Word? Celebrity Quotes: Week of February 17, 2011

Nicki Minaj, Bobby Brown, Wendy Williams and more.

Wendy Williams on Whitney Houston: - “My connection with Whitney…that I wished for us both to be really sober and really aware and I knew I would meet her one day…I always pictured that time to be in our late 50s, 60s with her being the number-one spokesperson for ‘Say no.’”(Photo: Talk WW Productions)

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Wendy Williams on Whitney Houston: - “My connection with Whitney…that I wished for us both to be really sober and really aware and I knew I would meet her one day…I always pictured that time to be in our late 50s, 60s with her being the number-one spokesperson for ‘Say no.’”(Photo: Talk WW Productions)

Michael Ealy on rumors he’s dating Taraji P. Henson: - "I know where this is coming from because after the film Taraji was stalking me a little bit. I think that’s what’s really spawning all of these rumors. So I told her, 'You know, you gotta stop. It was just a movie…' (smiles) Um, but, no, no seriously, we’re not together.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Michael Ealy on the reception he received after his murderous role in Colored Girls: - "I genuinely love all the beautiful Black women that came up to me and wanted to hug me after that performance.”(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj on M.I.A.’s Super Bowl controversy: - “I love M.I.A. and I don’t want to say anything that is the wrong thing, but me personally, I couldn’t see myself doing it, just for the respect for Madonna. I wouldn’t want any backlash to come back on Madonna.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj on M.I.A.’s Super Bowl controversy: - “I love M.I.A. and I don’t want to say anything that is the wrong thing, but me personally, I couldn’t see myself doing it, just for the respect for Madonna. I wouldn’t want any backlash to come back on Madonna.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Lil' Wayne dissing Watch the Throne in front of an audience: - “I met a red-bone, I took the girl home / I asked her what she wanna watch, she said, ‘surely not The Throne.'”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

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Lil' Wayne dissing Watch the Throne in front of an audience: - “I met a red-bone, I took the girl home / I asked her what she wanna watch, she said, ‘surely not The Throne.'”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

Sheryl Lee Ralph on Whitney Houston at the beginning of the singer’s stardom: - “The next time I saw Whitney, I could tell that fame was having its way with her.”(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for IMG)

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Sheryl Lee Ralph on Whitney Houston at the beginning of the singer’s stardom: - “The next time I saw Whitney, I could tell that fame was having its way with her.”(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for IMG)

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Hugh Hefner on his son Marston’s marriage after his domestic violence arrest: - "If they care about each other, they'll patch it up.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Hugh Hefner on his son Marston’s marriage after his domestic violence arrest: - "If they care about each other, they'll patch it up.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Common on his beef with Drake being over: - "It's kind of over now. It was all in the art of Hip Hop. He said some thing to me, so I had to say some things back.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

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Common on his beef with Drake being over: - "It's kind of over now. It was all in the art of Hip Hop. He said some thing to me, so I had to say some things back.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

Bobby Brown on daughter Bobbi Kristina: - "Obviously the death of her mother is affecting her. However we will get through this tragedy as a family."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for AOL)

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Bobby Brown on daughter Bobbi Kristina: - "Obviously the death of her mother is affecting her. However we will get through this tragedy as a family."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for AOL)

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Rick Ross on working with Dr. Dre: - “The advice he gave me, it's already affected the way I've been in the studio for the last week. So let's just say he's full of knowledge and he's a solid guy.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Rick Ross on working with Dr. Dre: - “The advice he gave me, it's already affected the way I've been in the studio for the last week. So let's just say he's full of knowledge and he's a solid guy.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Christina Milian on possibly singing for The Voice: - "Yeah, I might be working my way to the stage [as a singer] too."(Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

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Christina Milian on possibly singing for The Voice: - "Yeah, I might be working my way to the stage [as a singer] too."(Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

Brian White on acting with Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000: - “Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work. The first day on the set we sat around talking to him for three hours. At the end of one day of shooting we had 8,000 extras in a baseball stadium and Bernie stayed until every person got their hug, high five, autograph and their picture taken with him.”(Photo: Kyle Petrozza/PictureGroup)

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Brian White on acting with Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000: - “Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work. The first day on the set we sat around talking to him for three hours. At the end of one day of shooting we had 8,000 extras in a baseball stadium and Bernie stayed until every person got their hug, high five, autograph and their picture taken with him.”(Photo: Kyle Petrozza/PictureGroup)