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By Sheryl Estrada Paula Deen with her son, Bobby, and her former producer Gordon Elliott. Photo from Twitter. Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen, who is famous for her recipes like “Saucy Catfish” and for having used racial slurs against Blacks, is now under fire for what many are calling a…
By Albert Lin Paula Deen is back and comparing herself to “that Black football player who recently came out,” Michael Sam. In a cover-story interview with People magazine, Deen somehow likened the struggles with her public image to Sam, who hopes to get drafted in May and become the first…
By Chris Hoenig A large part of the lawsuit that led to Paula Deen’s business empire collapsing has been thrown out by a judge, who ruled that the white employee could not sue Deen over racial discrimination against Black coworkers. U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. said that…
By Chris Hoenig Photo by Shutterstock Donald Trump is upset that Paula Deen lost her business deals after using the N-word. No, I’m not kidding. The reality TV star and real-estate mogul appeared on FOX & Friends on the FOX News Channel on Monday, complaining about what he called “a…
Question: Who here is willing to be fired or ridiculed or demonized for something that happened SIX YEARS ago I think this is a knee-jerk, offensive reaction by a society that has become ENTIRELY too sensitive. Answer: Seeing or experiencing redemption is extremely powerful. In this case, I describe redemption…
By Manuel McDonnell Smith In a bid to repair her badly tarnished image, celebrity chef and restaurateur Paula Deen finally appeared on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday morning, five days after she skipped a scheduled appearance to explain her use of the N-word and other slurs revealed in a deposition…
By Manuel McDonnell Smith *This story has been updated on 6/28/13 (11 a.m. ET) to reflect the additional companies that have ended their business relationships with Paula Deen since this article was originally published. As fallout continues over celebrity chef Paula Deen’s use of the N-word, some of her business…
By Manuel McDonnell Smith Some chefs are fond of the maxim “If you can’t stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen.” After her confirmed use of racial slurs and mockery, one network has taken the motto to heart and shown celebrity chef Paula Deen the kitchen door. But…