US Edition5 Bombshell Revelations From 'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story'
Paula Deen's film explores her use of a racial slur, lawsuit fallout, and efforts at redemption after losing major business partnerships in 2013, experts say.
- Paula Deen's documentary, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story, debuted over the weekend during the 2025 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, where she addressed the controversy surrounding her career.
- The documentary follows Deen's deposition in a 2013 discrimination lawsuit where she admitted to past use of the N-word, which triggered widespread fallout.
- Following the deposition, Deen lost every job and saw sponsors like Food Network, Walmart, and Target sever ties, ending her media and publishing career abruptly.
- Deen explained to her son that she lost all of her employment opportunities in the span of a single day and expressed her desire for the complete story to be told.
- Deen seeks redemption through the documentary by sharing her side fully, suggesting cancellation is selective but stating, "You aren't ever really canceled.
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Paula Deen Says Her New Documentary Canceled Tells the 'Truth' About Her Racism Controversy
The controversial television personality talked to PEOPLE at the Toronto International Film Festival as her documentary made its debutrakontur Paula Deen.NEED TO KNOWPaula Deen is the subject of a new documentary, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6“I'm looking for the truth," Deen tells PEOPLE of her reason for appearing in the filmThe new documentary gives Deen's side of the sca…
5 Bombshell Revelations From 'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story'
It’s already been 12 years since Paula Deen’s career went up in flames. Now she’s finally — and unapologetically — addressing the details surrounding her scandal. In the new documentary Canceled: The Paula Deen Story, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, the self-proclaimed Queen of Southern Cooking and former Food Network personality chronicles how she turned her cozy restaurant The Lady and Sons in Savannah, Georgia…
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Paula Deen Reveals Oprah Contacted Her Over N-Word Scandal
A new documentary, 'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,' dives into the controversy.
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