"In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' ""Today"" show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a ""Today"" show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a ""Today"" interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)"
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