C N N Breaking News-- Paula Deen's Contract Will Not Be Renewed (338 hits)
New York (CNN) -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen's contract with the Food Network will not be renewed, the network said Friday, the latest fallout over revelations this week that she admitted to using a racial epithet in the past. Deen's contract with the network, which airs three shows featuring the chef, expires at the end of the month, it said. The Food Network's announcement followed reports that Deen acknowledged in a lawsuit deposition to using the "N word." Earlier in the week, the network said it would monitor the situation, but that it "does not tolerate any form of discrimination." In a statement, Deen thanked the network for 11 "great years...
