Mario Batali Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

A woman who has accused celebrity chef Mario Batali of sexual misconduct anonymously has now gone on the record in a newly released Discovery+ documentary. "Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef" premiered on the streaming service on Thursday. In the documentary, a former hostess at one of Batali’s restaurants, Eva DeVirgilis, accuses the chef of sexually assaulting her in 2005.

Ice Spice joined a really exclusive club on Thursday. But this one wasn’t a good thing!

public return to cooking on screen Friday, in a livestream of his virtual cooking show “Molto A Casa,” from his home in tiny Northport, Michigan.He fled there after a string of accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, including rape, became public in 2017, ending his TV career and forcing him out of restaurants including Babbo, Lupa and Casa Mono, and his Eataly food markets.Batali, 63, denied all sexual misconduct but quit public life until Friday, when he held a $50-a-head live cooking class on Zoom followed by a Q&A.Asked by The Post in the Q&A if he would ever do live cooking demos back at Eataly in New York City, Batali responded: “Me and New York have parted ways. I’m done.“It was a great town.

One of Mario Batali‘s accusers is coming forward in Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef, a new documentary airing on Discovery+ on Thursday.

Video: Kim Kardashian claims Kanye West was upset when she wore 'Marge Simpson' outfit to event (Cover Video)Mario Batali acquitted in Boston sexual assault caseIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Michelle Williams expecting third childIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Diane Kruger reveals daughter's nameNetflix could have an ad tier by the end of 2022James Hong becomes oldest actor to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame starJames Cromwell protests vegan milk prices by gluing hand to Starbucks counterMadonna selling three NFTs for charityPour Blac Chyna, le juge de son procès contre les Kardashian n'était pas impartialBlac Chyna claims judge in Kardashians defamation case was 'extremely biassed'Dua Lipa to focus on 'being good with being alone' following Anwar Hadid splitMichael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato expecting baby girlHilary Duff believes Disney bosses were 'spooked' by plans for Lizzie McGuire rebootDiane Kruger reveals daughter's nameElon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's Trump banMichelle Williams expecting third childMovie locations you can visit in real lifeElsewhere in the conversation, Kim acknowledged that she was ready to move on when she filed to divorce Kanye in February 2021, but her ex was refusing to sign the papers at the time. "I don't know, I ask him all the time.

sexual assault trial in Boston.Nearly five years into the #MeToo era, former prosecutors, legal experts and victims’ advocates say prosecuting sexual misconduct cases has proven to be no easier than before the reckoning that ignited a firestorm of accusations against powerful, seemingly untouchable men.Cases such as Batali's, if nothing else, reinforce how the criminal justice system remains “an extremely imperfect tool” for addressing the needs of survivors, said Emily Martin, a vice president at the National Women’s Law Center, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group.“Failure to get a criminal conviction doesn’t mean that abuse didn’t happen or that it was okay,” she said. “It will often be extremely hard to prove sexual misconduct beyond a reasonable doubt, especially given the gender stereotypes that lead many people to be especially distrusting when women share their experiences of sexual assault.”Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Ian Polumbaum, who helped prosecute Batali, declined to comment specifically about the case Wednesday but said sexual assault cases are among the most challenging to prosecute.“Sexual assault victims are trusted less than nearly every other crime victim,” he said.

Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery stemming from an alleged 2017 incident.According to multiple reports, the Boston Municipal Court Judge announced his ruling on Tuesday and agreed with the defense team's argument that the accuser had credibility issues. The trial lasted all of two days after Batali on Monday waived his right to a jury trial, meaning his fate was in the hands of the judge.Among the issues that stymied the accuser's credibility is that Batali's lawyer pointed to the accuser's recent admission of trying to avoid jury duty by claiming to be psychic.

Mario Batali was found not guilty.

Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty today on a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an alleged 2017 groping incident in a Boston bar. It was the first criminal charge for the former The Chew chef amid a number of sexual assault and harassment allegations.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali's accuser testified Monday in the sexual misconduct trial. The trial began in Boston on Monday after Batali waived his right to a jury trial. A judge will decide the chef's fate at the conclusion of the trial.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has waived his right to a jury trial and is opting to have a judge decide his fate in his sexual misconduct trial in Boston. Batali confirmed the decision to Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton as the trial opened Monday morning. Batali pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault and battery in 2019, stemming from accusations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman after taking a selfie with her at a Boston restaurant in 2017.The woman says Batali noticed her photographing him and invited her to take one together, then touched and kissed her repeatedly without her consent.

food marketplace Eataly in the downtown Prudential Center in 2016 as well as a Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca in the city’s Seaport District in 2015.Batali has since been bought out of his stake in Eataly, which still has dozens of locations worldwide including in Boston, and the Babbo restaurant in the city has since closed.

A post shared by MELS NYC (@mels_nyc)“This is a new era,” said Youjin Jung, the executive chef at Babbo. “The restaurant had been under big shadows. Let’s call it ‘orange shadow with a ponytail.'”It’s been nearly five years since Mario Batali was brought down by accusations of sexual assault and harassment from more than a dozen women.

Netflix is bringing back “Iron Chef.” The streaming service is ordering up a reboot of the cooking competition series titled “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.”The series, which began in Japan, has been adapted in multiple formats in the U.S. and aired on Food Network, which featured Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck.The series is based on Fuji Television Network’s format.

EXCLUSIVE: Iron Chef is back in the kitchen after Netflix cooked up a deal to bring back the classic food format.

BOSTON -- Celebrity chef Mario Batali's trial on sexual misconduct charge in Boston has been set for April.The trial will take place April 11 in Boston Municipal Court, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office said Tuesday after a hearing.Batali pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman after taking a selfie with her at a Boston restaurant in 2017.His lawyers didn’t respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday but

announced the agreement with Batali and his associates on Friday. As a result of the four-year investigation, Batali and his companies B&B Hospitality and partner and restaurateur Joseph Bastianich must pay $600,000 to at least 20 former employees.