LOS ANGELES, March 12 (TheWrap.com) - Mario Batali is probably experiencing a little bit of indigestion right now. Celebrity chef Batali, of "Iron Chef America," "The Chew" and "Mario Eats Italy" fame, has agreed to pay out $5.25 million to his former employees to settle a class-action lawsuit. The suit, filed in 2010, alleges that Batali bilked the staff at his eight New York restaurants, -- including Babbo, Bar Jamon and Del Posto -- in a number of ways. ...
He has to free himself.