Paula Deen's Controversial Year Shine Food - Yahoo! Shine
Paula Deen in February. (Photo by Serg Alexander/Getty Images) Paula Deen is used to trouble: She's been robbed, had a ham thrown at her head and been called the "worst, most dangerous person."
That's nothing compared to her problems in 2012. Since January she's been at the center of controversy that's only gotten worse in the past week. The latest accusations come from the former general manager of a restaurant she co-owns with her brother in Savannah.
Read more about the lawsuit filed against Deen.
Lisa Jackson, who worked at Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House for five years, has filled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers, claiming the siblings are responsible for a hostile work environment rife with sexism, racism and other types of "outrageous and intolerable conduct."
In court documents, Jackson claims when Deen promoted her to GM she said she was "going to do something I've never done. I'm going to put a woman in a man's job." That's just the beginning.
Jackson accuses Deen's brother of repeated sexually explicit comments and advances, even spitting at her in one instance. She also claims she was underpaid compared to male employees in similar positions.
Perhaps the most shocking accusations are of Hiers' blanket racism, including slurs, physical attacks and forcing black employees to use a separate bathroom and entrance. Jackson believes Deen overlooked her brothers' racist attacks instead of addressing them.
In a statement on behalf of Paula Deen Enterprises, attorney Oliver Maner called Jackson's allegations "baseless" and "inflammatory". Maner accuses Jackson of "threatening to go to the press and ruin Paula Deen’s reputation and the reputation of her businesses unless we paid her a large sum of money."
Paula Deen in February. (Photo by Serg Alexander/Getty Images) Paula Deen is used to trouble: She's been robbed, had a ham thrown at her head and been called the "worst, most dangerous person."That's nothing compared to her problems in 2012. Since January she's been at the center of controversy that's only gotten worse in the past week. The latest accusations come from the former general manager of a restaurant she co-owns with her brother in Savannah.
Read more about the lawsuit filed against Deen.
Lisa Jackson, who worked at Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House for five years, has filled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers, claiming the siblings are responsible for a hostile work environment rife with sexism, racism and other types of "outrageous and intolerable conduct."
In court documents, Jackson claims when Deen promoted her to GM she said she was "going to do something I've never done. I'm going to put a woman in a man's job." That's just the beginning.
Perhaps the most shocking accusations are of Hiers' blanket racism, including slurs, physical attacks and forcing black employees to use a separate bathroom and entrance. Jackson believes Deen overlooked her brothers' racist attacks instead of addressing them.
In a statement on behalf of Paula Deen Enterprises, attorney Oliver Maner called Jackson's allegations "baseless" and "inflammatory". Maner accuses Jackson of "threatening to go to the press and ruin Paula Deen’s reputation and the reputation of her businesses unless we paid her a large sum of money."
