Deen: I'm Not a Racist
Wednesday morning, Paula Deen finally sat down with 'Today's Matt Lauer to discuss her still-roiling scandal. The celebrity chef answered vehemently that she believes everyone deserves to be treated equally. And while she admitted to using the N-word, Deen claimed the only time she ever said it was while being held up at gunpoint in 1986.

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