Paula Deen Speaks Out After Being Canceled For Using N-Word in New Documentary⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: cabbagepatchgrl ⁠ #PaulaDeen is using her new documentary, “Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,” to speak publicly about the scandal that abruptly ended her career.⁠ ⁠ The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and gives the former Food Network star a chance to address the controversy directly.⁠ ⁠ The documentary focuses on the fallout from a deposition in a discrimination lawsuit, during which Deen admitted she had used the N-word.⁠ ⁠ That moment became a media firestorm, resulting in the loss of her television contracts, endorsements, and partnerships.⁠ ⁠ “When I say I lost everything, within 24 hours, I lost every job I had. Food Network was first to jump off, then Walmart, Target…It was just everybody,” Deen said.⁠ ⁠ Deen explained that the full context of the deposition was never reported.⁠ ⁠ “This is something that ate at my gut every day,” she told The Hollywood Reporter...