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Now that the jedge has dismissed the lawsuit against Paula Deen by the former employee of her (Paula's) brother, how will the media treat Ms. Deen? The judge ruled that the former employee who was suing for a huge amount of money based upon allegations of discrimination, could not sue based upon discrimination since she (the plaintiff) was white.

Anyone who saw this case going any where was living a pipe dream. The only people who could have been allowed to sue would have been the ones actually discriminated against, is this not correct? Now Ms. Deen should turn around and sue this woman and her lawyer who drug this thing into court, fed the media, and ruined her reputation.

Hillary in 2016?  Why not?  We've already had one "girly man" serving in office for the past 7 years, we might as well give her chance as well!

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I thought the judge only threw out the race discrimination part. I believe that the lawsuit is still on going. Mrs. Jackson's primary complaint was sexual harassment in the work place, if I remember correctly. 

 

What led me to see Paula as a racist had nothing to do with the allegation Mrs. Jackson claimed in the lawsuit. I read the depositions and the words that came straight from Paula was the proof in the pudding. No one owes her an apology. 

 

 

Originally Posted by Jankinonya:

I thought the judge only threw out the race discrimination part. I believe that the lawsuit is still on going. Mrs. Jackson's primary complaint was sexual harassment in the work place, if I remember correctly. 

 

What led me to see Paula as a racist had nothing to do with the allegation Mrs. Jackson claimed in the lawsuit. I read the depositions and the words that came straight from Paula was the proof in the pudding. No one owes her an apology. 

 

 

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You are correct; Paula is not yet off the hook.  If half of the things \Paula and her redneck brother are accused of are proven in court, the two of them could be in big trouble. It is not over, notwithstanding the careless, simplistic and wrongheaded conclusions of those who think it is.

No Contender, I know it is not over for her, but it was ludricous to think that someone other than the one who was supposedly being discriminated agsinst would be allowed to be compensated for that action.  And to her credit, the lawsuit with regards to the discrimination is what caused her to not only lose her job with FN but many of her endorsements.  That lawsuit has now been ruled to be unworthy of trial. I suspect any lawyer worth his weight will be able to turn that into a countersuit against the plaintiff and her attorney, which should be done.  It is high time in this country that people stop having thier livelihood and reputation destroyed by these lawsuits. If the actual complaintant had been the person castigated by Deen and her brother I wouldn't feel llike this.

That's the thing that gets me. They want people ruined over things. Not punished, but totally destroyed, yet when it's one of their heroes an apology is fine and they can keep all their millions. Tender, what makes her brother a "redneck"?  You want them ruined for what they allegedly did, yet you have no problem calling them names as racist, in plenty of people's opinions, as the *n* word. What if someone heard you say that and decided to sue you? Not just sue you, but set out to ruin you?

 

I have no idea if they actually did what they're accused of doing, but I tend to NOT believe they did. They're in business, and high profile. They aren't stupid and they know as well as anyone else that people cry racism/sexual harassment/discrimination at every turn, and are looking to sue people every day, especially "celebrities", over nothing. They have "handlers" and people who make a living off their name. I have to think someone would have had a good little heart to heart with them if those things had been going on. 

Originally Posted by teyates:

No Contender, I know it is not over for her, but it was ludricous to think that someone other than the one who was supposedly being discriminated agsinst would be allowed to be compensated for that action.  And to her credit, the lawsuit with regards to the discrimination is what caused her to not only lose her job with FN but many of her endorsements.  That lawsuit has now been ruled to be unworthy of trial. I suspect any lawyer worth his weight will be able to turn that into a countersuit against the plaintiff and her attorney, which should be done.  It is high time in this country that people stop having thier livelihood and reputation destroyed by these lawsuits. If the actual complaintant had been the person castigated by Deen and her brother I wouldn't feel like this.

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Any attempt at a counter suit such as you contemplate would be unlikely.  The discrimination count was dismissed not on a finding that the charges were invalid, but  because the court found that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue. The court did not rule on the facts of the discrimination count.  If Paula and her lawyers were to pursue action against her accuser on the basis that her (the accuser's) assertions were false and defamatory, then that would open up too many opportunities for the defendant to publicly air information that Paula would rather not be further publicized.  

So you are saying that it would be OK for me to sue someone, or bring allegations against someone, for an act that I perceive they commited to another party, and not have to be responsible for any damages that my allegations might cause in pursuit of compensation?  I am not sure I agree with your assessment. The actions taken against Deen by FN and those who held her endorsements were made because of leaked depositions and testimony made in a case where in reality she was being pursued unjustly. Of course you are probably right since this is the way the legal world functions these days. I still think it is a shame though, right or wrong, Deen had her reputation and empire destroyed by the actions of this plaintiff.

Paula's toast.

 

The Food TV Network was looking for a good reason to can her for her bad personal behavior.

 

One friend and her mother spend $100 each to go to a school in Nashville, and Paula showed up an hour late and thoroughly intoxicated.  She was very obnoxious and vulgar--and a number of people walked out on the presentation demanding their money back.

 

And to think she could have been such a positive influence on healthier cooking--especially for us diabetics.

Can diabetics drink safely? Many many stories of people with diabetes being mistaken for being drunk.

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The symptoms of too much alcohol and low blood sugar can be very similar, i.e. sleepiness, dizziness, and disorientation. You don't want others to mistakenly confuse hypoglycemia for drunkenness. Alcohol and diabetes is another reminder that it's always a good idea to wear a diabetes medical I.D

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/heal...and-diabetes/MY01138

 

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