Ken Friedman, owner of the Spotted Pig restaurant in Manhattan, has agreed to pay $240,000 as well as a percentage of the restaurant’s profits to employees who say they were groped and harassed by Friedman and famous friends like Mario Batali then fired when they complained about the harassment.
that guests, along with Friedman, frequently groped their buttocks and breasts as they attempted to work while avoiding assault. One former employee even alleged that she once walked in on Batali performing oral sex on a woman in the breakThe former employees will split a $240,000 settlement paid by Friedman over the next two years along with 20 percent of his profits from the restaurant over the next 10 years including any payouts from a sale.
“While I am aware that nothing will completely repair the damage I’ve caused, and although I disagree with several of the allegations, I hope this agreement will bring some comfort to those former employees impacted by my behavior.”Harvey Weinstein settlement, where more than 30 accusers would split $25 million from the Weinstein Company after paying for Weinstein’s attorneys out of their own settlement, Friedman must pay his accusers out of pocket.
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