Walmart and Target have announced plans to drop Mario Batali-branded products from stores following accusations of sexual harassment against the celebrity chef.
“The recent sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali are unacceptable,” said Walmart in a statement obtained by Fox News. “We’re ending our relationship with Batali and will discontinue our business with his brand.” Batali was officially fired from his show “The Chew” this week.
ABC fires Mario Batali from ‘The Chew” following sexual misconduct allegations
ABC has parted ways with celebrity chef Mario Batali, who will no longer be part of the network’s daytime show “The Chew” following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Batali has been off the show since Monday after allegations were published on the website Eater New York. Four women, three of whom worked for Batali, said he inappropriately touched them.
“Upon completing its review into the allegations made against Mario Batali, ABC has terminated its relationship with him and he will no longer appear on ‘The Chew,’” the network said. “While we remain unaware of any type of inappropriate behavior involving him and anyone affiliated with our show, ABC takes matters like this very seriously as we are committed to a safe work environment and his past behavior violates our standards of conduct.”
Batali did not deny the allegations, saying in a statement that “although the identities of most of the individuals mentioned in these stories have not been revealed to me, much of the behavior described does, in fact, match up with ways I have acted.”
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“That behavior was wrong and there are no excuses,” he said. “I take full responsibility and am deeply sorry for any pain, humiliation or discomfort I have caused to my peers, employees, customers, friends and family.”
Batali has stepped back from the day-to-day operation of his culinary empire, which includes dozens of restaurants. He is a minority shareholder in Eataly USA, which has locations in New York, Chicago and Boston and opened its fourth location last month at Westfield Century City mall. He is also co-owner of the Mozza restaurants in Los Angeles and Newport Beach.
He had been on “The Chew” since 2011.
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James Corden Explains How He Almost Named His Baby Beyoncé
James Corden and his wife, Julia Carey, welcomed their third child ― a girl ― earlier this week.
The “Late Late Show” host revealed Thursday that because the baby was born a few weeks before her due date, he and his wife didn’t have a name picked out ― though he said he did get close to accidentally naming his daughter Beyoncé.
“After the baby was born — anyone who’s been in this situation will know — we were both crying, I was crying my eyes out, my wife’s crying her eyes out, the baby’s crying and the doctor asked about her name … and I looked at the doctor and said, ‘We’re going to call her Beyoncé,’” Corden said.
“My wife did not think that was funny,” he added. “Especially after the nurse went to the other side of the room and started filling out her form with the name Beyoncé and I had to go over to her and say, ‘There’s only one Beyoncé.’”
Corden said he and his wife still haven’t picked out a name, but they’re “so happy.”
“We feel so blessed and so lucky. I feel so lucky just to be here telling you about it, I really, really do,” the host said. “And if anyone out there is wondering what to get me for Christmas, a vasectomy would be wonderful. I think we’re done now!”
