Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted in a recorded deposition to telling racist jokes and using the N-word, The National Enquirer reports.
The May 17 deposition where she made the alleged admissions is part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers.
Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her.
According to the Enquirer, in the deposition, Deen replied Yes, of course, when asked if she used the N-word.
Deen also reportedly admitted telling racist jokes, explaining: Its just what they are theyre jokes most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks I cant determine what offends another person.
Jackson said also Deen wanted African-American employees to act like slaves for a big wedding she was planning. Deen explained she got the idea from a restaurant where "the whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie," the Enquirer reports. The magazine also quoted Deen as saying: I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War It was not only black men, it was black women I would say they were slaves.
Her brother Bubba also admitted to referring to President Obama with the N-word, the report claims.
Emails to Paula Deen's rep and reps for the Food Network, which airs "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Home Cooking," were not immediately returned.
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The May 17 deposition where she made the alleged admissions is part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers.
Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her.
According to the Enquirer, in the deposition, Deen replied Yes, of course, when asked if she used the N-word.
Deen also reportedly admitted telling racist jokes, explaining: Its just what they are theyre jokes most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks I cant determine what offends another person.
Jackson said also Deen wanted African-American employees to act like slaves for a big wedding she was planning. Deen explained she got the idea from a restaurant where "the whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie," the Enquirer reports. The magazine also quoted Deen as saying: I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War It was not only black men, it was black women I would say they were slaves.
Her brother Bubba also admitted to referring to President Obama with the N-word, the report claims.
Emails to Paula Deen's rep and reps for the Food Network, which airs "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Home Cooking," were not immediately returned.
Read more: Paula Deen admits in deposition to using N-word, telling racist jokes, report says | Fox News
dammit Paula..smh
