QVC Looks to Dump Paula Deen, Too

Channel has 'concerns' over racist flap
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 23, 2013 9:16 AM CDT
QVC Looks to Dump Paula Deen, Too
In this Dec. 30, 2010 photo, Paula Deen speaks in Pasadena, Calif.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Lookin' for some of them Paula Deen pots and pans, y'all? Act now, as in now, because QVC has "concerns" about "the unfortunate Paula Deen situation," and has "no immediate plans to have her appear" on its vaunted airwaves—which she uses to hawk aforementioned cookware. But the channel isn't exactly dropping her like a deep-fried potato, notes TMZ, saying in its statement that it is "closely monitoring these events and we are reviewing our business relationship with Ms. Deen." Food Network has already cut her loose, Lady's Brunch Burger or no. (More Paula Deen stories.)

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