Paula Deen’s contract not renewed by Food Network

The Food Network has chosen not to renew Paula Deen’s contract.

“Food Network will not renew Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of this month,” a network spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

Last month, Deen admitted that she once planned a plantation-themed wedding for her brother in 2007. She also admitted to using the N-word in the past.
She canceled an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show, where she was going to discuss the issue.

Lisa T. Jackson, a former restaurant employee, is currently suing Paula Deen and her brother, Bubba Heirs, for discrimination. Jackson accuses Deen of using the N-word as recently as 2007 while discussing the idea of a “plantation”-themed wedding for Deen’s brother.

"I want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that I've done. I want to learn and grow from this. Inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable," Deen said in a videotaped press release to the Chicago Tribune.

The videotaped apology can be viewed onYouTube.