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(#4) Anne Burrell’s Alleged Employee Discrimination
Chef Anne Burrell worked alongside Mario Batali on Iron Chef America before launching a few shows of her own, including Worst Cooks in America and Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. In 2009, Centro Vinoteca – a West Village restaurant where she was formerly employed as chef – sued her for discriminating against female employees. The lawsuit alleged Burrell called the employees a string of derogatory names and made remarks about their bodies and personal lives.
The chef eventually reached a settlement, and Burrell never publicly commented on the case or the allegations against her.
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(#3) Ina Garten's Refusal To A Make A Kid's Wish Come True – Twice
Ina Garten, AKA the Barefoot Contessa, comes across as the sweet, nurturing aunt everyone wishes they had. But in 2011, she complicated that perception by denying a Make-A-Wish Foundation request from a six-year-old boy with leukemia. The little boy, Enzo Pereda, wanted to meet and cook a meal with Garten. But Garten, who has a television show and was in the process of promoting a book at the time, declined. Then, a year later, when Make-A-Wish put in the request again, they were once again given a no from Garten.
After the news got out, Garten invited Pereda onto her show. Pereda, however, had "moved on" and instead fulfilled his wish of swimming with dolphins.
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(#6) Giada De Laurentiis's Rumored Infidelity
Giada De Laurentiis and her husband, Todd Thompson, filed for divorce in 2014 after 11 years of marriage, and soon rumors were flying about De Laurentiis's alleged infidelities. She publicly denied cheating, but has been tied to men including Matt Lauer, John Mayer, and fellow Food Network chef Bobby Flay over the years.
De Laurentiis denied a relationship with Flay saying,"Well, we're very good friends... but I don't think that's ever going to happen because I'm smarter than that."
She was also accused of breaking up another marriage in the wake of her own divorce.
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(#8) Ree Drummond's Culturally Insensitive Wings
Ree Drummond, AKA The Pioneer Woman, amassed her own empire of books, products, and businesses built around her homey brand. But she found herself in hot water in 2017, after a 2012 episode of her Food Network show resurfaced.
During the segment, she serves her family spicy Asian-style chicken wings. Their response is less than enthusiastic. Drummond responds, "I'm just kidding, guys! I wouldn't do that to you!" and feeds them American-style wings instead. Critics found the whole segment problematic and racist, and pushed for better overall Asian representation on Food Network.
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(#2) Mario Batali's Alleged Harassment
Mario Batali has been at the heart of a few big scandals over the years. In 2010, 117 of his employees filed a lawsuit claiming Batali skimmed tips, keeping up to 5% of the money that should have gone to his servers and sommeliers. Batali eventually settled the lawsuit for $5.25 million.
In 2017, a harassment scandal derailed the chef's career after multiple women came forward to accuse him of everything from drunken come-ons to more physical indiscretions over the span of some 20 years.
"That behavior was wrong and there are no excuses," Batali said in a statement to Eater. "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."
He was fired from his regular hosting gig on ABC's The Chew, and the Food Network also distanced themselves from the troubled chef.
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(#1) Paula Deen's Racist Slurs
Paula Deen was, at one time, a grandmotherly figure who whipped up piles of Southern-fried goodness. Then, she landed at the heart of a major scandal.
In 2013, Deen admitted to using the N-word after a former employee sued her for racial discrimination. Deen said "of course" she had used the word at one time, but that she no longer does. Her reps blamed it on her Southern upbringing, and the Food Network subsequently dropped her show.
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