Star Chef had a long history with Mario, but this relationship is no more. In 2017, Joe’s former business partner, was accused of sexual assault and fired from his restaurants.”It was very difficult,” she tells PEOPLE when she found out about the allegations. “He was a decent young man, then he lost his temper. He made life difficult for our family.” On his current communication: “We haven’t spoken to him since,” he adds in this week’s PEOPLE issue , on newsstands now. She previously ran an Hospitality Group. In a statement to PEOPLE in 2018, Hospitality Group announced the end of its partnership with her, citing the victims’ testimonies as “horrifying.” and deeply disturbing.”
