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And who wouldn't?

Let's be honest here — what kind of publicist would be in their right mind to stick around with someone who is so irresponsible and greedy??

It was Paula Deen's longtime publicist Nancy Assuncao, and she left her job at the beginning of December for "unknown reasons."

Those reasons, we're finding out, were the deal with Novo Nordisk.

“Although we had a great deal of fun along the way, I could not agree with the new business strategy going forward. Nonetheless, I wish them continued success.”

That's the professional way of saying, "You're willingly entering a shit-storm and I want nothing to do with it."

She did say she was going to continue to represent Deen's sons, but they decided that they'd go with their mom's new publicist instead.

Gotta support family, we guess.

Either way, it's now being reported that Deen also has high blood pressure and is going to make $6 million in two years from her Novo deal.

Stay classy, Paula!

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Tags: blood, blood pressure, deal, family, mom, paula deen, publicist, quit, son, success, support

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.

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

Tracy Morgan fell unconcious shortly after attending an awards ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival and it's kinda hard to NOT think drugs or alcohol were involved.

Well, if that thought crossed your mind after hearing the news, you'd actually be wrong! The actors rep claims he collapsed "from a combination of exhaustion and altitude…any reports of Tracy consuming alcohol are 100% false."

A spokeswoman for Park City Medical Center is backing up that claim too and said no drugs or alcohol was found in Tracy’s system upon medical evaluation.

Eyewitness accounts, however, allege that "during the dinner Morgan seemed out of control, yelling and falling onto the ground." While those could be signs on intoxication, they could also just be signs of Tracy Morgan being Tracy Morgan. Ha!

Either way, we hope Tracy feels better soon and can enjoy the rest of the festival.

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Tags: accusations, altitude, claim, exhaustion, false, medical center, park city, publicist, rep, sundance, tracy morgan, utah