My iPhoto won't quit/close which will then not allow me to turn my computer off- how to I get iPhoto to close? It keeps saying that it is still importing photos- but it's not! help!

Hi-
My iPhoto will not quit/close as it keeps saying that it's "importing" photos however, there isn't anything connected to the laptop that it would be importing photos from. How can I "force" the program to shut down? Due to it not closing, it wont permit me to turn the computer off.
please help!
Thank you!

Apple Menu -> Force Quit

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