Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Jesse Williams Blasts Michael Dunn Verdict

Plus quotes from Michael Ealy and Arsenio Hall.

Jesse Williams on Michael Dunn not being found guilty of the murder of Jordan Davis:  - “It is not a Black problem. It is a white problem. This is an American problem. This is a societal problem where people should be outraged when a man is able to instigate an interaction with kids and then shoot them when it doesn’t go well.” (Photo: Jordan Davis Family, Allpix / Splash News)

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Jesse Williams on Michael Dunn not being found guilty of the murder of Jordan Davis:  - “It is not a Black problem. It is a white problem. This is an American problem. This is a societal problem where people should be outraged when a man is able to instigate an interaction with kids and then shoot them when it doesn’t go well.” (Photo: Jordan Davis Family, Allpix / Splash News)

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Toni Braxton on the current relationship with her ex-husband:  - “I am in L.A. and my ex-husband is there but we get along great. We are very Caucasian, very white about it.”(Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)

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Toni Braxton on the current relationship with her ex-husband:  - “I am in L.A. and my ex-husband is there but we get along great. We are very Caucasian, very white about it.”(Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)

Mike Epps, @therealmikeepps - Tweet: "@NBA WILL HAVE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE UP AND A PAMPER S----Y."Comedian Mike Epps shared the same sentiments with most basketball fans during this season's playoffs. There were a few blowouts, but there were mostly close calls up until the final minutes of #Game7(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Mike Epps to folks angered by Zoe Saldana being cast at Nina Simone: - "Maybe the people you wanted couldn't deliver."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian on Kanye West’s on public rants:  - "I agree with everything he says." (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian on Kanye West’s on public rants:  - "I agree with everything he says." (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Arsenio Hall on being excluded from a news story about night time talk shows in competition with Late Night’s new host Jimmy Fallon:  - "If you're doing a story about Late Night, all I ask is that you mention me. You don't even have to use a photo…. I know how journalism is these days.” (Photo: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)

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Arsenio Hall on being excluded from a news story about night time talk shows in competition with Late Night’s new host Jimmy Fallon:  - "If you're doing a story about Late Night, all I ask is that you mention me. You don't even have to use a photo…. I know how journalism is these days.” (Photo: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)

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Rosie Perez: September 6 - The White Men Can't Jump actress and activist looks amazing at 49.(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Montblanc)

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Rosie Perez on the problems working with Jennifer Lopez on In Living Color:  - “All of the girls were coming into my office complaining how she was manipulating wardrobe, makeup, and me, all to her advantage.”(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Montblanc)

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Vanessa Simmons on giving birth to her new baby girl:  - “Our families are super excited… Our baby is coming into two big families with lots of love and lots of joy. This is my family’s first grandchild.”

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Vanessa Simmons on giving birth to her new baby girl:  - “Our families are super excited… Our baby is coming into two big families with lots of love and lots of joy. This is my family’s first grandchild.”

Michael Ealy revealing that he and his wife have a child:  - "We have a son, a beautiful little boy."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For Montblanc)

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Michael Ealy revealing that he and his wife have a child:  - "We have a son, a beautiful little boy."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For Montblanc)

Cynthia Bailey on the rumor her hubby was involved with Apollo Nida’s alleged fraud scam:  - “I can’t speak on Apollo, but I can say that Peter Thomas doesn’t have anything to do with a bank fraud scandal to my knowledge. The feds are not sitting outside of our house.” (Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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Cynthia Bailey on the rumor her hubby was involved with Apollo Nida’s alleged fraud scam:  - “I can’t speak on Apollo, but I can say that Peter Thomas doesn’t have anything to do with a bank fraud scandal to my knowledge. The feds are not sitting outside of our house.” (Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

Pharrell, TBD - After spending 2013 charting hits for 2 Chainz, Robin Thicke and Daft Punk, Pharrell crafted an album deal with Columbia Records and a plan to release his own collection featuring that infectious Despicable Me 2 song "Happy."(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation)

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Pharrell on the new LP he’s working on:  - "When Columbia Records presented me with the opportunity to make an album, three things came to mind. One was the sense of overwhelming honor that I felt… Two, it would have to feel festive and urgent. And three, I instantly knew it would be called, G I R L."Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation)

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Salaam Remi’s advise to aspiring hip hop artists:  - “Make the music so tough that an adult has to go, ‘You're better than me and I'm a grown-a** man.’ I think it's like that with most of the generation.” (Photo:Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Salaam Remi’s advise to aspiring hip hop artists:  - “Make the music so tough that an adult has to go, ‘You're better than me and I'm a grown-a** man.’ I think it's like that with most of the generation.” (Photo:Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

T-Pain on being faithful in his marriage:  - “I can’t lie: There was a time in the beginning of my career where all this stuff was going to my head and I would just go and do leisurely things and pretty much I would venture off with other women. But I saw the importance of what I had in my family and my wife.”(Photo: Ben Rose/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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T-Pain on being faithful in his marriage:  - “I can’t lie: There was a time in the beginning of my career where all this stuff was going to my head and I would just go and do leisurely things and pretty much I would venture off with other women. But I saw the importance of what I had in my family and my wife.”(Photo: Ben Rose/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Kirk Frost on not initially wanting his son Karter:  - “I definitely wish I wouldn’t have told Rasheeda not to have Karter. We had this plan and the pregnancy just came in and it just stopped the bookings for a while. I was hoping that wouldn’t happen but I was just thinking about financial [matters] instead of a life, and I was just saying everything crazy.” (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

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Kirk Frost on not initially wanting his son Karter:  - “I definitely wish I wouldn’t have told Rasheeda not to have Karter. We had this plan and the pregnancy just came in and it just stopped the bookings for a while. I was hoping that wouldn’t happen but I was just thinking about financial [matters] instead of a life, and I was just saying everything crazy.” (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

Sanaa Lathan on the lack of Black scary movies:  - “We definitely haven’t seen a lot of psychological thrillers with Black people. We get scared, too.” (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

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Sanaa Lathan on the lack of Black scary movies:  - “We definitely haven’t seen a lot of psychological thrillers with Black people. We get scared, too.” (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

Kenya Moore on NeNe Leakes:  - “Kandi [Burruss] is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and astute businesswoman…, Cynthia [Bailey] is an accomplished model and businesswoman, and Phaedra [Parks] is an attorney, and I am the former Miss USA and the only one in the group with an actual crown. NeNe is a former stripper with a few short-lived gigs in Hollywood given to her by one man.” (Photo: FayesVision/WENN.com)

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Kenya Moore on NeNe Leakes:  - “Kandi [Burruss] is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and astute businesswoman…, Cynthia [Bailey] is an accomplished model and businesswoman, and Phaedra [Parks] is an attorney, and I am the former Miss USA and the only one in the group with an actual crown. NeNe is a former stripper with a few short-lived gigs in Hollywood given to her by one man.” (Photo: FayesVision/WENN.com)