Celebrity chef Paula Deen who admitted in a sworn deposition last month that she has used the N-word said, she did so during a time when it was quite different in America.
According to TMZ, Paula Deen Enterprises just issued the following statement:
“During a deposition where she swore to tell the truth, Ms. Deen recounted having used a racial epithet in the past, speaking largely about a time in American history which was quite different than today.”
 “[Paula] was born 60 years ago when America’s South had schools that were segregated, different bathrooms, different restaurants and Americans rode in different parts of the bus. This is not today.”
Deen admitted in her deposition to using the N-word in 1986 – really not that long ago!!
She has also reportedly admitted to telling racist jokes saying, “It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person,” foxnews.com reported. Â
Deen’s 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.
Deen demonstrated her new healthy recipes at a “Cooking to a Healthy 100 with Paula Deen” event, hosted by Florida Hospital in Orlando in March, earlier this year.
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