Paula Deen Uses Prop 8 Ruling to Seek Partial Dismissal of N-Word Case (Exclusive)

Paula Deen Uses Prop 8 Ruling to Seek Partial Dismissal of N-Word Case (Exclusive)

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Attorneys for Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, contend that a woman suing them on the grounds of racial discrimination, among other claims, doesn't have legal standing to file the claim because she is white.
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In a filing Monday, the attorneys pointed to the Supreme Court's court's ruling in the Prop 8 case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, in which the court said anyone suing in federal court must have standing.
The attorneys contend that plaintiff Lisa T. Jackson cannot, as a white woman, claim racial discrimination. That would mean that the line of questioning that led to Deen's admission that she has used the N word in the past shouldn't even have been part of the case.

It's hard to imagine how the lawsuit could do more damage to Deen than it already has -- her N- word admission already cost Deen her relationship with the Food Network and half a dozen endorsement deals, and the planned publication of a book has been canceled. Even if a judge agrees that the case should be partially dismissed, that won't undo the harm to Deen's image.