Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Mike Tyson Was a "Prostitute Hunter"

Plus Oprah gets to know the Kardashians.

Mike Tyson on why he became a vegan: - "I just threw up the white flag. There was too many prison cells, too many jails, too many lawsuits, too many bankruptcies, too many women, too many venereal diseases, too many everything. I got tired. I really got tired of, you know, like every time a prostitute — I would head back from a trip — I had to sleep with her. So I just said, 'I’m going to live a different life.'"(Photo: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire/Getty Images)

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Mike Tyson on why he became a vegan: - "I just threw up the white flag. There was too many prison cells, too many jails, too many lawsuits, too many bankruptcies, too many women, too many venereal diseases, too many everything. I got tired. I really got tired of, you know, like every time a prostitute — I would head back from a trip — I had to sleep with her. So I just said, 'I’m going to live a different life.'"(Photo: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire/Getty Images)

Oprah Winfrey on why she interviewed the Kardashians: - "I had never met them, nor seen the show. I genuinely wanted to know why they have become a cultural phenomenon. Why do so many people love to watch their every move and why do so many others love to hate them?"(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Oprah Winfrey on why she interviewed the Kardashians: - "I had never met them, nor seen the show. I genuinely wanted to know why they have become a cultural phenomenon. Why do so many people love to watch their every move and why do so many others love to hate them?"(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Meek Mill on the Chris Brown/Drake club brawl: - "Chris and Drake, them two was there but it's other people that be around that take s--t to the next level."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Meek Mill on the Chris Brown/Drake club brawl: - "Chris and Drake, them two was there but it's other people that be around that take s--t to the next level."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Lil’ Wayne on why he pulled Nicki Minaj from this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam: - "As soon as she called me and told me she felt disrespected, I just declined everything. I pulled her from the show.”(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Lil’ Wayne on why he pulled Nicki Minaj from this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam: - "As soon as she called me and told me she felt disrespected, I just declined everything. I pulled her from the show.”(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

K. Michelle on allegedly being abused by MeMpHiTz: - "He’s acknowledged it. I think the problem with this situation is you know when somebody goes and says you’re crazy and it never happened, you can apologize to me through texts, but when you go to the world...and say you know what, I never did that, she’s crazy, that means you’re not sorry."(Photo: Greg Campbell/Getty Images for The Get Schooled Foundation)

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K. Michelle on allegedly being abused by MeMpHiTz: - "He’s acknowledged it. I think the problem with this situation is you know when somebody goes and says you’re crazy and it never happened, you can apologize to me through texts, but when you go to the world...and say you know what, I never did that, she’s crazy, that means you’re not sorry."(Photo: Greg Campbell/Getty Images for The Get Schooled Foundation)

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Chaka Khan on why she lost weight: - "My weight loss had to occur because I was diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes and I also had high blood pressure. And I’ve been on medication for that since last year until the beginning of this year. And I ended up going, 'Oh, no, no, no, no, this is enough. I can’t live like this.'"(Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)

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Chaka Khan on why she lost weight: - "My weight loss had to occur because I was diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes and I also had high blood pressure. And I’ve been on medication for that since last year until the beginning of this year. And I ended up going, 'Oh, no, no, no, no, this is enough. I can’t live like this.'"(Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)

March 2, 2012: Brandy Announces New Album - Brandy revealed the name of her upcoming studio album, Two Eleven, at a show in Hollywood. The album, which is due August 28, is set to feature contributions from Frank Ocean, Bangaldesh, Timbaland, Chris Brown, Monica and others.

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Brandy on growing up with fame: - “[I’m] absolutely a people pleaser, trying to please my fans... my family... my record label... I wanted everybody to like me. You know that will drive you into the grave. So I was able to cut that out before that happened.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABC)

Alec Baldwin - The star was kicked off an American Airlines flight last December after refusing to shut off his phone while playing the game Words with Friends (thank goodness he wasn't in the middle of Angry Birds), and subsequently mocked the episode on SNL. The AA folks weren't laughing, however: the next day the airline pulled all their ads from 30 Rock.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Bennett)

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Alec Baldwin after clashing with a paprazzo: - "A 'photographer' almost hit me in the face with his camera this morning… suppose if the offending paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and I shot him, it would all blow over."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Bennett)

Jim Jones on how his 9-year-old deals with dad’s fame: - "He deals with it. He likes it but he is a funny character when he does get the time to be with me. I'm not allowed to take pictures or autographs. He has his own little rules. If I do end up taking a picture, he kinda gets upset."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)

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Jim Jones on how his 9-year-old deals with dad’s fame: - "He deals with it. He likes it but he is a funny character when he does get the time to be with me. I'm not allowed to take pictures or autographs. He has his own little rules. If I do end up taking a picture, he kinda gets upset."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)

Justin Beiber on Floyd Mayweather: - "He gives me advice about business and how to make sure I’m being taken care of. He’s Money Mayweather. He wants to make sure I’m making the right investments."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Justin Beiber on Floyd Mayweather: - "He gives me advice about business and how to make sure I’m being taken care of. He’s Money Mayweather. He wants to make sure I’m making the right investments."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Arsenio Hall on auditioning for the Will Smith role in Bad Boys:  - “It was one of those things I tried to pursue after I left late-night. I wanted to study and take it seriously and not just be the talk show host who is popular so he gets a role. But I wasn’t able to crack that nut the way I wanted. It’s a tough racket.”  (Photo: Brekken/Getty Images)

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Arsenio Hall on returning to TV with another late-night talk show: - "In the end I'm a comic, and nothing fits the talk-show mode like a stand-up comic… I know there are a lot of shows, but I think there's a space for my show."(Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Eric Benet to busy dads: - "I know you can’t be there as much as you might want to, but whenever you are there, be present and just engage and interact because whatever amount of time you spend with your child is just so important developmentally for them and emotionally for them."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Eric Benet to busy dads: - "I know you can’t be there as much as you might want to, but whenever you are there, be present and just engage and interact because whatever amount of time you spend with your child is just so important developmentally for them and emotionally for them."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

Kim Kardashian on the sex tape that made her famous: - "That's pretty much how I was introduced to the world. It was a negative way, so I felt like I really had to work 10 times harder to get people to see the real me."(Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian on the sex tape that made her famous: - "That's pretty much how I was introduced to the world. It was a negative way, so I felt like I really had to work 10 times harder to get people to see the real me."(Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

Kenya Bell on why she didn’t fight Evelyn Lozada: - "To be honest with you, the scene right before the wine bottle incident, I went to church. So, (it was) Jesus.  But seriously, I didn’t want to fight. I have a master’s degree in engineering."(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Kenya Bell on why she didn’t fight Evelyn Lozada: - "To be honest with you, the scene right before the wine bottle incident, I went to church. So, (it was) Jesus.  But seriously, I didn’t want to fight. I have a master’s degree in engineering."(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)