Mario Batali

Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday. The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after the former Food Network personality was cleared of a criminal charge stemming from accusations by one of the women, who prosecutors alleged aggressively kissed and...

Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery at a Boston restaurant.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty by a Boston judge over an accusation of sexual misconduct from 2017. Watch the judge read his decision.

The prosecution rested its case against celebrity chef Mario Batali, who is accused of aggressively kissing and groping a woman her while taking selfies at a Boston restaurant in 2017.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty Tuesday by a judge in his Boston sexual misconduct trial. Batali is charged with indecent assault and battery over a 2017 incident at a Back Bay restaurant. Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton found Batali not guilty, saying the complaining witness had “credibility issues” and found there was not enough evidence to...

A Massachusetts woman who accused Mario Batali of kissing and groping her while attempting to take a selfie at a Boston restaurant testified Monday that she felt confused and powerless to do anything to stop the celebrity chef.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali appeared in court Monday.

The celebrity chef is accused of forcibly kissing and groping a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017 after inviting her to take a selfie together.

The Boston trial of celebrity chef Mario Batali is set to start next month. He’s been charged with indecent assault and battery, stemming back to accusations from 2017. “Another thing that’s unusual about this case is that the encounter was captured on video and still pictures,” said defense attorney Alexandra Bailey. Attorneys for Batali and the Suffolk County District...

Celebrity chef Mario Batali will go to trial on indecent assault and battery charges.