Paula Deen Hit in the Face with a Ham

by Sara Bonisteel, Posted Nov 23rd 2009 @ 3:30PM

Paula Deen may love ham, but not this much.

She was helping unload hams for Hosea Feed the Hungry in Atlanta on Monday, when she was hit in the face with a flying pork product.

"Oh, I didn't know it was being thrown," she says in the video.

Deen is no stranger to public humiliation. Earlier this year, her pants fell down during a demonstration at the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival.

But like Miami mooning incident, Deen has quickly moved beyond Monday's pork fracas.

"Yes it's true, I should have ducked, but it's worth a ham in the face to feed so many," she says on Twitter of her "ham-tastrophy."

Let us know what you think of Paula Deen in the comments below!

Filed Under: Television/Film, Food News, Celebrities
Tags: hosea feed the hungry, paula dean hit with ham, paula deen, paula deen ham, paula deen hit with ham

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11-23-2009 @3:47PM LinC said... I think Paula Deen is a trooper. Glad to hear she is lending her celebrity status to help feed the less fortunate.
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11-28-2009 @8:26PM TexasSage said... I am so sorry that happened to Mrs. Deen. I think she is adorable, and she really shows care for people. Hope she will be ok.
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11-24-2009 @6:24AM della said... was she hit by the swine flu???
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11-24-2009 @6:43AM Freddie said... Paula Deen is a true Southern Belle , a great cook, showed her true colors in raising two fine young men alone, working to make them a living, going on to be become one of our favorite TV personalities helping to feed people . She took the ham hit in great spirit knowing it was going to feed someone. She is a real sport we love her.
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11-24-2009 @6:42AM webkitty said... That was absolutely ridiculous. They who threw the ham should bend over and have one shoved up his butt.
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11-24-2009 @2:37PM janet tufu said... Who would be so dumb to throw a ham back at her sure hope that Miss Paula is ok, she is such a sweet heart!
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11-24-2009 @8:51PM bc said... Paula is just such a sweetheart . . . love her, love her, love her. She is the real deal. I'm so sorry this happened to her. The young man that threw it probably feels awful too. But Paula took it in stride and just kept at it. The cause both she and the young man was trying to serve is worthwhile - preparations to feed the hungry.
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11-24-2009 @7:05AM vikki said... Does anyone now why he did this?
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11-24-2009 @7:17AM Jamie said... This idiot must not have been listening when his mom said,"Don't play with your food!"
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11-24-2009 @7:22PM mjsjr52 said... An absolutely classless act.

I guess there are some that don't see charity being performed right in front of their eyes.

Too bad someone didn't whup this person upside the head - really hard.
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11-24-2009 @7:31AM charm said... Poor Paula! I love her and think
she is wonderful but, I think she
is in a great position to speak up
to the pork industry on just how pigs
are raised and that the conditions
ought to improved to a humane level
for (living sentient beings), the pigs!
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11-24-2009 @7:35AM Tammi said... Paula : My Mom and I love your shows and feel what you do to help others is great. I hope the guy that through it at least said he was sorry to you. We wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving and keep up the great work you do.
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11-24-2009 @7:42AM Pam said... I'll bet the guy feels really stupid! Hey moron, you ARE stupid!!!! What an idiot!
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11-24-2009 @3:18PM maria said... sorry that happened love your show paula and would love to be meet you some day. i told my husband the other day i would love to go on vacation to savana just to meet you . Love your show
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11-24-2009 @8:00AM jeff said... I heard she got swine flue from the ham and the pig sued her for defamation of character.

buhda-dum!

an old Bob Hope joke.
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11-24-2009 @8:11AM Getta said... FLYING PIGS YOU'ALL!!!!!!!
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11-24-2009 @8:12AM betty said... I absolutely can not STAND that voice of hers. It is obviously over exaggerated.
YET.. it's bad she got the pork to the face. It was totally idiotic for someone to have thrown it at her....
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11-24-2009 @8:19AM jojo said... would you throw a ham at your momma and say "back at ya" when she wasnt looking directly at you. the guy didnt even go to her after he did it what an a-hole.true we werent there and didnt see if they were horsen around but given the expression on everyones faces it it looked to be a young foolish guy.
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11-24-2009 @8:22AM arstevrich said... Regardless of someone's likes or dislikes, this proves that the state of the human race is in serous danger. There is no more respect for anyone or anything. She was trying to do something for less fortunate people and there is no decorum anymore. I think she should press charges of assault, however, I think she is too much of a lady to do that.
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