Paula Deen Fired? QVC Has 'No Immediate Plans' to Have Chef Appear on Network [VIDEO]
Though Paula Deen's deal with Food Network is done, her deals with QVC is still up in the air.
"QVC shares the concerns being raised around the unfortunate Paula Deen situation," a rep for the network said Sunday in a statement, "QVC does not tolerate discriminatory behavior. We are closely monitoring these events and the ongoing litigation. We are reviewing our business relationship with Ms. Deen, and in the meantime, we have no immediate plans to have her appear on QVC."
Deen hosts a segment on the home shopping channel called Paula Deen's Kitchen, where she pitches her line of cookbooks and cooking products.
Food Network fired Deen on Friday for using racial slurs and allegedly discriminating against former employees. Before she was fired, the celebrity chef was supposed to appear on The Today Show on Friday for an interview with Matt Lauer but she cancelled the appearance.
Lauer announced on Monday morning's Today Show that Deen has agreed to appear on the show on Wednesday, June 26. "She has told us she will be here this time," Lauer said, promising an exclusive interview discussing the scandal.
Despite reaching an agreement to do the interview on Wednesday, Lauer did not seem pleased with Deen's decision to cancel the original interview, saying Friday, "She got on a plane, arrived in New York City last night and then we started to hear from her people that she is 'exhausted.' She has not called us at all this morning. Her publicity person and I spoke a little while ago. Simply said, they believe she is in the hotel, but she has not confirmed anything other than that she is not here right now."
The Today Show airs every weekday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. It is unclear as of now as to when exactly Deen will appear on Wednesday's show.
Watch one of Deen's apologies she made on Friday:
