The ballroom is filling up, y'all. Multiple sources exclusively tell E! News that controversial celebrity chef Paula Deen is joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars. The 68-year-old Deen has been at the center of several controversies over the last two years, beginning with the scandal over the use of the N-word in 2013, which resulted in the loss of her show on the Food Network and multiple brand partnerships, and recently made headlines when she tweeted an old photo of her son Bobby Dean in brown face, firing her social media manager soon after. Deen launched her own digital network in 2014. This actually isn't the first time the show has approached Deen to join the competition. Producers courted her back in season 17, only to be turned down by the former Food Network star.