CBS NEWS — Paula Deen gave an emotional interview Wednesday morning on NBC’s “Today” show, sitting down with co-host Matt Lauer to discuss racial slurs and the fallout over the past week.
This was unlike any other visit to “Today” for Deen, who has stopped by the morning show plenty times before to serve up a smile and her classic home-cooked meals. “It feels so strange to come to this happy place where I always come so happy,” said the celebrity cook, who learned last Friday that the Food Network would not be renewing her contract. The news came after Deen said under oath that she had used the N-word in the past.
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“Would I have fired me? Knowing me? No,” Deen said. “I am so very thankful for the partners I have who believe in me.”
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