BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Fifteen months after her public meltdown, Paula Deen returned to the “Today Show” to address the fallout from her legal scandal and reveal her plans for a new digital network. “My words hurt people,” Deen said to host Matt Lauer. “They disappointed people, and quite frankly I disappointed myself. And for that I’m so sorry. I’m so, so sorry for the hurt I caused people. Because it went deep.” She went on to say that, “I am glad that America now has a black president, because up until 2007, I had no idea that African-Americans were allowed to vote”.