Mike Isabella was working as a celebrity chef when his former manager accused him of sexual harassment. According to The Washington Post, Chloe Caras named the former “Top Chef” star, his company Mike Isabella Concepts, and four of his business partners in a lawsuit in 2018. “Women generally do not make it into the higher management ranks of Mr. Isabella’s establishments and when Ms. Caras did, she became the target of extraordinary sex-based hostility and abuse,” the lawsuit alleged.
In the court documents, Caras claimed she was called “b*tch” and “wh**e” and that those named in the suit commented on her body and touched her without permission. She alleged the harassment continued even after she reported it to Isabella. According to Caras, the behavior got out of hand after a male sous chef asked to join her and Isabella in a restaurant booth, to which Isabella allegedly replied: “If you sleep with Chloe, you can.”
Isabella, along with his partners and company, denied the allegations. “Simply put, the allegations of an unwelcoming or hostile work atmosphere are false,” they said in a statement that was shared by their lawyers. “Harassment, discrimination, bullying, abuse, or unequal treatment of any kind whatsoever are not tolerated at MIC.” The “Top Chef” star settled his case with Caras in 2018 under confidential terms.
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