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13 Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Charlamagne Tries to Explain His Tomi Lahren Comments

Plus, words from Orlando Brown, FLOTUS and more.
  1. Charlamagne Tha God clarifies what he meant when he said minorities should have a voice like Tomi Lahren

    (Photo from left: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1, Tomi Lahren via Instagram)

    Photo from left: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1

    (Photo from left: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1, Tomi Lahren via Instagram)

    “I wasn’t saying anyone should be like Tomi Lahren. I’m simply saying we should build an online news platform. I feel we need a young, liberal, minority voice for the left.”

  2. Tyrese speaks on the stigma of getting help for mental illness in the Black community

    (Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images for GQ Magazine)

    Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images for GQ Magazine

    (Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images for GQ Magazine)

    “Black people have been suffering with deep rooted real pride and ego when it comes to seeking help. We laugh at people for going to see therapist, we say ‘If you scared go to church. We look down on people who seek help, who are suffering from mental health and depression, or drugs and alcoholic abuse, or even gambling. But the truth is most of us are f**ked up and need help for real.”

  3. Orlando Brown explains his and Raven’s sexual encounter in more disturbing detail

    (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

    Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

    (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

    “I ate her p***y. I had the nom cakes.”

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  5. Evelyn Lozada breaks down recalling abusive past

    (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

    Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for ESSENCE

    (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

    "My heart goes out to the victim. Please don't tweet me, telling me, 'This happened four years ago, get over it.' It's something that stays with you forever."

  6. Ruth Negga is proudly biracial

    (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IFP)

    Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IFP

    (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IFP)

    “People have always made assumptions about me. I become very territorial about my identity because it’s been hijacked by so many people, with their own projections. I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t change their mind.”

  7. Here’s Vanessa Williams’s advice on how to survive a setback

    (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

    Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

    (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

    “You have to go through the fire. Avoiding the pain is why most people never resolve it. You have to dig deep, sit in it and ugly-cry. Pretending it’s not there and keeping busy are a way of avoiding it.”

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  9. Here’s what First Lady Michelle Obama did on election night

    (Photo: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

    Photo: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

    (Photo: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

    “I went to bed. I don’t like to watch the political discourse; I never have.”

  10. Lee Daniels said he chose a white lead for his new show because the country needed it

    (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

    Jason Merritt/Getty Images

    (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

    “I thought that it was important to address race relations in America. We are truly, I believe, in a civil war. And I think that when we understand that we’re all one that [we will] then understand America. And America is still to be understood by us. I think this white girl is so fabulous that Black people will embrace her and white people will embrace her.”

  11. Gabourey Sidibe has a new book coming

    (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Hulu)

    Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Hulu

    (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Hulu)

    “I’ve been writing since I was a child, and have always had so many stories to tell that are too long, shady and impolite to share in interviews. It brings me much joy to add Published Writer to my resume of Actor and part-time Foot Model.”

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  13. Sofia Richie isn’t here for people making remarks to her because they don’t know she’s Black

    (Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Balmain)

    Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Balmain

    (Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Balmain)

    “I’m very light, so some people don’t really know that I’m Black. I’ve been in situations where people will say something kind of racist, and I’ll step in and they’ll be like, ‘Oh, well, you’re light…' “That still doesn’t cut it, buddy. It’s 2016 — you better get your s**t together before you get slapped out here.”

  14. Wendy Williams calls Nicki Minaj a b***h

    (Photo: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

    Photo: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images

    (Photo: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

    "I don't know if Nicki was on one or what at the time, but you need to be more sensitive to mental illness. It makes you look like an insensitive b***h."

  15. Yandy Smith admits that she and Mendeecees aren’t legally married

    (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

    Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

    (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

    "I have a union with Mendeecees, but I did not go into a partnership with Mendeecees and the government.”

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  17. Here’s why Mike Epps says he can’t be a homophobe

    (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

    Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

    (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

    "I work in a biz full of gay people."

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