Jim Gaffigan said he avoided reading details about Mario Batali's sexual harassment scandal because "I love Mario"

New York Daily News

“The generosity he showed to our family when my wife was in the hospital and when we went to his restaurant and she could only eat soup," the comedian tells The New York Daily News. “I read a little bit and I made a point of not reading too much because I like him and I know he’s really got a good soul and a good heart.”