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We're glad Paula Deen noticed that people aren't too happy about her decision to unveil her diabetes diagnosis ONLY after she was paid to do so, but whether or not she ever admits to being driven by greed, that's another story.

The Food Network star, who is the new spokeswoman for Novo Nordisk's diabetes drugs, is reportedly baffled by the lack of public support for her oh so brave decision to reveal her illness. Forget the public though, what really grinds her gears is that none of her famous food friends have supported her either.

Why no love for Paula? One top food publicist said this:

"The amount of chefs that would have come forward with public statements of support and sympathy would have been overwhelming if it wasn't for the fact that Paula hid her diagnosis for three years. To only tell the truth when you have locked in a paid spokesperson deal for a non-insulin medication is just too toxic for anyone to want to be involved with."

Yeah, exactly. Quite frankly, we're baffled as to why Paula (or any of her PR people) would expect others to get behind a decision to hide her diabetes while continuing to encourage her viewers to eat the same food that led to her health problem in the first place!

Here is the best quote that describes the situation. While PR agencies representing some of the biggest culinary stars today are remaining silent, one has said:

"So here's the deal, none of our chefs want to go on the record saying anything about her. However, I heard someone say it would be news if she didn't get diabetes. So I guess friend, butter is bad for you. Who knew?"

LOLz! Wow! It sounds like Paula's not getting any support for her questionable business strategy any time soon.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: diabetes, diagnosis, drugs, foot network, illness, novo nordisk, paula deen, pr, publicist

It's a second divorce in three months for Kris Humphries.

The basketball player is splitting up with his PR team, Anderson Group Public Relations, over a disagreement on how he wants his public image portrayed in the media.

The relationship lasted 73 days, one day longer than his marriage. Things started to go downhill after Kris' GMA appearance last month, in which the company wasn't too happy with the way he avoided questions about Kim and his marriage.

Kris has already moved on with a new PR firm in NY and is said to want to focus solely on basketball where he'll soon be forgotten. LOLz, JK.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: anderson group public relations, divorce, kris humphries, pr, splits

JoJo is just too cute!

Even when she is hawking a product, she still seems so loveable.

The 21-year-old has made a video promoting the new Clearasil PerfectaWash.

Check out the clip above as JoJo chats from her hotel room about the product and what she loves about it.

Tags: ad campaign, clearasil perfectawash, jojo, pr, promoting, video

Good for her! It's absolutely despicable that this kind of joke would fly - and on a children's network!

Demi Lovato has made no secret of her struggles with eating disorders, which ultimately led her to abandon her show Sonny With A Chance and seek treatment this time last year, and apparently, after seeing an episode of the Disney series Shake It Up in which a character says "I could just eat you up, well if I ate," the actress took to Twitter to share her disgust of the tactless line!

Tags: angry, demi lovato, disney, eating disorder, inspiration, jokes, pr, recovery, response, shake it up, sonny with a chance, speak out, tactless, twitter

Not so fast!

Despite reports surfacing that Cee Lo Creen had signed on to also judge the upcoming UK version of The Voice, the singer's representative, Anne Watkins, has announced that nothing is official yet!

She says in a statement:

Tags: anne watkins, busy, casting, discussions, judges panel, negotiations, pr, production, the voice, uk

Big surprise, Spencer Pratt is a controlling freak.

Heidi Montag is saying that she left Spencer because he was isolating her from her friends and family.

Well, that's what happens when you and your husband call the cops on your own mother!

She's also complaining that he's sabotaging her so-called acting career because no one wants to deal with her "loose cannon of a husband."

And get this, Heidi has already lined up a new reality show that will follow her and pal Jennifer Bunney as they live the single life in a rented Malibu beach house.

Bunney says, "Heidi has spent so much time with Spencer and now she wants to be able to spend more time with herself and friendships."

This sounds like the most boring show ever!

Please stop with the pathetic PR stunts!

[Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

Tags: controlling, gross, isolating, jennifer bunney, malibu beach house, pr, single, speidi

Tiger Woods is not messing around in getting his career back!

He has hired former presidential advisor to George W. Bush, Ari Fleischer, to help with his return to golf. The man is also responsible for repairing the tattered image of Mark McGwire post 'roid scandal.

“They were in his living room this week going over a strategy for how to handle Bay Hill in two weeks,” claims a source, referring to the Arnold Palmer invitational in two weeks.

Ari Fleischer Sports Communications focuses on crisis response and control. It is also a joint venture with IMG Sports & Entertainment, who represents Tiger.

His friends definitely wanna see him come back strong!

“It’s been a rough road the last three or four months in Tiger’s life and his family’s life,” said longtime friend of Tiger, Mark O’Meara. “It’s a very difficult situation. Golf is what Tiger does, and possibly part of the healing process is to get back at it.”

Lots of luck, Tiger! He'll need it!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: ari fleischer, george w, mark mcgwire, pr