Mario Batali is no longer involved with his restaurant empire, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The celebrity chef quickly stepped down from everyday operations at his restaurants after acknowledging allegations of sexual harassment in December 2017. Now, his restaurant partnership with the Bastianich family is completely over, the new head of his former restaurant empire told the Times.
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