WORD? CELEBRITY QUOTES FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 28

Nicki Minaj talks babies with Drake | J-Hud shuts myths | while Snoop searches for Lady GaGa and more!

Un-Thinkable - To let Nick tell it, and later deny it, Drake told her he wrote Alicia Keys' "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" with her in mind. You know what else he told me he wrote for me?" she told Complex magazine. "The Alicia Keys song 'I'm Ready.' I happen to love the song.’" She later downplayed the claim during an interview with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97.

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Nicki Minaj - They’ll have Drake’s intelligence, his sarcastic wittiness that I love about him. They’ll have his song writing skills. I think we’ll just make a creative bunch of kids. Wait, did I jus say me and Drake we’ll make kids? I think that would be like incest or something.

Aretha Franklin Talks About Cancer Reports - The Queen of Soul is finally addressing the pancreatic cancer rumors that hit headlines in December. On Dec. 2, she underwent surgery for a still undisclosed illness, following a cancellation of concert dates on doctor’s orders. Then, late last year, “The Detroit Free Press” cited an anonymous source that said Franklin was being treated for pancreatic cancer. But on Thursday, Franklin told “Access Hollywood”, “I don’t know where ‘pancreatic cancer’ came from…No one in my family ever said that."

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Aretha Franklin - I never expected Halle Berry to sing; she's an actress, not a singer. Many actors have portrayed vocalists by lip-syncing to the artist's original recordings.

Jennifer Hudson - Those who are reading it are falling into it. It could not be more untrue.

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Jennifer Hudson - Those who are reading it are falling into it. It could not be more untrue.

Oprah Reacts to ‘So Called Biography’ - On Monday, talk show host Oprah Winfrey spoke out publicly for the first time against Kitty Kelley’s controversial new book about her. While presenting an award to her best friend Gayle King at the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards, she told the audience that King truly cared about her as a friend and that the last week was “rough” for her when a “so-called biography came out,” People reports.

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Oprah Winfrey - She coming into the family at this time has been a great peace offering, a great symbol of peace-making in this family. I would say I see her as a gift.

Chuck D - I give FLAV credit I rather him sell something most people EAT ..like why does Popeye Bojangles and The Colonel get automatic blackfolk?

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Chuck D - I give FLAV credit I rather him sell something most people EAT ..like why does Popeye Bojangles and The Colonel get automatic blackfolk?

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Cynthia Bailey - A loan is a loan. Nothing changed we just got married. I still want it back.

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Cynthia Bailey - A loan is a loan. Nothing changed we just got married. I still want it back.

Janelle Monae - Watching The State of the Union! In Paris still , it's 3:12am here!:-) President Obama is still my hero.. For so many reasons.

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Janelle Monae - Watching The State of the Union! In Paris still , it's 3:12am here!:-) President Obama is still my hero.. For so many reasons.

Janelle Monae - Watching The State of the Union! In Paris still , it's 3:12am here!:-) President Obama is still my hero.. For so many reasons.

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Janelle Monae - Watching The State of the Union! In Paris still , it's 3:12am here!:-) President Obama is still my hero.. For so many reasons.

RuPaul - She's always been my favorite Jackson because she has made her mistakes and worn them on the outside. I think people who have made mistakes, who have bumped their head, are the most interesting.

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RuPaul - She's always been my favorite Jackson because she has made her mistakes and worn them on the outside. I think people who have made mistakes, who have bumped their head, are the most interesting.

Lady Gaga - Doesn't it seem to be that 'don't ask, don't tell' is backwards? Doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudiced? The straight soldier who hates the gay soldier? The straight soldier who has prejudice in his heart in the space where the military asks him to hold our core American values?

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Lady GaGa - All of the trauma I caused to myself . . . There are some things that are so traumatic, I don't even fully remember them.

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Monica - I wasn't expecting anything from this album other than me to reconnect with the fans, so it was just an honor to be thought of by your peers and the Grammy Association. It's just that confirmation that I needed that this is where I'm supposed to be at this point in my life, because I was very happy with being a stay-at-home mom.

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Monica - It is a slow process but you will suffer the repercussions of your childish actions SOON :) Btw I don't mean bodily harm. I’m WAY too grown for that now. The law works fine in this case.

Khloe Kardashian - My weight is always going up and down. I'm always fighting that. I feel like no matter what I do, I never look good enough to everybody else.

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Khloe Kardashian - My weight is always going up and down. I'm always fighting that. I feel like no matter what I do, I never look good enough to everybody else.

Ne-Yo - Ne-Yo says he learned how to sing by listening to Michael’s “Off the Wall” CD. The singer proved to be a capable pupil. His 2007 hit, “Because of You,” sounds like a lost MJ session.

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Ne-Yo - It's just less and less opportunity to sleep. You know, I don't see the baby as much as I would like. It's beautiful but difficult.

Does Ochocinco Have a Problem With Black Women? - Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has a problem with dating Black women, if you believe the story one member of the production staff of his dating show sent via email to the YBF. Upon arriving at the set of “The Ultimate Catch,” Ochocinco wanted to send home all of the pre-selected Black girls, and replace them with White and Hispanic girls who were extras. After being pressured by producers, he picked two of the “most GHETTO girls there to represent us,” the email read. He denies the claims.

