Walmart Gives Paula Deen the Boot

Walmart becomes the latest company to sever ties with celebrity chef and television host Paula Deen amid a racial controversy that has some consumers fuming. The controversy is just the latest setback for Deen, who was under fire last year after she revealed her diabetes diagnosis along with a lucrative contract with drug maker Novo Nordisk.

Jun 27th, 2013

Walmart becomes the latest company to sever ties with celebrity chef and television host Paula Deen amid a racial controversy that has some consumers fuming. The controversy is just the latest setback for Deen, who was under fire last year after she revealed her diabetes diagnosis along with a lucrative contract with drug maker Novo Nordisk.

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