The TV Watch: Cooking Up Redemption, With a Dollop of Denial

On “Today” Paula Deen, the tarnished queen of Southern cooking, offered a contrite defense to charges that she has used racist epithets.

    

Publisher Drops Book Deal With TV Chef Paula Deen

Fans had made a to-be-published book by Paula Deen a top seller on Amazon, but the publisher, Random House, joined the list of business partners that have cut ties to the embattled chef.

    

Diabetes Drug Maker Suspends Deal With Deen

The pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has altered its ties with the celebrity chef Paula Deen, the public face of Victoza, its diabetes medication.

    

At Georgia Restaurant, Patrons Jump to Defend a Chef From Her Critics

The strong reaction to Paula Deen’s use of a racial slur reflects a simple truth: race remains one of the most difficult conversations to have in America.

    

Food Network Drops Paula Deen

The network announced Friday that it would not renew Ms. Deen’s contract at the end of June, after she apologized for using racist language.