Several hours after backing out on a planned sit down interview with Matt Lauer on the TODAY Show, Paula Deen and her handlers filmed what appeared to be a highly edited video apology.
A media storm erupted earlier this week after the Food Network chef admitted during a court deposition that she used the N-Word when referring to her restaurant’s black waitstaff employees – details here.
In an attempt to stem the bad press, Paula posted a 46-second film clip containing five poorly edited segments that were separated by flashes.
Deen looked frazzled and extremely stressed as she stammered while delivering this short statement: “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.”
She continued, “I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way, but I beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners — I beg for your forgiveness. Please forgive me for the mistakes I’ve made.”
After viewing the footage our first reaction was that Paula might want to consider getting a different PR team to help her through this debacle … for reasons that will be readily apparent to anyone who views the video footage.
UPDATE: In another crushing blow for the food maven, the Food Network revealed Friday that they will not renew Paula Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of June.
Check it out and let us know what you think:
Photo: Twitter-Paula Deen