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Harvey Weinstein Ate Dinner at a Restaurant Partly Owned by Mario Batali
Was the disgraced film executive communicating support for the embattled chef?
Harvey Weinstein was spotted eating dinner Wednesday night in New York City and his choice of restaurant has raised some eyebrows.
The fallen film executive, who is facing charges for sex crimes in New York, is under investigation in Los Angeles and London for sexual misconduct, and is the subject of almost 90 additional public accounts of sexual harrassment, dined at Babbo, which is partially owned by Mario Batali.
Batali is also under investigation in New York and Boston for sexual misconduct. Both men are being accused of a host of sexual crimes including rape.
A spokesperson for Weinstein told Eater, "We do not know where he ate or who he knows,” when asked if Weinstein ate at Babbo and if Weinstein and Batali are friends. Eater ventured that Weinstein might have felt that Babbo would be a safer choice of restaurant to dine in public after someone tried to punch him at an Arizona restaurant. Babbo didn't comment.
Weinstein is currently free on $1 million bail.
