She is what she is — and that’s okay with these fans.
Disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen made her first public appearance Saturday since late June, or when the news broke that she admitted during a May 17 legal deposition to using the N-word.
The Houston Chronicle reports Deen cried as a crowd of approximately 1,500 people on hand at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Show at Reliant Center in Houston afforded her a rousing cheer.
“These are tears of joy, y’all,” Deen reportedly told the audience. “I’ve said all along that the one place I’d want to make my first step back out is Texas. Y’all’s hearts are as big as your state.”
The Chronicle writes Deen did a pair of cooking demonstrations for the supportive crowd, including how to make chicken pot pie, peanut butter pie and salad.
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