Celebrity Quotes of the Week: T.I. Snaps Back at Azealia Banks
Plus, words from Wanda Sykes and Angie Martinez.
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T.I.'s response to Azealia Banks's comments about his family: - "I think one thing that I have always maintained is a no tolerance policy when it comes to me and my family. I'm not [going to] wrestle wth nobody ... I believe she better back down off that plank 'cause it's sharks out there."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
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Director Tim Story on Black films having the potential to be just as successful as commercial films: - "I don't need to do a 'more commercial' film for me to be able to do what I've done with these types of movies. It's a blessing."(Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
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Zendaya Coleman on her intentions of commemorating Aaliyah in new Lifetime biopic: - "She's been an inspiration and influence in my whole career. Her talent still shines brighter than ever. All I wanna do is honor her."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Game on $20,000 bet to Kevin Durant; deems it a "misunderstanding": - "He wasn't saying that he wasn't going to donate the shoes, they're pretty much his shoes and he gets them free. He was saying that he never said $20,000 cash... I never said that we bet $20,000 cash. I just kinda did the numbers."(Photo: 247PapsTV / Splash News)
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India.Arie on the public's harsh criticism of Blue Ivy's hair: - "Why does anyone get the idea that [it's] ok to make fun of a child? In public no less? This celebrity culture that hypnotizes people into thinking [that] a person is literally not real because you see them on television is a spell the watcher him or her self must break. Blue Ivy – is a child."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)
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Porsha Williams on returning for season seven of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (speaking in third person): - "I believe she deserves the opportunity. She should be able to come back. You know, people are interested in her life. I think it's great for her."(Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)
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Kanye West on being raised to only surround himself with "the best": - "Throughout my entire life, because of the way my parents raised me, I was like 'I have to work with the number one ... I can't work with anyone but Jay Z because that's the number one ... I can't represent any company but Louis Vuitton because that's the number one ... I can't be with any girl but Kim because that's the girl I look at her pictures the most, I get turned on the most."(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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Hit-Boy on his split from G.O.O.D. Music: - "I'm not signed to G.O.O.D. [anymore] so you might say I fell back or fell out of the spotlight, but I've got to really peep the game, and see how people start acting after I left G.O.O.D.. I just wanted to be my own man. It's love. I'm focused."(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for PacSun)
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Sheryl Underwood on the hardships women face in the comedy industry: - "I love being a sister in comedy but the fellows don't understand [that] we have to be funnier than men. So Ice Cube needs to come on and put a sister in the movie with him. Chris Tucker, Mike Epps, and Kevin Hart should bring these sisters up because they're the guys who can do it. Sisters need to be able to get the drama or sitcom."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Wanda Sykes on Beyoncé's new sexier persona: - "I miss old Beyoncé ... I don't like all of the "Drunk in Love," and all that ridin' on the skateboard 'cause now I've got to think about Jay Z's ashy penis."(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)
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