A center-cut, no-fat review of what was said this past week by folks the world over and right at home
"I wanted to be dramatic.” — Kim Porter, mother to rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ children, on leaving with everything — including the cars — while the rapper was away “You have more time to get your thoughts together, and if you’re at all articulate with the written word, then you can share your thoughts and no one sees you blush.” — Tupelo Hassman on the benefits of participating in an online class at Santa Monica College “I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos.” — Vanessa Hudgens, 18-year-old star of the squeaky-clean Disney movie, “High School Musical,” responding to the release of nude pictures, which were posted on the Internet “I got pissed off about it because I have seen myself in drag for television and I am an ugly woman.” — Actor Scott Baio, on his unborn baby girl’s head being shaped like his, instead of his wife’s “Six bodies found from my family makes it more tragic for everybody.” —Haware Pasori, nephew of Adam Pasori, who died in a plane crash last Friday, along with five family members “I’m not a celebrity. I’m a moderately successful person. I was more famous in 1998.” — Actress Janeane Garofalo to waiting paparazzi as she arrived at LAX “I suspect those in West Hollywood will be doing more to remember her than Brits here because she was so loved by the gay community.” — Neil Fletcher, editor of Santa Monica’s British Weekly, on the lack of concern by British expatriates regarding the 10-year anniversary of Princess Diana’s death.
“I actually go to war, when I go to war. Bush just sends [people] to war.” — Rapper 50 Cent on the state of the war
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 8, 2007. Read the original PDF.