Since Wednesday afternoon, news stories have been circulating on numerous media outlets concerning racially tinged comments Paula Deen made during a deposition in connection with a lawsuit that accuses her and her family-run enterprises of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
Her first video apology was released on YouTube about 3 p.m. today. Later this afternoon that video was removed and a second, longer video was posted. Click play to watch both videos.
The Savannah Morning News is reviewing that deposition, which runs to more than 100 pages, and related court documents, and will have a full report in Sunday’s editions of the newspaper and on savannahnow.com.