Paula Deenâs $20M Buttered Comeback Hits TIFF Drama
In a buttery swirl of Southern charm and controversy, Billy Corben's 'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story' premieres at Toronto Intl Film Festival 2025, unpacking Paula's meteoric rise from Best Western kitchen to a $20 million a year Food Network giantâtill her 2013 racial slur deposition crisis pulled the rug on her empire, brand deals, and riverfront mansion. Paula reveals the N-word usage came after a traumatic 1980s gunpoint incident, yet Twitter roasted her past 'Yes, of course' moment like a burnt biscuit. Meanwhile, Bobby initially vetoed the doc, then cried therapy tears; Jamie played peacemaker. Paula still cooks up a storm on TV and at Paula Deenâs Family Kitchen, proving redemption ainât deadâjust buttered with controversy.
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When a $20M/year buttery empire crashes harder than Paulaâs soufflĂ© thanks to a single 'Yes, of course' at a 2013 deposition, you know drama isn't just on the menuâit's the main course at TIFF 2025.
Paula Deenâs documentary drama is like a soufflĂ© that rose too fast: stuffed with butter, tears, and race-related seasoning that no one ordered but everyoneâs talking about.
Only Paula could turn a Best Western kitchen gig and gunpoint trauma into prime-time drama and a social media firestorm hotter than her skillet.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/6/2025 | Author: Jason Guerrasio
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