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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton announcing their separation:  - "We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time." (Photos from left: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Patti LaBelle on what it takes to be called a diva: - “These heffas have to get on stage and show they can perform. Not with 20 people and them dancing.” (Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank)

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50 Cent’s advice to Lil’ Kim on becoming a parent as a celebrity:  - “I don’t think she should raise her child in the spotlight. She should raise her child in her personal life, in her personal time.” (Photos from left: Nancy Rivera / Splash News, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) 

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Sanaa Lathan on acting:  - "As good as it looks from the outside, it definitely has its challenges. Any profession does, but acting has its own set of challenges." (Photo: D Dipasupil/BET/Getty Images)

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Forest Whitaker on his commitment to making Black independent film:  - “It’s important to show the breadth of our experience and its connection to everyone.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Omari Hardwick on the advice he would give to the character Mary Jane:  - “Start to live more so than just reading those incredible Post-Its that she has taped all over the house... I would say she really needs to look at what she’s written on the Post-Its and try to execute it.” (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Spike Lee’s prediction on which Black actor will win an Oscar this year:  - “I’m predicting Lupita is gonna win. The same way Denzel won for Glory for getting whipped, that scene, that phenomenal scene… when she is getting whipped in 12 Years a Slave — that’s gonna be the scene to win her an Academy Award.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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DeVon Franklin on how he and wife Meagan Good plan to keep their marriage healthy: - “It’s really about keeping this as the number one priority.” (Photos from left: TNYF/WENN.com, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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NeNe Leakes on walking away from an argument with Marlo Hampton:  - “I know how to respect myself enough to walk away from something that no longer serves me, helps me grow or makes me happy.” (Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank)

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Rosie Perez after a doll caught fire at her book launch party:  - “No bad voodoo here.” (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Montblanc)

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Tina Campbell on her regret for signing on for season 3 of the reality series Mary Mary:  - “If I had known what this season was going to consist of before I started, I would have opted out.” (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Super Bowl)

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Porsha Williams’s response to butt implant rumors:  - “I take that as a compliment. These fake butts in Atlanta, they look good. They sit up, they sit high. So if you think mine is fake, thank you girl, but it’s not!” (Photo:  Mike Coppola/Getty Images for "Bethenny")