Mario Batali Settles 2 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Assault

Mario Batali Settles 2 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Assault
Celebrity chef Mario Batali (C) is seated at Boston Municipal Court during the first day of his pandemic-delayed trial in Boston on May 9, 2022. Steven Senne/AP Photo, Pool
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BOSTON—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 groped her while taking a selfie at a downtown Boston bar in 2017.