Sunday, June 23, 2013
Farrah Abraham shows off new Boobs in a bikini
Paula Deen thanks Food Network hours after being axed
In a statement to CNN released on Friday night, the chef thanked the network for 11 "great years."
"I have had the pleasure of being allowed into so many homes across the country and meeting people who have shared with me the most touching and personal stories," she said. "This would not have been possible without the Food Network. Thank you again. Love and best dishes to all of ya'll."
The apology may be a little too late for the network, which announced Deen's firing early Friday afternoon. On the morning of Saturday, June 22, Deen's scheduled one-hour block of programming was yanked from the channel, with Giada Laurentiis' Giada at home and Ree Drummond's Pioneer Woman being shown instead.
Deen came under fire after admitting last month under oath in a deposition to using racial slurs -- including the N-word -- in the past. After bailing last minute from a scheduled appearance on the TODAY show on Friday to address the scandal, Deen released two video apologies on YouTube.
"I want people to understand that my family and I are not the kind of people that the press say that we are. I've spent the best of 24 years to help myself and others. Your color of skin, your religion, your sexual preference does not matter to me," she said.
The Emmy-winning star continued, "I am here to say that I am so sorry. I was wrong, yes. I've worked hard and I've made some mistakes. But that is no excuse."
Bad Teacher sequel gets the green light
The movie studio is developing a follow-up to its hit comedy starring Cameron Diaz, which became a surprise in 2011, according to Deadline.
Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures has set Jake Kasdan - who directed the original film - to helm the new flick, while Justin Malen will write the script.
Studio president production president Hanna Minghella said Sony "loves Justin's take on the material - it hits all the notes that made the first film such a breakthrough hit and also takes the characters in a new direction that is fresh and fun."
Diaz has yet to sign on for the project as it is still in development.
The 2011 film - which co-starred Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel - featured Diaz as a tawdry school teacher who plans to quit her job when she becomes engaged to a rich man, but when the relationship ends, must return to work. She then tries to seduce a fellow teacher, who she discovers is rich, resulting in slapstick moments.
Earlier this year, US TV channel CBS commissioned a sitcom based on the hit movie, which will star Ari Graynor. The show is set to air next year.
Kasdan is set to reunite with Diaz and Segel on raunchy new comedy Sex Tape, which is expected in cinemas next year.






