Bobby Deen, son of disgraced TV chef Paula Deen , has reservations as he sits down with Billy Corben , director of the new documentary, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story .
“I don’t think it’s a great idea. Honestly. Why do you need a documentary?” Bobby asks with a pre-rueful chuckle, admitting that the only reason he’s there is because his mother and brother Jamie were doing interviews.
Canceled: The Paula Deen Story The Bottom Line Not much nutritional value. Venue: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF Docs)
Director: Billy Corben
1 hour 43 minutes
Having seen the 103-minute final film, I can say that Bobby needn’t have worried. It’s nearly impossible to imagine a more sympathetic film about Paula Deen, or at least a film more sympathetic to her myriad excuses in th