Celebrity chef Paula Deen has been fired by Food Network, which is declining to renew her contract when it expires at the end of this month. The news, of course, stems from leaked court documents that revealed Deen’s use of derogatory slurs, including the N-word, among a whole slew of other offensive behavior and language.

Deen’s firing comes almost two years after the 66-year-old celebrity chef’s other “scandal,” wherein she revealed her Type II diabetes – but only because she was a paid spokeswoman for an insulin company.

Aside from her penchant for drowning everything in butter and scandal, what can business owners take away from Deen’s public ordeals? Here are five potential lessons to be learned:

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