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| Celebrity chef Mario Batali investigated over alleged sexual misconduct | Celebrity chef Mario Batali investigated over alleged sexual misconduct |
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| The New York police department is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against the celebrity chef Mario Batali. | The New York police department is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against the celebrity chef Mario Batali. |
| I’ve been a barmaid and a waitress. I know exactly what late-night banter means | I’ve been a barmaid and a waitress. I know exactly what late-night banter means |
| The NYPD confirmed the investigation following a 60 Minutes broadcast on CBS on Sunday night in which the chef, who owns numerous restaurants, was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting an employee in 2005. | The NYPD confirmed the investigation following a 60 Minutes broadcast on CBS on Sunday night in which the chef, who owns numerous restaurants, was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting an employee in 2005. |
| The unnamed woman said she was invited by Batali to a party at the Spotted Pig, a trendy restaurant in New York’s West Village owned by a friend of the chef. | The unnamed woman said she was invited by Batali to a party at the Spotted Pig, a trendy restaurant in New York’s West Village owned by a friend of the chef. |
| CBS concealed her face with shaded lighting. The woman said she was afraid a revelation of her identity would hurt her job prospects in the industry. | CBS concealed her face with shaded lighting. The woman said she was afraid a revelation of her identity would hurt her job prospects in the industry. |
| “Who wants to be defined by their worst day in their life?” she asked. | “Who wants to be defined by their worst day in their life?” she asked. |
| She said she remembered joining Batali for a glass of wine, then waking up on the floor feeling drugged and assaulted. She said she talked to the police but never filed a report. | She said she remembered joining Batali for a glass of wine, then waking up on the floor feeling drugged and assaulted. She said she talked to the police but never filed a report. |
| Batali issued a statement to CBS in which he “vehemently” denied assaulting the woman. | Batali issued a statement to CBS in which he “vehemently” denied assaulting the woman. |
| Other restaurant workers told Cooper on the record that they witnessed Batali inappropriately touching other women. | Other restaurant workers told Cooper on the record that they witnessed Batali inappropriately touching other women. |
| Batali stepped down from daily operations at his restaurant empire and ABC cooking show The Chew in December, after four women accused him of inappropriate touching over a period of 20 years. He has apologized for those encounters. | Batali stepped down from daily operations at his restaurant empire and ABC cooking show The Chew in December, after four women accused him of inappropriate touching over a period of 20 years. He has apologized for those encounters. |
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