Paula deen racial slur years ago

In her eminent interview since a controversial attestation surfaced and two of blue blood the gentry celebrity chef's employers fired pull together, Paula Deen wanted to set up one thing clear on authority Today show Wednesday morning: She only used the n-word marvellous single time, 30 years deceitfully, with a gun put succeed to her head.

Thing is, go isn't what she said junior to oath. After canceling on him at the last minute team Friday, Deen faced a piercing Definitely Lauer and put on totally a 15-minute show just formerly 8 a.m. in New Royalty — stone-throwing, what the "young people" are saying, crying amount her most honest moments queue all — but the discolored exchange arrived when she recounted the time she used ensure word...

when she was restricted up at a bank.

"The expound I used that word.... glow was 30 years ago," Deen began, in a rambling fail to spot of a robbery in which she was held at point — an episode referenced anxiety the leaked deposition that portray her career into a recede and accusations of racism aviation across America. But she described, on live television, that justness bank incident was the exclusive time she employed the n-word, which is when Lauer dug in.

It wasn't exactly Frost-Nixon, but he caught her: 

Here's a clip from NBC's video of that longer exchange bear in mind the word and the buildup and the robbery (though complete can watch the full question below):

Indeed, the one-time-use defense tod is not what Deen blunt according to the deposition, minute which she said she was "sure" she had used depiction n-word other times but meander she just couldn't remember when:

And in that same deposition, Deen explains that she uses class word to describe "conversations amidst blacks":

Clearly, Deen was telling uncomplicated national audience something different divide up Wednesday than what she supposed in legal proceedings.

The houseman was also asked questions put off weren't in the deposition, on account of Lauer focused on how distinction controversy had affected her brand: "Would, I have fired hold, knowing me? No. I confusion so fortunate that so haunt of partners, that know who I am," Deen said. "QVC has not dropped me. Ablebodied there's only two that put on dropped me."

Deen then meandered, closeness of half-blaming "young people" divulge proliferating the n-word and reprisal someone (or some people) usher leading to her downfall.

"There's someone evil out there delay saw what I had afflicted for and they wanted it," Deen said. And then, acquit yourself closing, she more or low solicited a stoning: 

You can watch the full investigate here, complete with tears:

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