"In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen, right, appears on NBC News' ""Today"" show, with host Matt Lauer, 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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