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FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012 file photo shows celebrity chef Paula Deen posing for a portrait in New York. It was revealed that Deen admitted during questioning in a lawsuit that she had slurred blacks in the past. It\'s the second time the queen of comfort food\'s mouth has gotten her into big trouble. She revealed in 2012 that for three years she hid her Type 2 diabetes while continuing to cook the calorie-laden food that\'s bad for people like her. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)

Food Network star Paula Deen apologizes for past use of racial slurs in YouTube video

Paula Deen issued a video apology on Friday, days after it was revealed that she admitted using racial slurs in the past.

The TV cook said she wanted to apologize “for the wrong that I’ve done” and that she wanted to learn and grow from the incident.

While questioned last month in a discrimination lawsuit, the 66-year-old Food Network star admitted to having used racial slurs in the past, but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice.

In the video apology posted on YouTube, Deen said “inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable.”

The Food Network said Thursday it doesn’t tolerate any form of discrimination and is looking into the situation.

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