{"id":2041761,"date":"2025-09-22T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2041761"},"modified":"2025-09-22T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:29:05","slug":"paula-deen-felt-like-a-turd-after-giving-ellen-degeneres-a-problematic-gift-didnt-say-a-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paula-deen-felt-like-a-turd-after-giving-ellen-degeneres-a-problematic-gift-didnt-say-a-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Paula Deen \u2018Felt Like a Turd\u2019 After Giving Ellen DeGeneres a Problematic Gift: \u2018Didn\u2019t Say a Word\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Paula Deen<\/strong> once gave <strong>Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong> an unexpected gift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the former Food Network personality\u2019s new documentary <em>Canceled: The Paula Deen Story<\/em> \u2014 which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival \u2014 she recalled how she gave DeGeneres, 67, a ham without realizing she was vegan, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/paula-deen-shocked-vegan-ellen-degeneres-gift-ham-11804925?_gl=1*bugxcc*_ga*ODAzMjAyMzQxLjE3NTQ1OTEwMzc.*_ga_DK3GDWHWJH*czE3NTg1NjE0OTckbzM2JGcxJHQxNzU4NTYxOTAyJGo1MSRsMCRoMA..\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI walked out and I said, \u2018I brought a ham for my favorite ham. Isn\u2019t that sweet?&#8217;\u201d Deen, 78, recalled per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A clip of the cookbook author telling the former talk show host, \u201cHe\u2019s so heavy, he\u2019s your pig to keep up with now!\u201d was played in the doc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe took it, laid it down, and didn\u2019t say a word,\u201d Deen recalled. \u201cI found out later she was a vegetarian. She didn\u2019t eat meat. I felt like a turd.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Gough \/ AFF-USA.COM \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A representative for DeGeneres clarified to <em>EW<\/em> that the comedian is actually a vegan, not a vegetarian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/rosie-o-donnell-recalls-ellen-155453111.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:As the National Enquirer previously reported,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">As the <em>National Enquirer<\/em> previously reported,<\/a> DeGeneres has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ellen-degeneres-unfazed-criticism-allegations-201811736.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:making headlines recently;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">making headlines recently<\/a> after <strong>Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/strong> confessed that the comedian dropping her as a friend in 2004 was \u201cone of the most painful things that ever happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, in August, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ellen-degeneres-facing-harsh-reality-154700590.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a former cameraman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a former cameraman<\/a> on<em> The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em> told the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/media\/article-14979729\/ellen-degeneres-wife-scandal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> that DeGeneres did not spread positivity on set, similarly to the workplace claims lodged against her in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was just weird \u2014 cameras on, she\u2019d be dancing, doing all this fun stuff, and cameras off \u2014 she was terrifying,\u201d the cameraman told the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paula Deen once gave Ellen DeGeneres an unexpected gift. In the former Food Network personality\u2019s new documentary Canceled: The Paula Deen Story \u2014 which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival \u2014 she recalled how she gave DeGeneres, 67, a ham without realizing she was vegan, according to Entertainment Weekly.\u00a0 \u201cI walked out and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2041762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352776,356697,308243,365251,318702],"class_list":["post-2041761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ellen-degeneres","tag-ellen-degeneres-show","tag-food-network","tag-paula-deen","tag-toronto-international-film-festival"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758569344_Paula-Deen-\u2018Felt-Like-a-Turd-After-Giving-Ellen-DeGeneres.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2041762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2041761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2041761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}