say something? I’m pregnant!”(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)

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Tamera Mowry announces her pregnancy on The Real: - “You guys, I have to say something… Can I say something? I’m pregnant!”(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)

Terrence Howard: March 11 - The A-list actor, who recently starred in Lee Daniels' The Butler, celebrates his 45th birthday. (Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Terrence Howard on his new show Empire: - “There’s no politically-correctness. There’s no PC. It’s all BS. We want to tell the truth, and that’s what the show’s about.”(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

Tinashe on being compared to other artists: - “Comparisons to other artists can be frustrating because not only does it put you in a box, but it hinders the listeners’ own creativity... If everybody’s making quality s***, then there’s room for everybody.”(Photo: Bryan Steffy/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Tinashe on being compared to other artists: - “Comparisons to other artists can be frustrating because not only does it put you in a box, but it hinders the listeners’ own creativity... If everybody’s making quality s***, then there’s room for everybody.”(Photo: Bryan Steffy/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Zendaya on her relationship with Trevor Jackson: - “My best guy friend is Trevor Jackson. We met when we were 12 years old working on a Sears commercial. Everyone likes to make a bigger deal of what it is, but he’s my best friend and we’re always together. He knows what I’m going through. He’s not my boyfriend, but who knows what could happen in the future.”(Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Zendaya on her relationship with Trevor Jackson: - “My best guy friend is Trevor Jackson. We met when we were 12 years old working on a Sears commercial. Everyone likes to make a bigger deal of what it is, but he’s my best friend and we’re always together. He knows what I’m going through. He’s not my boyfriend, but who knows what could happen in the future.”(Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Keshia Knight Pulliam - After being the first contestant fired from Celebrity Apprentice for not calling Cosby for a fundraising check, the actress spoke out about the unfair decision. Pulliam refused to call her former TV dad because she has not spoken to him in five years. Though they do not communicate regularly, she made sure to defend his honor, telling Today, "All I can speak to is the man I know and I love the fact that he has been such an example [and] you can't take away from the great that he has done."(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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Keshia Knight Pulliam on why she didn't ask Bill Cosby for money while on Celebrity Apprentice: - "For me to pick up the phone, having not talked to [him] for five years, except for when we run into each other for a Cosby event, I feel that's not my place to do.”(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Iggy Azalea on if it's weird for a white Australian girl to be a rapper: - "I never thought it was strange. If you go back to the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley and Eminem — they’ve all basically done Black music. I felt this wasn’t that far from what we’ve seen in music history over and over again."(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Iggy Azalea on if it's weird for a white Australian girl to be a rapper: - "I never thought it was strange. If you go back to the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley and Eminem — they’ve all basically done Black music. I felt this wasn’t that far from what we’ve seen in music history over and over again."(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)