Posted on 05/10/2022 11:57:58 AM PDT by conservative98
Mario Batali on Tuesday was cleared of charges that he groped a woman at a Boston bar — an important victory for the celebrity chef who fell from grace after multiple allegations of sexual impropriety surfaced.
Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton found the chef — who had waived his right to a trial by jury — not guilty of indecent battery and assault after a criminal trial that lasted less than two days.
Tene, 32 testified on Monday that Batali, 61, non-consensually kissed her, rubbed her breasts, grabbed her behind and put his hands between her legs while taking selfies at since-shuttered eatery Towne Stove and Spirits in 2017.
The restaurateur was “grabbing me in a way that I was never touched before,” she told the court.
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In his closing arguments Tuesday, Fuller said the Tene brought the charges against his client to make money and exploit the #MeToo movement.
“The photos and videos do not lie, they do not have the financial motive to lie, but Ms. Tene does,” Fuller said of the selfies taken during the April 1, 2017, incident.
Lawyers for chef zeroed in on Tene’s alleged past mistruths, noting she once admitted to lying to a Massachusetts court by saying she was clairvoyant to get out of jury duty. She also conspired with her mother to forge a lease to help her get out of paying a gym’s $200 cancellation fee, his lawyers said.
“We know she lied and scammed a gym for $200, what would she do for $50,000?” Fuller said.
In one particularly damning text, Fuller said a friend told the plaintiff in 2018 to “just play up the story” when she went to the media with her allegations.
“Omg of course queen,” Tene texted back.
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Batali’s career was ruined over this.
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Yeah, I liked that a lot. Time to rewatch it.
I’m rewatching “Strategic Air Command” right now after Mark Steyn’s review of it a couple days ago.
It’s not an appealing title.
He had THREE very popular restaurants in Vegas that were forced closed because of this!
He is a very, very good actor.
I soured on Batali when he went to the White Hut to praise the 0bama’s. Figured he was like all the other perverted dems.
I’m trying to get caught up on all of Johnny’s testimony through YouTube this week. Cannot wait to see Amber’s cross-examination on Monday. Have there been live threads? If not I’ll put one up.
An old one…
and the sales of orange Crocs plummeted
🤣🤣I used to go to a red headed hairdresser named Tiffany!🤣🤣
Isn’t Mario a flaming All Women Must Be Believed liberal? If so, eff him.
She paid a surrogate to have one for her. Lesbians are crazy.
She must have been the craziest chick ever!…
She knows her body is money.
This is a different case from the ones he lost his show over.
I thought he was GAY!
“I had no clue she had a child. Unless something major happens, that kid is doomed…”
She had an affair going and was cheating on Depp with Elon Musk. They were photographed going up the elevator to Depp’s penthouse while Depp was gone, and Musk saw her several times. They dated for a while after she separated from Depp. Musk has sued her for her possession of sperm donations made by Musk that he wanted back. It is believed her recently acquired baby was a product of that sperm donation and that the child is actually a creation of Musk’s sperm.
That night was supposedly a three way. Cara Delevingne as well.
Heard is a grade A skank.
I tell you I'm shocked! To think this could happen in America!!! Stop the presses A$$'S!
FIXED IT. wink, wink.
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