Overview

• The documentary premiered Sept. 6 at the Toronto International Film Festival, revisiting the 2013 deposition that precipitated her firing and loss of endorsements.
• Deen reiterates she used the slur in the past, saying she was describing the aftermath of a 1987 bank robbery when a gun was held to her head.
• Former attorney Bill Glass contends in the film that asking whether she had “ever” used the word was improper and unrelated to the discrimination case.
• The lawsuit by former restaurant manager Lisa Jackson was settled and dismissed by a federal judge, yet Deen says partners including Food Network, Walmart and Target severed ties within 24 hours.
• Directed by Billy Corben and featuring Deen’s sons, the film includes her comment about Matt Lauer—“some people deserve it”—and is still awaiting distribution.