Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Will 'Step Away' From Company After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Source: Time
Mario Batali is stepping away from his company after four women alleged that the chef touched them inappropriately, according to a report.
The website Eater reported that the allegations date back at least two decades and come from four women in the restaurant industry, three of whom worked directly under Batali at some point in their careers. One woman said Batali repeatedly grabbed her from behind over a period of two years, while another woman said he groped her. The woman who never worked for Batali said that the chef groped her breasts moments after telling her: “Come work for me, I’ll pay you double what you’re making.”
Batali told Eater that he would step away from the day-to-day operations of his business, Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group, for an unspecified period of the time, but he remains an owner of his restaurants. ABC said that it asked Batali to step down from his role as co-host on the food talk show The Chew, which he has appeared on since 2011, “while we review the allegations that have just recently come to our attention.”
Read more: http://time.com/5058284/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct-allegations/
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