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Mario Batali on leave from TV show and restaurant empire after 4 women allege sexual harassment
mysa ^
| Dec. 11, 2017
| Maura Judkis
Posted on 12/11/2017 10:49:36 AM PST by bgill
Batali has taken leave from his restaurants and co-hosting duties on ABC's "The Chew" after the website Eater reported Monday that four women, all unnamed, have accused Batali of sexual harassment. In the wake of the allegations, the Food Network announced it is putting plans to relaunch his seminal show, "Molto Mario," next year on hold. One woman described two instances where Batali made inappropriate and unwelcome physical contact with her, while the others alleged that Batali groped their breasts and buttocks at industry parties. Three of them worked for him, while the fourth has not but works in the industry.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: batali; mariobatali; mediasexscandals; metoo; sexualharassment; thechew
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IMO, Batali ranks right up there with CNN's Bourdain on the creep scale. Never could stand him. He was always kissing up to Obama, which didn't help.
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posted on
12/11/2017 10:49:36 AM PST
by
bgill
To: bgill
Want a little cream with that cannoli?
To: All
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Click The Pic
To: bgill
Not surprising.
What is surprising is that it’s women..................
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posted on
12/11/2017 11:02:15 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: bgill
I wonder what Ann Burelle has to say. She was his sous-chef for at at least 20 contests on Iron Chef America and, I believe, lesbian.
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posted on
12/11/2017 11:13:27 AM PST
by
be-baw
To: be-baw
![](http://hubmesh.com/uploads/gossip/2016/11/24/chef-koren-grieveson-is-married-to-anne-burrell-see-their-relationship.jpg)
That's Burell's "fiance." So many chefs on Foodnetwork.com are gay.
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posted on
12/11/2017 11:25:23 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: bgill
Its the norm in Italy get off his back!
well,wearing crocs in 2017 is kind of abnormal
To: bgill
One more guy seems to admit guilt rather than refute the charges.
Wonder why that is? Harumph...
Go Moore go! Say put Mr. President.
Posers will pose...
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posted on
12/11/2017 11:28:22 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(McConnell / Ryan: Why pass legislation when we can pass Leftist legislation for Leftists?)
To: bgill
” So many chefs on Foodnetwork.com are gay.”
Aside from Ann, I can’t think of any others who are...not any of the hosts anyway...
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posted on
12/11/2017 11:53:13 AM PST
by
be-baw
To: bgill
In the wake of the allegations, the Food Network announced it is putting plans to relaunch his seminal show, "Molto Mario," next year on hold. Nice double entendre, Maura.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:10:03 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: bgill
Leave of absence?
He should be fired.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:18:15 PM PST
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: bgill
I forgot Ted Allen. One of the original “queer eyes”, and host of Chopped.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:19:03 PM PST
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be-baw
To: be-baw
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:19:11 PM PST
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tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: tennmountainman
I was only 99% sure. Not enough to not qualify my comment.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:21:12 PM PST
by
be-baw
To: bgill
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BourQueer is usually on PBS.
.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:23:32 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: be-baw
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Well Gee! They do work for the Krude Network.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:28:59 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: tennmountainman
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>> “He should be fired.” <<
For failing to be queer?
Chances are that the “women” that complained are lezoid.
.
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:32:53 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: be-baw
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:37:04 PM PST
by
bravo whiskey
(Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
To: bravo whiskey
“Cat Cora, iron chef”
An affirmative action hiree and probably has the worst won-lost record among the iron chefs...and hasn’t competed in years, as far as I know.
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12/11/2017 12:39:27 PM PST
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be-baw
To: editor-surveyor
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posted on
12/11/2017 12:40:58 PM PST
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bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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