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Paula Deen to appear on 'Today' Wednesday days after being no-show amid N-word controversy
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/paula-deen-today-days-no-show-article-1.1380902Disgraced former TV chef Paula Deen will face a grilling on the “Today” show after all.
The 66-year-old maven of deep fried Southern cooking, who was fired Friday from the Food Network amid revelations from a lawsuit that she repeatedly used the n-word, abruptly canceled a scheduled interview on the morning show earlier that day as the controversy brewed.
"She has told us she will be here this time," "Today" co-host Matt Lauer said on-air Monday morning in announcing Deen would appear on Wednesday’s show.
The 66-year-old Deen and her brother Bubba Heirs are being sued for $1.2 million by a former restaurant worker who claims she suffered sexual harassment and racial discrimination while working at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House.
