A federal judge on Monday dropped the case against Paula Deen, which accused the celebrity chef of using racial discrimination at the workplace.

The court ruled that the plaintiff in the case, Lisa Jackson, did not have the grounds to sue Deen on the basis of racial discrimination. Jackson, who is a white woman, claimed that Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers had harassed her both sexually and racially in the five years she worked for the Deens.

"We are pleased with the Court's ruling today that Lisa Jackson's claims of race discrimination have been dismissed," said Deen's spokesperson in a statement. "As Ms. Deen has stated before, she is confident that those who truly know how she lives her life know that she believes in equal opportunity, kindness and fairness for everyone."

Though Jackson will not be able to sue Deen or Tiers for their racial remarks, the sexual harassment accusation is still a factor that has not been overruled.

It is unknown if the court's decision will have an effect on Deen's many sponsors that dropped her in the heat of the racism scandal. Deen was dropped by most of her major sponsors and deals in mid-June after Deen's claims in a deposition that she had used "the n-word" multiple times in her life. The Food Network, Walmart, Target, QVC, Kmart, Walgreens and many other big-name stores dropped the chef on the grounds of tolerance.

The 66-year-old chef has been staying out of the public eye ever since her apology segment with Matt Lauer on The Today Show.

Watch the video below of television personality Donny Deutsch talking about the recently-dropped case.

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