Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Taraji P. Henson Tears Up Over Racism in Hollywood

Plus, words from James Blake and Beverly Johnson.

Taraji P. Henson gets emotional thinking about how Cookie broke down cultural barriers in Hollywood: - "She is everybody’s alter ego. She crosses cultures... I cried because, for so long in Hollywood, I’ve been told that Black women don’t do well overseas, that they can’t open a film overseas. [Empire's standing ovation in Paris] was the best moment of my life. That’s better than any trophy, any award, any nomination."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Tennis star James Blake says race was definitely a factor when he was mistakenly attacked by NYPD: - "I'm shaken up. A couple bumps and bruises, but all right… In my mind there's probably a race factor involved, but no matter what, there's no reason for anybody to do that to anybody. I was just standing there. I wasn't running. It's not even close [to being OK]. It's blatantly unnecessary."(Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage)
Kylie Jenner doesn’t get all the fuss about her age: - "It just makes no sense that, even a month ago, people were complaining that I was too young to be doing certain things, and now people are just OK with it because I’m grown.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Beverly Johnson has forgiven Bill Cosby for what he’s allegedly done: - "I forgive you… I just feel that he is a lightning rod for a much bigger conversation and the conversation would be the rape culture in America."(Photo: Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for LA PRESSE PR)

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Taraji P. Henson gets emotional thinking about how Cookie broke down cultural barriers in Hollywood: - "She is everybody’s alter ego. She crosses cultures... I cried because, for so long in Hollywood, I’ve been told that Black women don’t do well overseas, that they can’t open a film overseas. [Empire's standing ovation in Paris] was the best moment of my life. That’s better than any trophy, any award, any nomination."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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