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Clap Back Queens - As trained as celebrities are to deal with the press, sometimes the press pushes too hard. When an over-eager media comes for a star on the wrong day, it sometimes leads to a clap back. Here are 10 times our favorite stars have said, "enough."(Photos from left: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Michael Kors,Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for the Novak Djokovic Foundation)

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Fantasia - Fantasia was recently slammed for her support of the #AllLivesMatter movement. In response to her critics, she posted a video alongside her husband basically saying she had enough and was standing by her words. "I understand that our people are still in poverty and we’re not getting certain things that we deserve. I understand that, but the only way we’re going to get it is not through tearing up buildings," she said.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1) 

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Zendaya - In early September 2016, Zendaya put a supermarket on blast for racially profiling her while she tried to buy some gift cards. After the establishment responded to her claims, explaining what went down on their end, the actress/singer went on to dish why she put them on blast, saying she had no regrets at all. "I feel like you're supposed to speak up on issues that you think are important," she said.  (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Michael Kors) 

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Mary J. Blige - Mary J. Blige recently became the butt of another social media joke when a clip of her singing to Hillary Clinton about the recent racial injustices in America started going viral. After some folks dubbed the clip "crispy chicken 2.0," the singer took to Twitter to send a clear message to her haters: "Everybody shut the f**k up!!!!!" she tweeted.(Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for ELLE) 

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Tamar Braxton - Tamar Braxton has made headlines for several months out of the year so far for her allegedly failing marriage. In September 2016, however, it seemed as the singer had had enough. She took to Instagram to let everyone know that while false stories on her marriage were being reported, she was, in fact, in the hospital with her husband by her side. "All the other NON factual blog and radio sites reporting that my Instagram page being private has ANYTHING to do with my marriage.... Can SUCK it!!!!" she said.(Photo: Mireya Acierto/Getty Images) 

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Serena Williams - She may no longer be in the running to becoming the victor of the 2015 U.S. Open, but Serena Williams is still the most celebrated female athlete on the planet. This doesn’t mean she needs to walk around with a permanent smile. Well, apparently one reporter didn’t get this memo when he asked the tennis star why she wasn’t smiling after a recent match. In response, an annoyed Williams told him that she was bored, didn’t want to be there and just wanted to go to bed. When a woman is making sports history, does she need a smile on her face to please the media? No! (Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

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K. Michelle - The R&B singer's relationship with the media — especially the blogosphere — has always been dicey, but things short circuited when she came face to face with a reporter from Bossip at a Love & Hip-Hop premiere party in 2013. Michelle blasted the reporter (who was actually directing a question to Mimi Faust at the time) for the nasty things the site wrote about her, even threatening to sue. “It’s not in my job description to take abuse from bloggers,” she said in a statement after the throw down. “I have a voice just like they do and just because I’m in the public eye doesn’t make it right that I should be immune to any type of disrespect. I took a stand, these blogs are out of control. We are human and their comments are hurtful." OK, K.! (Photo: JLN Photography/WENN.com)

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Shonda Rhimes - Alessandra Stanley, the New York Times reporter who referred to Shonda Rhimes as an "angry Black woman," thought she was aiming for flattery, but missed the mark by a mile. The TV titan used Twitter as her sword and blasted the reporter for mischaracterizing her work. "How come I am not 'an angry Black woman' the many times [Grey's Anatomy's] Meredith (or [Private Practice's] Addison!) rants?" she asked. The reporter apologized for the piece, saying "In the review, I referenced a painful and insidious stereotype solely in order to praise Ms. Rhimes and her shows for traveling so far from it. If making that connection between the two offended people, I feel bad about that. But I think that a full reading allows for a different takeaway than the loudest critics took."   (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Viola Davis - Rhimes wasn't the only person New York Times annoyed. They also referred to Viola Davis as "less classically beautiful" than some of her younger — and whiter — co-stars. Davis responded during her speech at the People's Choice Award, where she accepted the award for Favorite Actress. "Thank you Shonda Rhimes, [producer] Betsy Beers and [creator] Peter Norwalk for thinking of a leading lady who looks like my 'classic beauty,'" she said. "I'm so proud to be an actor and so happy to do what I do. And I'm so happy that people have accepted me in this role at this stage in my career." Burn!   (Photo: Francois G. Durand/Getty Images)

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Zendaya - Young star Zendaya has been on a roll to becoming a force in fashion for some time now, so when she sported locs at the 2015 Oscars, many saw it as a beautiful fashion-forward statement. Fashion Police co-host Giuliana Rancic seemed to think otherwise, stereotypically saying that the Disney star must have smelled of “patchouli” and “weed.” While many would have read the E! correspondent for filth, Zendaya took the high road, shining a light on the bigger issue at hand. In a lengthy statement, she highlighted women with locs (Ava DuVernay, Terry McMillan) who inspire others daily. Take that, Giuliana!   (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Rihanna - One would think that calling someone a racial slur in a magazine publication would be a bad idea, but that didn’t stop one writer for a Dutch fashion magazine who called Rihanna “the ultimate n***abitch” in a piece. Not only that, but the writer also incorrectly stated that RiRi is Jamaican — She’s Bajan. Not one to take nonsense lying down, Rihanna tweeted a message to the editor-in-chief of the magazine, and she held no punches. “I hope you can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights,” she wrote. “...On behalf of my race, here are my two words for you.. F**K YOU!!!”   (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj - Don't bring your double standards around Nicki. The femcee was quick to put the media on blast after many expressed disapproval over her "Anaconda" single cover art, pointing out that when slender white women show off their assets (see any Victoria's Secret catalogue or Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition for examples), they are celebrated, and a Black woman doing the same is jeered. She made the same point to much hoopla when the MTV Video Music Awards nominations came out.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for MTV)

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Laverne Cox - When Katie Couric famously quizzed Laverne Cox on surgery in 2014, the actress and trans activist replied, "The preoccupation with transition and surgery objectifies trans people. And then we don’t get to really deal with the real lived experiences. The reality of trans people’s lives is that so often we are targets of violence." In her characteristically classy way, Cox informed Couric that surgical procedures, especially below the waist, are none of your business and that sometimes, curiosity is offensive. To Katie's credit, she took it like a pro and even had Cox return as a guest to discuss their now legendary interview, which sparked needed convo about trans issues.   (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé - Bey is not one to lash out, speak out or act out, but if you cross her, she will most certainly shut you out. That's effectively what she did to the media these past couple of years. After her 2013 GQ cover story was met with some backlash (the writer painted her as something of a controlling egomaniac), the pop icon went radio silent in the press, opting instead to communicate with her fans directly through social media. The fact that Bey is the most intriguing woman in the world without speaking to the media in two years is a feat only she could accomplish. Sometimes no response is the best response! (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)