The controversy swirling around Paula Deen continues, as Nancy Assuncao, the celebrity chef's publicist of six years, resigned last month over Deen's decision to put her name on a diabetes drug called Victoza.

“I couldn’t understand why they thought this was really good for the brand,” the Philly-based Assuncao, who put in her resignation in October, told the NY Post. “I’ve been in this business for 34 years, and I just didn’t see it.”

Last week, Deen publicly confirmed she has Type 2 Diabetes -- a story the National Enquirer first broke last April!  In making her announcement, Deen revealed she kept her condition secret for three years and also said she was now a paid spokesperson for a diabetes drug -- a fact that has infuriated her critics.