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from alleged inappropriate behavior to a
times square restaurant failure
guy fieri is no stranger to controversy
here are a few of the controversial
things
everyone seems to ignore about guy fieri
in 2011 former diners drive-ins and
dives producer david page
might have outed fiery his former boss
as a homophobe among other offenses
paige alleged that fieri once left a
restaurant because it was owned by a gay
couple
he also told minnesota's city pages he
once received a call from the frosted
tips celebrity after he stormed off the
set
paige admitted he said you can't send me
to talk to gay people without warning
those people weird me out fieri's team
insisted that the rumors were fabricated
a spokesperson replied he's a stand-up
guy who does right by people
unfortunately another diner's drive-ins
and dives crew member
contradicted this statement and sided
with paige a former field producer
of the show said it's just well known to
me among the crew that guy has a problem
if there was a homosexual in a
restaurant as the main character
the shoot went different fiery's
celebrity status has protected him from
many scandals
but even his team of all-star publicists
couldn't quite keep his prejudices
under wraps in diners drive-ins and
dives
fieri seems like the kind of guy you'd
want to hang out with he's fun
down to earth and always knows where to
find the best burger but according to
former staffers of the show
fieri's tv persona could be deceiving
hey i'm guy fieri you know what i need
i need you riding shotgun i'm on my way
to flavor town
this is diners drive-ins and dives
according to a former production worker
interviewed by chow hound
not only was fieri known for homophobia
and inappropriate jokes
he was also a bit of a tyrant when it
came to employees of his show
the former employee explained fieri had
ridiculous requests at all hours of the
day
he demanded his employees work late into
the night and wouldn't accept plane
tickets with certain airlines he
disliked
despite the crew's busy schedule fieri
would rearrange shoots because he had to
get his hair done
and properly frosted the production
worker who ended up leaving the
television industry all together because
of her experience with fieri
added i don't think anyone actually
liked him
fieri doesn't often experience bad press
but when city pages released a deep dive
of fiery's dark side in 2011
it revealed much about the celebrity
chef that die hard fans couldn't believe
not only was fieri accused of homophobia
but the food network star also faced
alleged sexual harassment claims
david page told city pages any time any
woman mentioned
cream guy went into a sexual riff though
no women corroborated paige's claims
they didn't stop at jokes
paige also stated that fieri had a habit
of staring at women's chests when the
cameras were off
he explained when cutting the show you
had to tell the editors to watch guy's
eye line
because it's always on breasts
apparently fiery also had a particular
penchant for bathroom humor
paige added you have to protect guy from
all of his poop jokes
hey look i get it i don't want to hang
out with guy fieri either okay
in 2012 fieri opened his times square
restaurant
guys american kitchen and bar only to be
met with ridicule by the new york times
the restaurant was massive it could seat
500 people and the menu
according to restaurant reviewer pete
wells was overwhelming in its
descriptions of food that didn't quite
measure up in flavor
despite fieri's success as a television
star his restaurant ended up being a
flop
well's eviscerating review of guys
american kitchen and bar was only the
beginning of the restaurant's uphill
battle
apparently most of the general public
shared wells disappointment in the
measly sizes of dishes
the radioactive hues of drinks and the
overcrowded atmosphere
in 2017 just about five years after its
grand opening
guys american kitchen and bar shut down
despite fiery's best efforts
it turns out there's no flavor town in
times square
guys american kitchen and bar had bad
luck from the start and it never got
much better
a few years after the new york times
published their devastating takedown of
the flavortown hotspot guys american
kitchen and bar received a b
rating from the new york city department
of health and mental hygiene according
to radar
though a b may not have been such a bad
grade in school just wait until you hear
the inspector's rationale
the review said filth flies or food
refuse sewage associated flies present
in facilities food and or non-food areas
fieri's employees were also chastised
for failing to wear gloves when handling
food
unfortunately this wasn't the first time
fieri's restaurant received a low grade
due to
unwanted vermin in 2015 it was
cockroaches
in 2013 tmz released shocking footage of
fieti and his hairdresser ariel ramirez
in the middle of an intense fist fight
in the video you can see ramirez's punch
for yeti as the celebrity chef gets into
his car and tries to close the door
fieri kicks ramirez and all the while
ramirez is crying and shouting curse
words repeatedly
the fight was explosive but when tmz
looked further into the situation
they didn't come up with much an unnamed
source close to fiery said
it was just dudes being dudes apparently
fieri and his hairdresser had just
gotten off a long flight where they'd
been drinking
instead of carpooling together fieri
kicked ramirez out of the car and told
him to find a cab
the good news is apparently the dynamic
duo are quick to forgive
one of fieri's representatives told tmz
that the incident was nothing more than
just
a bunch of guys were messing around
things got a little out of hand but
they're all good now
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