Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017, while posing with her for fan ‘selfie’ photos
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Natali Tene, 32, had testified that Batali groped her breasts, buttocks and crotch area and forcibly kissed her while drunkenly posing for selfies with her at a bar near Boston's Eataly, the Italian market and restaurant he at the time part owned.In announcing his verdict, the judge said he concluded that Tene had "significant credibility issues."
The trial was the only criminal case brought against Batali, once a fixture of the popular Food Network and a star of the ABC cooking and talk show "The Chew," from among multiple #MeToo-era accusations made by women against the celebrity chef.Celebrity chef Mario Batali listens during the second day of his trial on a criminal charge that he forcibly groped and kissed a woman at a restaurant in 2017, at Boston Municipal Court, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 10, 2022.
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