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Paula Deen's Food Network show "Paula's Home Cooking" was probably how most people were introduced to her decadent, southern recipes and sweet personality.

However, the Georgia native had been killing it long before her show premiered in 2002. In 1996, Paula opened The Lady and Sons, a restaurant based out of Savannah, Georgia, specializing in the same country cooking that her TV audience obsessed over.

As Paula's star grew, she and her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, who helped run their family business and often appeared on her shows, became household names.

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Unfortunately, Paula lost her footing in the food world in 2013 after her former employee accused her of using racial slurs, along with other disturbing allegations. The Food Network eventually cut ties with the chef – and we stopped hearing about Paula.

However, her sons — who rose to fame on the back of her success — have stood by their mother. At the height of Paula's fallout, they spoke out in their mother's defense. "Our mother is one of the most compassionate, good-