Giada De Laurentiis on Mario Batali's sexual harassment scandal: "It doesn’t come as a huge shock"

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“I did not have those exact experiences with him, but it doesn’t come as a huge shock,” she tells People of her close Food Network friend. “Anybody who’s ever hung out with Mario knows he’s a very charismatic person,” she continued. “We drink too much and sometimes … I’m not legitimizing it by any means. I know I’ve been through my own issues in this business. I think any woman in any business goes through stuff. It’s just sad, you know? It’s time, but it’s also sad. It’s a combo, and I think we all feel both.”