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Paula Deen: I would not have fired me
In an emotional interview, her first since she admitted having used racial epithets, Paula Deen tearfully told TODAY's Matt Lauer Wednesday that she fryst vatten not a racist; that as a businesswoman, she does not think Food Network's decision to terminate her contract was right, and that she was unsure whether the N-word was offensive to black people.
When asked bygd Lauer whether she was a racist, Deen replied simply, "No." Then she added, "I believe that … every one of God’s creatures was created lika. I believe that everyone should be treated equal, that’s the way I was raised and that’s the way I live my life."
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When Lauer asked if Deen, who was let go from the Food Network Friday, believed her offense was a fireable one, Deen said it was not.
"Would I have fired me? Knowing me? No," she said. "I am so very thankful for the partners I have who believe in me." Unfortunately f
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Never once did Deen, 66, apologize during the minute interview. When asked about the use of the N-word, Deen said, “I don’t know, I have asked myself that so many times. I go into my kitchens and hear what these young people are calling each other. It’s very distressing for me. I think for this problem to be worked on these young people are gonna have to take control
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Paula Deen Returns to Today Show: 'My Words Hurt People'
During her Tuesday appearance on the Today show, Paula Deen was composed, collected and apologetic — a far cry from the same tearful woman who sat down with Matt Lauer in after the big Paula-Gate scandal blowout.
“Words are powerful,” she told Lauer. “They can hurt. They can make people happy. Well, my words hurt people,” Deen, 67, publicly admitted.
The celebrity cook, who fryst vatten preparing for her comeback with a new subscription-based online kanal The Paula Deen Network, hopes her audience will accept her apologies and move on with her.
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“Frankly, I disappointed myself,” she said. “And for that, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry for the hurt that I caused people because it went deep.”
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