Nov 24, 2009 11:32 am US/Eastern
Paula Deen Hit In The Face With A Ham
Celebrity Chef Ham Hocked By Accident
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Celebrity chef Paula Deen speaks at the 2009 Women's Conference - Day 1 at the Long Beach Convention Center on October 26, 2009 in Long Beach, Calif.
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Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham - across her face.
The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.
Deen tells WGCL-TV: "I thought it busted my lip, but it didn't."
Through smiles and laughter, Deen added: "I'm OK. It just knocked me for a little bit."
She says she was unloading hams when she tossed one to a man, who then said "Back at 'ya." Thinking he meant it only as a sentiment, she turned around to get another ham when the errant swine came at her.
"He really meant, 'Back at 'ya.'"
Later, she tweeted: "I haven't met the ham that could stop me yet!"
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