Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Taraji P. Henson Tears Up Over Racism in Hollywood
Plus, words from James Blake and Beverly Johnson.
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Taraji P. Henson gets emotional thinking about how Cookie broke down cultural barriers in Hollywood: - "She is everybody’s alter ego. She crosses cultures... I cried because, for so long in Hollywood, I’ve been told that Black women don’t do well overseas, that they can’t open a film overseas. [Empire's standing ovation in Paris] was the best moment of my life. That’s better than any trophy, any award, any nomination."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Tennis star James Blake says race was definitely a factor when he was mistakenly attacked by NYPD: - "I'm shaken up. A couple bumps and bruises, but all right… In my mind there's probably a race factor involved, but no matter what, there's no reason for anybody to do that to anybody. I was just standing there. I wasn't running. It's not even close [to being OK]. It's blatantly unnecessary."(Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage)
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Kylie Jenner doesn’t get all the fuss about her age: - "It just makes no sense that, even a month ago, people were complaining that I was too young to be doing certain things, and now people are just OK with it because I’m grown.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Beverly Johnson has forgiven Bill Cosby for what he’s allegedly done: - "I forgive you… I just feel that he is a lightning rod for a much bigger conversation and the conversation would be the rape culture in America."(Photo: Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for LA PRESSE PR)
Photo By Photo: Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for LA PRESSE PR
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Michael Ealy says a movie soundtrack definitely helps to seduce women: - "[In real life] I don't have John Legend music playing every time I say 'I love you.’"(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Chrysalis Butterfly Ball)
Photo By Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Chrysalis Butterfly Ball
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Mac Miller almost recorded a Christmas album with Cam’Ron: - "It's funny because we were going to do a project for Christmas, we were going to do a Christmas album. It was, like, around the same time I was gonna do the Pharrell EP. I was also gonna do a Cam'ron Christmas album... Looking back, I wish I [put it out].”(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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Rick Ross is keeping his head up during his assault case: - “We’re staying positive right now, staying focused.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BMI)
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Don't bring a Drake sign to a Meek Mill concert: - “Put that Drake sign up again n***a… F**k you talking about, you f**kin' clown. Don’t ever f**kin' come in here playing with no Meek Millie trying to pick on me like I’m a f**king dweeb or something.”(Photo: WENN.com)
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Fat Joe really regrets passing on signing Eminem: - “I got so many regrets. The biggest is that Eminem gave me so many demos — six different times he approached me and I didn’t sign him. Shame on me.”(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images
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Don’t ask Serena Williams why she doesn’t smile after a match: - “Umm, its 11:30. To be perfectly honest, I don’t really want to be here. I just want to be in bed right now and wake up early to practice and I don’t want to answer these questions. You guys keep asking me the same questions… Just being honest.”(Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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