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Was a world ago. it was 30 years ago. i had had a gun put to my head. >> deen and her family went on the defensive. >> our mother is a compassion e compassionate, good-hearted empathetic person you would meet. >> it is completely absurd. >> the scandal led to a devastating domino effect, as deen was dropped from deal after lucrative endorsement deal. >> the sad truth, even if you are wrongfully sued in america, your best recourse, ultimately, is to just lick your wounds and move on. >> well, dee...

Alison kosik, thanks so much. >> sure. >> thanks for joining me today. im carol costello. "legal view" with ashleigh "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. nice to have you with us, im ashleigh banfield, its tuesday, august 13th and welcome to "legal view" where we cover the days top stories and thinking into the stories of the day, as well. how about this for the top story. paula deen, she just got one legal burden lifted off her sh...

Brought down her multimillion dollar empire. >> my goodness. >> reporter: the embattled tv chef has been cleared of the racial discrimination claims filed in a lawsuit by a former employee. on monday, a judge ruled that a former manager of her savannah restaurant couldnt be the victim of racial discrimination targeting african-american employees because she is white. writing, at best, plaintiff is an accidental victim of the alleged racial discrimination. >> it was a very big victory, because su...

Guidance and surrounds herself with people that will keep her on the straight and narrow. and if she is in fact a talented singer and entertainer and thats what she wants to do, then you know, best of luck to her. >> so youve got a good story on paula deen. shes trying to clear the air a little bit. >> thats right. we learned last week that one of her former assistants, this lisa jackson that is the manager of a restaurant that deen and her brother bubba own filed a lawsuit saying she had been s...