"TV personality and chef Paula Deen lost her sponsors and her Food Network show in 2013 after she <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/showbiz/paula-deen-racial-slur/'>admitted to use of the ""n-word""</a> and botched an apology. A racial discrimination charge against her <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/12/showbiz/paula-deen-lawsuit/'>was later dropped</a>, and she is in the midst of a <a href='http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/26/news/companies/paula-deen-restaurant/'>comeback</a>, as she continues to spur controversy with her<a href='http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/paula-deen-comeback/'> comments</a>."