Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Zoe Saldana Speaks on Criticism of Her Nina Simone Role
Plus, words from Beyoncé and Jaden Smith.
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Zoe Saldana on the backlash she received for being cast as Nina Simone: - “It did sting for a bit that a community that you feel most identified with would have such a negative backlash and you're at the epicenter of it all. It was very disappointing." (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Wade Robson on Michael Jackson allegedly molesting him as a child: - "This is not a case of repressed memory. I have never forgotten one moment of what Michael did to me, but I was psychologically and emotionally completely unable and unwilling to understand that it was sexual abuse."
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Beyoncé on cancelling her concert in Belgium: - “I’ve never postponed a show in my life. It was very hard for me.” (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Photo By Johnny Nunez/WireImage
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Jermaine Jackson on Wade Robson accusing Michael Jackson of molesting him as a child: - "He's full of s--t." (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
Photo By Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup
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Kerry Washington on her Scandal character Olivia Pope being referred to as a “side piece”: - “I don’t like the expression ‘side piece’ ‘cause I think when you call a woman a piece it sort of objectifies her.” (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
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Jaden Smith on reports he’s seeking emancipation from his parents in order to move out on his own: - "I'm not going anywhere!" (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for BET's Rip The Runway)
Photo By Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for BET's Rip The Runway
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Damon Dash’s claim that he is broke: - “I am currently several months behind in paying my personal bills. For instance, I am currently over $100,000 behind in rent for the only home in which I live and at risk of being evicted.” (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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Tamar Braxton on rumors she had plastic surgery: - "I don’t have plastic surgery. I never had plastic surgery. I had a nose procedure done because I had to. I had no cartilage in my nose… I have no plastic in my nose. … Everything is real on me." (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
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Nicole Ari Parker on starting your own business: - “If everything is aligned spritually and everything is coming from the [good] place, then If you take one step, you know God takes two.”(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Mariah Carey on the final American Idol showdown between Kree Harrison and Candice Glover: - "It's going to be very, very difficult for America tonight." (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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