'The Chew' celebrity chef Mario Batali apologises for sexual misconduct
Mario Batali
He has decided to step away from his culinary empire
In another episode of sexual misconduct from celebrities around the world, celebrity chef Mario Batali from the ABC show "The Chew" stepped away from his culinary empire on Monday after reports of sexual misconduct surfaced against him.
A food website called "Eater" led an investigation into his conduct with four women -- three of whom worked for Batali -- said he touched them inappropriately.
According to the website, a woman who worked for Batali in the late 1990s said he came up behind her in the dining room, "put his hand on half of my butt and he squeezed it.”
Another former Batali employee said he repeatedly grabbed her from behind and held her tight against his body. The third former worker said he grabbed her breasts during an industry party a few years after she stopped working for him.
One woman who never worked for Batali said the chef rubbed her breasts at a party about 10 years ago after someone spilt wine down her shirt.
The website did not publish the women’s names.
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In response, Batali did not deny even one allegation and said in a statement,“although the identities of most of the individuals mentioned in these stories have not been revealed to me, much of the behaviour described does, in fact, match up with ways I have acted.”
“That behaviour was wrong and there are no excuses,” he said. “I take full responsibility and am deeply sorry for any pain, humiliation or discomfort I have caused to my peers, employees, customers, friends and family.”
After his statement was picked up by media worldwide, his television career took an immediate fallout. It is also being said that Batali has decided to stay away from his restaurant business --his brand spans dozens of restaurants in six US states and Singapore, his name is attached to several culinary products such as a line of pasta, sauces, oil, vinegar and slow-cured meats.
Batali is also the author of 13 cookbooks and has a strong presence in Los Angeles, including his Mozza restaurants and the Eataly marketplace that opened at the Westfield Century City mall last month.