<p>The Food Network announced that it would not renew Paula Deen’s contract after her recent admission to having used racial slurs in the past, according to CBS.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The kitchen celebrity released a tearful videotaped apology begging forgiveness from fans and viewers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Court documents filed this week revealed Deen told an attorney questioning her under oath last month that she has used the N-word. "Yes, of course," Deen said, though she added, "It's been a very long time."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Food Network, which made Deen a star with "Paula's Home Cooking" in 2002 and later "Paula's Home Cooking" in 2008, released a statement this past Friday.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"Food Network will not renew Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of this month," the statement said.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The news came as Deen worked to repair the damage to her image.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In a video clip, posted Friday, the 66-year-old Food Network star said, "I want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that I've done. I want to learn and grow from this."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Deen did not show up for a scheduled appearance on the "Today" show where she was expected to discuss the issue. She released a second video Friday afternoon explaining why she didn't appear on "Today."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"I was invited this morning to speak with Matt Lauer about a subject that has been very hurtful for a lot of people," Deen said. "And Matt, I have to say, I was physically unable this morning. The pain has been tremendous that I have caused to myself and to others."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Court records show Deen was involved in a deposition May 17 in a discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a former employee who managed Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, a Savannah restaurant owned by Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers. The former employee claimed she was sexually harassed and worked in a hostile environment rife with innuendo and racial slurs.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"Bubba and I, neither one of us, care what the color of your skin is" or what gender a person is, Deen said. "It's what's in your heart and in your head that matters to us."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href "http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57590532/paula-deens-food-network-contract-wont-be-renewed/" target="_new"> Deen Report</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
