Quotes of the Week: Ariana Grande Thinks It’s ‘Cool’ To Be a Diva, Kanye Speaks His Mind & More

“Flight attendant looked at me and didn’t believe I was first class.”
—Meghan Trainor
The “All About That Bass” singer, joking about her overnight fame, on Twitter.

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“I’m scared of getting framed. Look at me — I wouldn’t survive in jail.”
—Taylor Swift
The superstar, confessing her greatest fear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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“Justin Bieber acts ‘black-ish,’ but he doesn’t get shot by the police. He gets a police escort home.”
–Laurence Fishburne
The actor, explaining the title of Black-ish, the new ABC sitcom he stars in, on The View.

“If we had seven hours, I would demonstrate.”
—Sting
The legendary musician joking on Inside the Actors Studio about his infamous claim that he has tantric sex with his wife.

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“Everybody has a right to their own opinion — so why do I get in trouble for speaking mine?”
—Kanye West
The rapper, on stage at the Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas.

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“You can’t leave your phone unattended around my family cause they’ll tweet something like ‘I luv 2 f– animals.’ “
–Jack Antonoff
The fun. and Bleachers singer-songwriter-guitarist on Twitter.

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“If you want to call me a diva, I’ll say, ‘Cool’ … But if you want to call me a bitch, that’s not accurate.”
—Ariana Grande
The singer reacting to media depictions of her in an interview with The Telegraph.

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An edited version of this story first appeared in the Nov. 8 issue of Billboard.

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