Food Network Facebook Page Inundated With Angry Paula Deen Fans [UPDATED]

Food Network Facebook Page Inundated With Angry Paula Deen Fans

Food Network's Facebook page has become inundated with angry Paula Deen fans upset that she has been dropped from the network.

The most recent post by the Food Network, a photo with a recipe link for zucchini casserole, has over 800 comments as of 6:30 p.m. on Friday. While there are comments on both sides, a large majority of the comments skew to the angry and racist side. One thing's for sure: there are a lot of die-hard Paula Deen fans out there.

UPDATE Saturday 6/22, 11:15 a.m.: Paula Deen fans have created a Facebook page, "We Support Paula Deen." As of this writing, it has over 50,000 likes.

UPDATE Monday, 6/24, 8:10 a.m.: Paula Deen's support page now has over 283,000 likes.

UPDATE Tuesday 6/25, 3:16 p.m.: Paula Deen's fans are staying active on the Food Network Facebook page and her own Facebook page. The We Support Paula Deen page is up to 383,000 likes.

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Food Network Paula Deen Facebook Comments

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