Word for Word May 9

Drunk on "American Idol?" "Absolutely not true. It got very confusing. The producers come up to us in the dark and said, 'We are not going to have you guys judge after each performer, we are going to have all the performers go once, then twice and at the end critique them." -- Paula Abdul, on her "Idol" slip up.

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"This is not unusual. With tax evasion, (the IRS) gets very, very agitated and if you're famous they are putting you behind some kind of bar." -- Whoopi Goldberg, reaction to Wesley Snipes three-year tax evasion sentence.

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"I was in love with Tom and he was in love, too, but he was married and it was silly of us to do what we did. But I was in my 20s, still young enough to make mistakes, but I knew right from wrong and it had to end. There was real no real choice to make. He did the right thing and of course, that's what I loved about him. But we're just friends now and it's not something I think about." -- The Supremes star Mary Wilson, on her affair with Tom Jones back in the day.

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"Obviously I am embarrassed to find myself in this situation, and I am profoundly grateful to everyone for their support. I have complete confidence in and respect for the justice system and will cooperate fully with any investigation." -- CSI star Gary Dourdan told PEOPLE, on his recent drunk driving arrest.

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"As long as they have a driver's license. I don't want to pick them up." -- Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, on the subject of dating younger men, on the Oprah show.

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"I'm looking for a brand new background singer. Me and my team are going to pick one especially, very talented person to come with me on the road. And if you win you get to rap with me Japan, China, Miami. Get you cameras out. Show me what you got." -- Alicia Keys, on her Web site, promoting her new backup singer audition contest.

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"How could you not love Yoko...? She gave us "Give Peace A Chance," "Imagine." When John Lennon left the Beatles, he was able to do that shit." -- Rapper Nas, talks about Yoko Ono's influence on The Beatles.

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"I went to the doctor for this chronic elbow problem, and he told me he had some chronic medicine that he could prescribe to me that would alleviate the pain. So I went to this holistic doctor and basically got a prescription for wacky tabacky. You go to the pot store, or what they call a Wellness Center. They have everything. They make a marijuana butter." -- Actor Anthony Anderson, admits he's a stoner.

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"All of this young energy is great for the industry. Chris is the guy who dances and sings, which is a lot like I do and did as a young artist as well. If time serves us correctly, and artists are continuing to better themselves, then hopefully he'll follow the same path that I did." -- Usher said of Chris Brown.

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''We strongly dispute the claimed authenticity and affirmatively state that Experience Hendrix is neither involved in, nor have we authorized the distribution of this (Jimi Hendrix sex) film.'' -- Experience Hendrix, the company that controls the rights to Hendrix's music and likeness.

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