Deen was then presented with the opportunity of a lifetime –- her own show. In "Paula's Home Cooking," she showcased classic Southern dishes like fried okra, pot roast, pecan pie, and so on.

Butter queen Paula Deen kicked off the year by revealing that she has Type II diabetes—and that she’d be shilling for drugmaker Novo Nordisk—and wound up under a mountain of insults from the ...