Another Deen Racism Scandal? Paula’s Son Jamie Posts Jokey Tweet Featuring Black Employee — Critic Calls Slur ‘Worse Than The N-Word'
June 17 2014, Published 6:32 a.m. ET
Like mother, like son? Paula Deen has rebounded from her own racism scandal with a new network and business deals continuing to roll in. But as reports swirl that her son Jamie Deen’s own Food Network show has been cancelled, Breaking Celebrity News has learned that he’s been caught engaging in his own questionable behavior, which one fan calls “worse than the N-word!’
On june 13, Jamie posted a pic of himself smooching an older African-American woman, captioning the pic “Don’t tell my wife Brooke. #jellyroll #sugar”
The woman in the photo, Ineata “Jellyroll” Jones, has been at the center of accusations of racism surrounding the family.
In 2013, The Columbus Dispatch claimed, “Deen used Jones for restaurant theater. At 11 a.m., when the doors opened at her restaurant Lady & Sons, she stood in front and rang an iron dinner bell.” Jones was also tasked with making hoecakes at an open kitchen station in view of customers, and according to the paper, “Deen wanted Jones to dress in an old-style Aunt Jemima outfit.”