Celebrity Chef Paula Deen Accidentally Hit By Charity Ham
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Paula Deen applauds at the Women’s Conference 2009 Night in Long Beach, Calif.
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California’s First Lady, Maria Shriver and celebrity chef Paula Deen onstage at the 2009 Women’s Conference - Day 1 at the Long Beach Convention Center on October 26, 2009 in Long Beach, California
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 24, 2009 2:01 PM EST
ATLANTA, Ga. --
Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face.
The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.
Deen tells WGCL-TV: “I thought it busted my lip, but it didn’t.”
Though smiles and laughter, Deen added: “I’m OK. It just knocked me for a little bit.”
She says she was unloading hams when she tossed one to a man, who then said “Back at ‘ya.” Thinking he meant it only as a sentiment, she turned around to get another ham when the errant swine came at her.
“He really meant, ‘Back at ‘ya.’”
Later, she tweeted: “I haven’t met the ham that could stop me yet!”
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