is more racially charged, more explosive than this word. a word for which the penalty can mean career death or millions at the box office. joining me now is nichelle turner. why do you think celebrities feel they can say the n word so freely? and do they ever wonder if they re going to get in trouble? i don t know if they think they can say it so freely, i think in cases like jennifer lopez like we saw and in cases like quentin tarantino, they feel it s a little bit more creative license. and in j-lo s case which i thought was interesting at the time, so many african-americans came to her defense when she said the word in the song. ja rule was the first who wrote the song. that was a point wherehe was with sean diddy combs, kind of