Paula Deen Is Sorry For Being Racist: UPDATED (Again)

Updated update:There's another video now, with a slightly higher production quality and a lot more apologies. Watch it while you still can... Original Update: The video has been taken down. Here's a transcript of what you missed... I want to apologize to everybody, for the wrong that I've done. I...

By Scott Reitz

June 21, 2013

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Updated update:There's another video now, with a slightly higher production quality and a lot more apologies. Watch it while you still can...

Original Update: The video has been taken down. Here's a transcript of what you missed...

I want to apologize to everybody, for the wrong that I've done. I want to grow and learn from this...

Inappropriate and hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable...

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 that I've made

Original Post

Paula Deen just apologized to the world on YouTube. The Food Network superstar known for her love of butter, diabetes and most recently, racism, issued a heavily edited 45-second speech. Deen was supposed to appear on the "Today" show for an exclusive interview to discuss her racist statements in a deposition for a discrimination lawsuit involving a former employee.

"I want to apologize to everybody, for the wrong that I've done," Deen says, describing her behavior as "totally, totally unacceptable." Deen addresses her fans, children, team and others begging for forgiveness. "Please forgive me for the mistakes that I've made," she said.

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