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[Reality-TV-Fanatics] 'Top Chef' "Evaluating" John Besh Appearance After Sexual Harassment Allegations

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Whats to evaluate? Since it is allegation and not prioven in ourt maybe they can just not use him this year until this is all over

'Top Chef' "Evaluating" John Besh Appearance After Sexual...

The New Orleans chef stepped down from management of the Besh Restaurant Group earlier this week.


 October 24, 2017 1:30pm PT by Kate Stanhope

'Top Chef' "Evaluating" John Besh Appearance After Sexual Harassment Allegations

An upcoming Top Chef episode featuring celebrity chef John Besh is currently under scrutiny after 25 current and former female employees alleged they were sexually harassed by male bosses and colleagues while working for his Besh Restaurant Group.
Bravo is currently "evaluating" the upcoming episode in which Besh appeared, a network spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. The New Orleans-based chef filmed one challenge for the episode, which is currently in post-production and is scheduled to air later in the season. The upcoming 15th season kicks off Dec. 7.
The Times Picayune published the allegations Saturday following an eight-month investigation. In addition to accusing male bosses of verbal and sexual assault, several of the women interviewed said individuals at the company tried to leverage positions of authority for sex. In a statement to the paper, Besh acknowledged he had carried on what he claimed to be a consensual sexual relationship with an employee. However, the employee in question claimed in a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that she felt pressured.
In the wake of the allegations, Harrah's New Orleans Casino has cut ties with Besh and said it will rename his steak restaurant in the casino. It was announced Monday that he was stepping down from management at his restaurant group.
Besh had appeared on Top Chef several times and competed on Top Chef Masters in 2009. Since his rise to fame in the culinary world, he had also hosted several TV shows including Chef John Besh's New Orleans and Chef John Besh's Family Table, both on PBS, and Spike's Hungry Investors. He also competed on The Next Iron Chef and served as a judge on Food Network Challenge. He has also authored several cookbooks.
Behs is just the latest famous figure to be hit by sexual harassment allegations, following longtime movie producer Harvey Weinstein, director James Toback, former Fox News head Roger Ailes, former Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly and comedian Bill Cosby, among others.

Twenty-five current or former employees reported being sexually harassed while working for the Besh Restaurant Group.

Twenty-five current or former employees reported being sexually harassed while working for the Besh Restaurant Group.
New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from management of the restaurant group that bears his name after a newspaper reported that 25 women who are current or former employees of the business said they were victims of sexual harassment by male co-workers and bosses.
New Orleans media outlets said Besh's departure from the business he co-owns was announced to employees Monday. "John has decided to step down from all aspects of operations and to provide his full focus on his family," Shannon White, who is stepping in as CEO, said in an email to staff.
The allegations were published Saturday by NOLA.com The Times Picayune after an eight-month investigation. The women interviewed said male bosses in the Besh Restaurant Group touched or verbally harassed them and, in a few cases, tried to leverage positions of authority for sex.
Besh acknowledged a sexual relationship with an employee, saying in a written statement to NOLA.com The Times-Picayune that it was consensual, despite the woman's assertions in a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that she felt pressured.
The allegations came to light at a time when sexual harassment allegations have been made against other famous men, including Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, the late Fox News executive Roger Ailes and comedian Bill Cosby.

Repercussions from the Besh story were being felt even before the allegations were published. Last month, Alon Shaya, a star chef who rose up through the Besh Group ranks, was dismissed as executive chef at Domenica, Pizza Domenica and his critically acclaimed namesake restaurant, Shaya.
Shaya had contacted NOLA.com in August regarding his concerns on how the sexual harassment allegations were handled. "I do feel like I was fired for talking...and for standing up," Shaya said in a follow-up interview Oct. 17. Current and former staff, meanwhile, said in the article and in social media that Shaya did not do enough to stop sexual harassment at the restaurants he ran.
On Sunday, Harrah's New Orleans Casino said it was severing ties with Besh and would rename its Besh Steak restaurant in the casino.
Nine women interviewed for the NOLA.com story agreed to the use of their names, including Madie Robison.
"After being immersed in the culture of the company, I realize my morals and values do not align with the daily practices," Robison wrote in a resignation email, sent to Besh, his business partner Octavio Mantilla and others.
In multiple interviews, Robison's complaints included persistent, sexualized comments from peers and supervisors. Robison claimed she also endured the uninvited touching of Mantilla for almost the entirety of her two years at the Besh Group.
Mantilla said he doesn't remember touching Robison. "I don't remember touching her at all, not on intention or anything," he said.
A Besh Group spokesman said none of the thousands of current or former employees has ever filed an internal complaint alleging sexual harassment in the company's 12 years of existence. Besh and Mantilla said during an Oct. 16 interview that in the past the company had lacked a human resources department to process such claims. The company has one now: its first ever director of human resources took the job Oct. 11, the spokesman told NOLA.com.
In his separate, written statement to NOLA.com, Besh said he was working to "rebuild my marriage" and publicly apologized to employees "who found my behavior as unacceptable as I do."
"I alone am entirely responsible for my moral failings," he added. "This is not the way the head of a company like ours should have acted, let alone a husband and father."
Raymond Landry, an attorney for the restaurant group, gave the news outlet a written statement as well, not mentioning specific allegations but saying the company is implementing a better procedure for receiving and dealing with complaints.
"While we've had a complaint procedure in place that complies with all existing laws, we now recognize that, as a practical matter, we needed to do more than what the law requires, and we have revamped our training, education and procedures accordingly," Landry's statement said.

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