Paula Deen Dead, Commits Suicide? FALSE! Celebrity Chef Victim of Morbid Online Death Hoax Following Racist 'N-Word' Scandal, 2013

No one deserves falling victim to the infamously morbid online death hoax, including Paula Deen (even if you're not the celebrity chef's biggest fan). Rumors are currently circulating throughout the web that 66-year-old Deen recently committed suicide... yeah, not funny. The Lady & Sons restaurateur is NOT dead, and if fans took time to read the ridiculously bogus obit, they'd clearly see that!

Thankfully, the fake Paula Deen "death" rumors have not gone viral on Twitter and Facebook... yet. Here's the crazy (and rather offensive) obituary originally posted by the prank news site Internet Chronicle. on June 25:

After a recent apology for racism, Paula Deen lost her Food Network contract and has now committed suicide.

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Fans mourn the loss of Paula Deen, aged 66, who was found dead Tuesday morning after suffering a ruptured stomach. A suicide note was found by family members, which outlined her intention to eat herself to death and also contained many instances of the epithet "ni##er-lovers." This comes on the heels of a damning lawsuit which accused Deen of hiring an all-black staff for a "Southern-Style Wedding" and repeatedly using racial epithets. As a result of her honest apology, Deen was fired from Food Network.

Police say Deen ate "hundreds" of her own pre-packaged desserts which are sold at Wal-Mart and feature her face on the labeling. Investigators said, "We aren't sure whether or not Deen suffered from a fatal stroke related to her Diabetes before or after her stomach burst. Coroners have said it's possible that she first died from eating too much sugar, and then suffered the stomach rupture post mortem."

Crazy.

And if fans need ANY more proof that the report is FAKE, here's a description of the Internet Chronicle (satire) website:

"At the Chronicle.SU, we take truth seriously. Sadly, chronicle.su is not of this earth... After crash landing in an asteroid December 30th, 1976, the alien husks of Chronicle editors rapidly adapted to Earth climates and bacterial flora. They are able to survive naturally in the wild and reproduce freely."

Deen did not commit suicide... she is still alive and (at least to some) doing well.