Saturday, 22 June 2013

Paula Deen Fired: Food Network Cancels Show After Racism Scandal

The famous chef cook who used racial slurs from fans and concerned about her commitment first published online video apology pardon critics after he barely Paula Dean, an hour is poured on the Food Network said that in the past.


The 66-year-old star has been submitted sunk dispute Savannah dishes and documents with the court this week showed that the N-word Dean last month questioned under oath lawyer said has used. "Yes, of course," Dean said, but added:. " It was a very long time "

In a 2002 star Dean "Paula Home Cooking" and then in 2008, "Paula's Home Cooking" was created by the Food Network, stepped in with a brief statement on Friday.

"Food Network Paula Deen when it expires later this month to renew the contract," the statement said. Network representatives declined further comment. A representative immediately comment on the decision of telephone messages not find Dean.

Dean vast empire of cookbooks, a cooking magazine every two months, cookware, a full-line, such as spices, food and leads to the damage to its image, and also work to improve. Furniture to the news

Suddenly via online video instead of opting for a direct appeal Friday on NBC's "Today" to cancel an appointment schedule, - he said he and his staff have complete control over what is allowed and he said the how.

"Totally inappropriate, offensive language, is totally unacceptable," Dean posted a video on YouTube in the first 45 seconds, said. "I've made mistakes along the way are many, but I have my children, my team, my fans, my partners beg you - excuse me."


Dean stared at the camera as he took a solemn tone. In a statement to five sentences long - between the joints with a picture quickly disappeared - three versions of his apology was clear.

It recommends that as soon as he left unpublished for nearly two minutes it took a video Dean à ". Your skin color, your religion, your sexual preference not"

"" I have people in my family and I try to print, we say that the kind of people who do not want to understand it, "Dean says later in the video." Myself and others have done a lot of pain. "

Dean Food Network or their videos online, not to mention the decision to withdraw at any time.

To give. Dean as a special live performance of his planned promotion of the "Today" on Friday in his first interview on the matter to the hosts Instead, Matt Lauer, the public, he was exhausted after his tour of New York as representatives of Dean pulled the plug ends. Dean appeared in his video "physically disabled" was said.

Former employee, Lisa Jackson, the harassment and hostile environment sexual innuendo and sexual slurs has fully worked.

During the testimony, Dean was riddled with questions about his sexual orientation. The N-word "do" is to believe that at one point he was joking. Dean joked often target minority groups and say, 'I can not determine if someone insults myself. "

Dean also briefly married in 2007 to his brother, let all black waiters thought, an idea inspired by the restaurant staff had traveled with her husband gave. She was quickly dismissed the idea.

But he and his brother have no tolerance for intolerance insisted.

"Bubba and I did not know, what is the color of your skin do not care" or any other person, Dean said, is unknown. "It's important to us that your heart and what's in your head."

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