Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Quvezhané Wallis Gets an Apology
Plus, Jamie Foxx speaks on Trayvon Martin tragedy.
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The Onion newspaper apologizing to Quvezhané Wallis for calling her a vulgar word: - "I offer my personal apology to Quvezhané Wallis for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars. It was crude and offensive..." (Photos from left: Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images, Courtesy of The Onion)
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Zoe Saldana on the backlash over being cast as Nina Simone: - “And I don’t care who tells me that I am not this and I am not that. I know who I am and I know what Nina Simone means to me. So, that is my truth and that set me free.” (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Kim Kardashian on becoming more private now that she’s a mom-to-be: - “When you live your life so publicly, like on a reality show, people assume that they know every side of you already. I’m ready to be a little less open… I’m shifting my priorities.” (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for EJAF)
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Jamie Foxx at a vigil for Trayvon Martin: - “We all want to let you know that we love you and we’re not going to leave you.” (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Octavia Spencer on the advice she gave Quvezhané Wallis: - "I told Quvezhané that no matter what anybody tries to tell you, or who they want you to be, always be yourself.” (Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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Lil’ Wayne on Pitbull dissing him: - "Damn, Pitbull, bro, I thought you was kool.” (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Jet magazine editor Mitzi Miller apologizing to Fantasia for calling her illiterate: - “I apologize for the lack of sensitivity shown in my Facebook post. It was a thoughtless comment..." (Photos from left: CPA/PacificCoastNews.com, JET Magazine)
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Alec Baldwin denying accusations he called a Black photographer a coon: - “They assigned a word to me that I haven’t heard since Rod Steiger was in In the Heat of the Night.” (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Jason Njoku explaining what the rising film industry "Nollywood" means: - "Nollywood is a film industry centered in mostly Nigeria and Ghana. But they are largely Nigerian productions, which create films for Africans about Africans." (Photo: iROKO Partners)
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Larenz Tate on who he’d like to direct music videos for: - “I would love to work with Rihanna and Maxwell. I’m a fan of Miguel and Florence and the Machine. I like to tell stories, so if people are interested in doing narratives, it would be great to rock with them.” (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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