Mario Batali has reached settlements in a pair of suits in Massachusetts state court brought by women who claimed the celebrity chef forcibly groped and kissed them while taking selfies. The restaurateur was cleared of related criminal charges earlier this year.
Mario Batali has reached settlements in a pair of suits in Massachusetts state court brought by women who claimed the celebrity chef forcibly groped and kissed them while taking selfies. The restaurateur was cleared of related criminal charges earlier this year.
Chef Mario Batali was acquitted on Tuesday (May 10) of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan selfie photos in the latest of a handful of #MeToo era trials involving US celebrities accused of misconduct toward women. In the non-jury trial, Judge James Stanton of Boston Municipal Court found Batali, 61,.