Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Erica Mena Says Shad Moss Is a Non-Factor

Plus, words from Swizz Beatz, Bishop Eddie Long, and more.

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Erica Mena wants you to know she’s really over Shad Moss: - "I don't really feel like... Even though I was engaged to him, it just doesn't count to me, anymore. 'Cause he never really left an impact. It just happened.”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Alexandra Shipp says she reached out to Halle Berry ahead of her role in X-Men, but didn’t get a response:  - “I reached out to her. You know, Halle’s got her show and her family and stuff. So I understand, she’s got her thing going on. Also, I think that my email might have scared her because it was a lot of word vomit.”(Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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Chad Coleman defends Wendell Pierce about political debate abuse accusation: - "He said it was complete and absolute bogus BS… We can all be politically fervent, but to go to that extent and accuse him to that extent is just wrong. He’s an amazing guy.”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Louis Farrakhan isn’t a fan of Trump or Hillary Clinton: - "This man is peeling back the onion of white civility. And every one level of that onion that he peels back, more and more of the nakedness of rancor and hate and bitterness is coming up out of the fallows… [If Clinton or Trump are elected] you need to pray.”(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Jason Derulo says he was a massive fan of Prince: - "I’m somebody who was really intrigued by him early on. His box set was one of the first I ever bought; I wanted to study his falsetto and what that was and how you did it. If you know my music at all you know I use falsetto a lot. He was a big influence on my music and the artist that I am today for sure."(Photo: Sergi Alexander/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Christina Aguilera eyes Beyoncé for her dream collaboration: - “You know, I haven’t done Beyoncé yet. Me and Beyoncé would be a pretty fierce combination.”(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Swizz Beatz wants the younger generation to know art is for everyone: - “The sky is not the limit, it’s just the view. There’s a stigma that art is only for rich people. Art is cool! And I want to lead my generation in that direction.”(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

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Bishop Eddie Long spoke about his haters on Steve Harvey: - “When you’re going through something, the shouts of your haters seem to be louder and more multiplied than the people who are with you.”(Photo: John Amis-Pool/Getty Images)

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Cuba Gooding Jr. really loved working with Beyoncé back in the day during Fighting Temptations: - "It was pretty hard. And every scene was take after take. And I had to kiss Beyoncé take after take. It was such hard work.”(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Amber Stevens West of the Carmichael Show says she prefers TV over movies any day: - "There’s something special about working with the same group of people for a long period of time. With movies, you come and go as an actor, especially if you are not the lead, from week to week. You don’t really have a lot of time to get to know anyone, and then on to the next thing”(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People )

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Linda Perry shades Shelia E. while speaking of Prince: - "In all fairness, Madonna was asked to do this and she was friends with Prince but you also have to think about it's really the Billboard Awards, they think about who is hot and popular. They’re not gonna call up Chaka Khan and re-put together The Time and Sheila E. because they're not relevant right now.”(Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Los Angeles LGBT Center)