Batali, who rose to fame as the host of Food Network's "Molto Mario" from 1996 to 2004 and as co-host of the former ABC daytime cooking show "The Chew" from 2011 to 2017, came under public scrutiny after being accused of sexual misconduct in December 2017, amid the #MeToo movement.

Giada De Laurentiis called out disgraced chef Mario Batali for the demeaning comments he made about her body in the foreword for her first cookbook.

Giada De Laurentiis recalled a heartbreaking moment involving Mario Batali that she said shaped her opinion of him - and how he perceived her as a chef. "This is a person we're not supposed to talk about but I'm going to,