By Elizabeth Wagmeister. Senior Correspondent. The ABC daytime cooking show has officially parted ways with Batali, following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the celebrity chef. Since the allegations against Batali were published on Monday, Hall, Kelly, and Symon have been filming as a trio. Batali, one of the most prominent celebrity chefs of all time, has also been forced to step down from his restaurant management company, Batali and Bastianich Hospitality Group, which he ran with fellow TV chef, Joe Bastianich.
In a statement provided to Eater earlier this week, Batali did not deny the allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. My behavior was wrong and there are no excuses. Crane confirmed that after some women would complain, they would ask him not to confront Batali because he would only be more aggressive toward them. He is awful. The first incident allegedly took place soon after she started her job. In a second incident that took place about three years later, she alleges that while working next to Batali in a small, boxed-in space, he was seated in such a way that he blocked her exit.
When she had to get up, he refused to move — leaving her no choice but to straddle him in order to leave the space. According to the woman, she told Batali that she needed to go to the bathroom. Yet another woman who worked for Batali for about a year in the late aughts alleges that he lunged at her and grabbed her breasts during an industry party in , a few years after she stopped working for him. At the party, she recalled that Batali appeared drunk, and she became concerned for his safety when she spotted him on a balcony standing slumped over.
Though at the time, she no longer worked for Batali, she had worked for him a few years prior and said she believed they shared some mutual respect. The chef who alleged being groped at an industry party in New Orleans about 10 years ago, as described earlier, said she remains appalled by his behavior. In addition to the allegations of improper physical contact, several sources said that Batali has a reputation for inappropriately using sexual innuendo in workplace conversation.
And that flirting came in the form of talking and sitting really close. But according to other interviews, his inappropriate behavior happened at work, too.
For dessert, would you take off your blouse for the others? Eater granted him anonymity, as he is still employed by the company and fears losing his job. The former employee who alleged having her breasts grabbed described working for Batali as frequently professional.
These allegations come as dozens of prominent and powerful men have been toppled by accusations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. In the restaurant industry — notorious for its boys-club culture — chef John Besh was brought down by allegations of rampant sexual harassment in his restaurants, and former Jean-Georges pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini has been accused of sexual harassment by four women.
We have this commonality of food. And if we can stay in that place, we can start to have a discussion, which is what I'm hoping. When fans see Hall deviate from what they expect, she hears from them; sometimes they'll say she's taken a position that has "cured" them of being a fan. To those people, she says, "What are you saying? That I have to follow you step in step in order for you to respect me as a person?
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