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Chad Ochocinco - I'm changing my name back to Johnson. I don't have a choice right now. I've done enough with the Ocho thing.

Mrs. Katherine Jackson - Her strength and dedication to the Jackson family remind us that we should cherish and stand by our family through the good and bad.

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Katherine Jackson - All these lawyers that are involved in Michael's business since he passed -- there's a lot of them -- I think they're trying to create different lawsuits and things because they're greedy and they want to get paid.

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Lawsuit - According to the Associated Press, Rick Ross’ former girlfriend Lastonia Leviston has filed a suit against 50 for illegally releasing a sex tape she's featured in, last year.

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50 Cent - What me and Cam’ron had was music. It’s the competitive nature of the art form. In hip-hop there’s always been battling as a part of it. I don’t wake up or go to sleep feeling like I hate Cam’ron. He’s a good guy.

Lawsuit - According to the Associated Press, Rick Ross’ former girlfriend Lastonia Leviston has filed a suit against 50 for illegally releasing a sex tape she's featured in, last year.

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50 Cent - What me and Cam’ron had was music. It’s the competitive nature of the art form. In hip-hop there’s always been battling as a part of it. I don’t wake up or go to sleep feeling like I hate Cam’ron. He’s a good guy.

Snoop Dogg - Interrupting a rapper's performance is never a good idea. A Seattle fan found out the hard way when he jumped onstage and was beaten up by Snoop's entourage. He later sued Snoop, but the Dogfather was cleared of all charges.

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Snoop Dogg - Big Snoop Dogg is looking for you, I’m trying to do a song with you. Something real nice, freaky deaky kind of song. Get at me.

Kevin Hart - My first instinct was to save myself because you know, at the end of the day, I don’t want to die, you know? I don’t know if you guys know, but weaves are the most flammable thing out.

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Kevin Hart - My first instinct was to save myself because you know, at the end of the day, I don’t want to die, you know? I don’t know if you guys know, but weaves are the most flammable thing out.

NeNe Leakes - I can’t tell you that I’m a 100% through with Greg. Greg does not want a divorce. He wants to work out whatever issues that he has. He just wants to try. I can’t say that I 100% want to try.

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NeNe Leakes - I can’t tell you that I’m a 100% through with Greg. Greg does not want a divorce. He wants to work out whatever issues that he has. He just wants to try. I can’t say that I 100% want to try.

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Jennifer Lopez - They knew that he was a good person and I was a good person. He was an interesting person. I had my things about me that they felt were interesting. They knew what they were doing.

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Jennifer Lopez - They knew that he was a good person and I was a good person. He was an interesting person. I had my things about me that they felt were interesting. They knew what they were doing.

Sherri Shepherd on her son giving her away at upcoming wedding - "He's going to give me away because it's symbolic that he's giving me away for this man to protect me and protect him."

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Sherri Shepherd - I still have this fantasy that I'm going to be a size two. I'm hesitant to give everybody my real size.

Vanessa Williams to Become a “Desperate Housewife” - ABC announced Tuesday that Vanessa Williams will be joining the cast of the series “Desperate Housewives.” Williams, whose hit show “Ugly Betty” was recently cancelled, will appear regularly when the new season starts in September.

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Vanessa Williams - This one girl, Carmen…she had a tuck that was unbelievable. I couldn't find out where the stuff was.

Bad News - TMZ is reporting that Bryant Norwood is now asking for a “substantial amount of money” from Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club, claiming that security beat him for “no reason” as he was leaving the venue in November. According to the lawsuit filed in New Jersey State Court, Norwood alleges he has sustained “diverse personal injuries” and “permanent injuries.”

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Jay-Z - The Overbrook Entertainment family and I have a unified vision. We’ve already produced a Tony Award winning play and we’re developing a true superstar in Willow.

Terry McMillian Speaks Out on Will and Jada - On Wednesday, author Terry McMillian, who penned “Waiting to Exhale,” took aim at Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Smith via Twitter. “It feels like the Smith children are being pimped and exploited. Or they’re already hungry for fame,” she tweeted. “What about 4th grade?” She went on to refer to former child stars Lindsay Lohan and the late River Phoenix, both troubled by drug addiction, saying that they also missed out on their childhood.

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Terry McMillan - It feels like the Smith children are being pimped and exploited. Or, they’re already hungry for fame. What about 4th grade?

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Talib Kweli - So the idea that at this point [is that] I’m 35 years old and there’s no music business, and I have grown man responsibilities, so of course I’m going to get paid for my craft. And I’m going to work with companies that are willing to support the lifestyle.

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Talib Kweli - So the idea that at this point [is that] I’m 35 years old and there’s no music business, and I have grown man responsibilities, so of course I’m going to get paid for my craft. And I’m going to work with companies that are willing to support the lifestyle.

Robbed - West blasted the American Music Awards after losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson back in 2004. Feeling robbed, he vowed to never return to the AMAs.

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Kanye West - HIGH END RAP MUSIC! GHETTO STADIUM SH--! THEY AIN'T WANT US AT THE FESTIVALS NOW WE WILL RUN THEM!