The Shady Side Of Guy Fieri

The road to Flavortown hasn't exactly been a pleasure cruise. The career of Food Network's most beloved spiky-haired star has been plagued by scandals, lawsuits, and even fistfights. Hold on to your pinky rings...this is the

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of Guy Fieri. "Hey, I'm Guy Fieri and you know what I need? I need you to ride a shotgun. I'm on my way to Flavortown" Just being a guy? In late 2013, Fieri reportedly got into a violent, expletive-filled fight with his hairstylist, Ariel Ramirez, that was recorded by TMZ. The bizarre video allegedly showed Fieri fending off Ramirez with his legs while Ramirez fired f-bombs at Fieri out

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According to the report, the fighters had just landed in San Francisco and "had been drinking during the flight." "I'm the mayor of Flavortown, and I'm like, okay?" A TMZ source said the fight was simply a case of "guys being guys." "And There's More" Payday Friday In 2008, Fieri starred in commercials for T.G.I. The one on Friday. But it turns out that he wasn't exactly the restaurant's most frequent customer. 'This is where it gets complicated' When cornered by TMZ cameras, he admitted it was all just business, saying, "I'm a Food Network chef, man! I only do commercials for Fridays.

You know how it works! It's Good job, man." We think he at least might have admitted that Friday's chicken strips might be worth the trip. In rescuing Johnny Garlic's, Fieri found himself in a legal dispute with his business partner Steve Gruber over Fieri's request to close his Johnny Garlic's restaurants, which the two founded in the mid-1990s. According to The Press Democrat, Fieri filed the documentation to dissolve the chain in 2015, but Gruber instead wanted to buy Fieri. 'This should be illegal' When the partners couldn't agree on a price for Fieri's stock, Gruber filed a lawsuit asking a court to resolve it.

But apparently Fieri wanted to make a clean break. A spokesperson told the media outlet: "After more than 20 successful years as a partner at Johnny Garlic's Inc., Guy Fieri has decided to part ways with the company and his restaurants." The former business partners settled on undisclosed terms in 2016. A dispute that crossed the line. Over the years, the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain repeatedly clashed with Fieri. In June 2016, Bourdain told Adweek that Fieri was... "worthy of solid and perhaps relentless mockery." "Please get me a t-shirt that says that," Bourdain even claimed in 2012 that he had recently gotten the most laughs: "Guy Fieri's tweet that he was on his way to a Nickelback concert.

That was like the funniest thing." "He was, of course, of course!" Fieri only defended himself mildly, admonishing Bourdain for talking trash behind his back. He told GQ: "The average person doesn't behave that way." Don't you have anything more to worry about than whether my hair is bleached or not?" But there may have been a darker side to the alleged feud. After all, it was Fieri who actually took off the gloves during a Bourdain roast at 2012 in which he used Bourdain's history of drug abuse as a punchline. Although Bourdain had been open about his past, he perhaps preferred to be the only one to mention it.

His neighbors are not fans. In a 2015 GQ profile, Fieri spoke out. about plans to create a wine tasting room to accompany the winery he had opened on his property. "Is anyone at home going crazy over this?" The only problem? The more than 100 neighbors who came out to protest about this? their plans. The main complaint? Guy not only wears flashy shirts, he is loud. The statements that Fieri's neighbors made public included: "he has thought of everything but a place for his noise." house next door shot up a race car without warning. The noise almost seriously injured one of my show horses.

This has happened a couple of times." And, "My family lived across the street from my residence. The guests made noise, left trash and trampled the garden. All we could do was sell and move." According to GQ, Fieri's proposal for a tasting room was quickly rejected. Fieri may be a really good guy After the devastation of the Santa Rosa wildfires in 2017, Fieri put to work. The chef lives in Sonoma County, which suffered the brunt of the devastation. In partnership with the Salvation Army, Fieri mobilized a team to feed residents displaced by the flames. This is not a public relations stunt.

You don't see my posters. I'm not promoting anything. I'm just here cooking. This is feeding people. People need help and I'm here to help. That's all." "And there's nothing better than feeding someone, helping someone and getting their response." He also cooked for residents displaced after the 2018 California wildfires. But those weren't the only times he dabbled in philanthropy. Comedian Shane Torres even stated in his monologue that Fieri is a pretty decent guy. "He pays more than minimum wage. He offers health benefits. He has a nonprofit where he delivers pretzel makers to inner-city schools so they can raise money." But that was not all.

Fieri's kindness seemingly knows no bounds. He continued: "He has worked with Special Olympics athletes and, on top of all that, officiated a gay wedding." Even if only a few of those claims are confirmed, surely that gives Fieri a pass to still rock bleached blonde spikes and bowling jerseys 15 years too late, right? "That's it! I'm out"