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Paula Deens attorneys Tuesday denied a former workers accusations that the celebrity chef and her brother fostered a hostile work atmosphere while running a Savannah, Georgia restaurant where sexual harassment and racial slurs were on the menu.

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Lisa Jackson, a former manager at Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, "makes false allegations against Paula Deen and they will be proven false in court," according to a statement from Deens attorney from the Oliver Maner law firm. "She has made baseless, inflammatory allegations, threatening to go to the press and ruin Paula Deen's reputation and the reputation of her businesses unless we paid her a large sum of money.

We refused to bow to that kind of pressure and refused to pay money to address false claims."

As RadarOnline.com was first to report, Jacksons suit alleges Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, used racial epithets while working at the establishment -- including one aimed at the Oval Office.

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"In the presence of Ms. Jackson and Uncle Bubba's restaurant manager and a vendor, Bubba Hiers stated they should send President Obama to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico so he could n***er-rig it," according to the suit.

As for Deen, Jackson claims the celeb chef made her uncomfortable with her attempt at humor during a discussion about planning her brothers 2007 wedding.

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