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Paula Deen gets emotional during a visit to NBC's "Today" show, June 26, 2013, in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during the interview about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit.
Deen has been dropped by the Food Network, and companies like Wal-Mart, Target and Smithfield Foods have ended their relationships with her.
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Cooking show host Paula Deen visits Fox & Friends Christmas Special at FOX Studios on Dec. 6, 2012, in New York.
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Chef Paula Deen attends TimesTalks: A Conversation With Marcus Samuelsson and Paula Deen at The Times Center on Oct. 13, 2012, in New York.
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Kevin Bacon and Paula Deen speak onstage at Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism programs at The Beacon Theatre on Oct. 13, 2012, in New York.
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Celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York on Jan. 17, 2012.
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Paula Deen appears on the "Today" show on Jan. 17, 2012, to announce she has Type 2 diabetes. The Food Network personality, known for her high-fat, high-calorie cooking, said she was diagnosed three years ago, and has now signed an endorsement deal to promote a diabetes drug.
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Paula Deen promotes her book "Paula's Southern Cooking Bible" at Bookends Bookstore on Oct. 12, 2011, in Ridgewood, N.J.
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Grand Marshal Paula Deen leads the 122nd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif.
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Chef Paula Deen speaks during the Maria Shriver Women's Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center on Oct. 25, 2010, in Long Beach, Calif.
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Food's Network Paula Deen, left, poses with singer/songwriter Trisha Yearwood, right, and Jaynee Day, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank at Second Harvest Food Bank on June 10, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn.
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TV personalities Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paula Deen and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino onstage at the 2010 CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn.
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TV personalities Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paula Deen and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino backstage at the 2010 CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Paula Deen throws out the first pitch before the game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals on May 19, 2010, in Washington.
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Cook and TV personality Paula Deen promotes her new design book "Paula Deen's Savannah Style" on April 7, 2010, in New York.
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From left, co-host Vanna White, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, Paula Deen and host Pat Sajak pose for photos during a taping of "Wheel Of Fortune Celebrity Week" on Sept. 29, 2007, in New York.
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TV personality Paula Deen poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Host in the press room during the 34th Annual Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards on June 14, 2007, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Paul Deen and her husband, Michael Groover, attend the premiere of "Elizabethtown" on Oct. 10, 2005, in New York.
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Paula Deen poses during the NCTA 2005 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on July 15, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif.