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Target cuts ties with Deen; drugmaker distances
Food-Deens Empire Werm 1
This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows celebrity chef Paula Deen posing for a portrait in New York. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Paula Deen's multimillion-dollar merchandise and media empire continues to unravel following revelations that she used racial slurs in the past. Target Corp., Home Depot Inc. and diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk on Thursday became the latest companies to distance themselves from the Southern celebrity chef. Home Depot, which sold Paula Deen-branded cookware and kitchen products only online, said it pulled the merchandise off its website on Wednesday.
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