Celebrity chef Paula Deen is on the comeback trail after racist comments decimated her career last year.

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Paula Deen continued maneuvering for a comeback Sunday, turning a beachside cooking demonstration into a public apology fo…

Paula Deen on 'Today'

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Celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' "Today" show, with host Matt Lauer, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into t…

Deen's image took a crushing blow last summer when a transcript of a legal deposition Deen gave to attorneys in a discrimination lawsuit filed…

TV chef Paula Deen admits hiding diabetes

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Al Roker speaks to celebrity chef and TV personality Paula Deen on Tuesday's "Today" show. For three years, Deen hid the fact that she has diabetes.

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Deen's career has been in shambles following a one-two punch of public relations disasters. In 2012, she was criticized for announcing she had…

Paula Deen Diabetes

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This undated file photo courtesy of Food Network shows celebrity chef Paula Deen. Deen recently announced that she has Type 2 diabetes. While …

Paula Deen Diabetes

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 This Thursday, July 27, 2006 file photo shows Paula Deen, center, and her sons Jamie, right, and Bobby, rear, as they tape her show in Savann…

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Midway through Sunday's demo, Food Network star Robert Irvine joined Deen onstage. Irvine survived his own scandal in in 2008 when the Food Ne…

Deen and Irvine in 2010

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Celebrity Chef Paula Deen, left, jokes with Chef Robert Irvine Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival on the beach …

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Deen has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since the scandals, even avoiding the Food Network's 20th anniversary party last October. But late…

Paula Deen gets investment from part-owner of Phoenix Suns

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Paula Deen

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Paula Deen has found a key ingredient to bringing some sizzle back to her career — a cash infusion worth at least $75 million…

Paula Deen - Portraits

Paula Deen - Portraits

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Celebrity chef Paula Deen, center, and her sons Jamie Deen, left, and Bobby Deen pose for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in New York. Dean …

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Jahm Najafi, CEO of the Najafi Companies, said his firm has great respect for Deen's past success and is confident its investment will pay off…

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Paula Deen

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Paula Deen, of the Food Network, waves to the crowd before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Washingt…

Paula Deen

Paula Deen

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In this Saturday, July 21, 2012 photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Food Network personality Paula Deen cheers for her husband, Mi…

Paula Deen, Michael Groover

Paula Deen, Michael Groover

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In this Friday, July 20, 2012 photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Food Network personality Paula Deen, left, tugs at her husband M…

Paula Deen

Paula Deen

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In this Dec. 30, 2010 photo, Paula Deen speaks in Pasadena, Calif. Paula Deen is out of her element. Instead of a kitchen, the Food Network's …

Al Roker; Paula Deen

Al Roker; Paula Deen

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Today Show host Al Roker and chef Paula Deen on Today Show appearance Friday Feb. 22, 2008 on Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

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Paula Deen

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In this image made from video and released by cbsatlanta.com, celebrity chef Paula Deen reacts after being hit by a canned ham, in Atlanta. Th…

Paula Deen, Michael Groover

Paula Deen, Michael Groover

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In this photo provided by StarPix, Paula Deen poses next to her husband Michael Groover at the Good Housekeeping magazine offices in New York …

Paula Deen

Paula Deen

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In this photo provided by StarPix, Paula Deen poses next to her November Good Housekeeping magazine cover in New York on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.…

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Michelle Obama Paula Deen

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In this photo provided by The Food Network, Southern cooking personality, Paula Deen poses with Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidentia…

Paula Deen Protest

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Protester Wanda Blue, an employee at the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Tar Heel, N.C. chants Monday Dec. 10, 2007 in front of Paul…

Food Children

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This undated photo provided by Simon & Schuster shows the cover of "Paula Deen's My First Cookbook," by Paula Deen, Martha Nesbit and Susa…

Paula Deen, Bonnie Hunt

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In this image released by Warner Bros., Bonnie Hunt is fed a piece of monkey bread, a recipe by guest Paula Deen, left, during a taping of "Th…

Paula Deen

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Culinary Star Paula Deen announced as the Grand Marshal for the 2011 Pasadena Tournament of Roses. (PRNewsFoto/Pasadena Tournament of Roses)

Bobby Flay, Paul Deen, Emeril Lagasse

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In this photo provided by StarPix, from left to right, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, and Emeril Lagasse from the Food Network attend the unveiling o…

Paula Deen, Michael Groover

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Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Paula Deen, left, and husband Michael Groover ride down Colorado Boulevard during the Rose Parade in Pasaden…