Celebrity chef Mario Batali settles 2 lawsuits alleging sexual assault, attorneys for the women say

Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday.

The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after the former Food Network personality was cleared of a criminal charge stemming from accusations by one of the women, who prosecutors alleged aggressively kissed and groped her while taking a selfie at a downtown Boston bar in 2017.

"The matters have been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. We cannot comment further due to confidentiality obligations," attorneys for the two women, Eric Baum and Matthew Fogelman, said in an emailed statement.