{"id":2427285,"date":"2026-05-22T00:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2427285"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:13:42","slug":"competitive-eater-joey-chestnut-pleads-guilty-to-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/competitive-eater-joey-chestnut-pleads-guilty-to-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut Pleads Guilty To Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"js-react-hydrator\" style=\"display:contents\" data-component-name=\"YouTube\" data-component-id=\"3530\" data-component-props=\"{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;isLiveblogEmbed&quot;:false,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:1,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;&lt;div style=\\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; 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(AP) \u2014 Competitive eater Joey \u201cJaws\u201d Chestnut, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nathans-hot-dog-contest-joey-chestnut-2bf7e4c6e05da82e74d86421006d55a9\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"reigning champion\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a0f1e5ce4b0bb04cec3dbfe\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nathans-hot-dog-contest-joey-chestnut-2bf7e4c6e05da82e74d86421006d55a9\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">reigning champion<\/a> and 17-time winner of Nathan\u2019s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, will compete in the July 4 spectacle while on probation after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Chestnut was accused of slapping a man on the face during a night out at an Indiana bar, his attorney, Mario Massillamany, said. He entered a guilty plea April 20 and was sentenced to 180 days of probation in Hamilton County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>A judge has granted him permission to travel outside the state, allowing Chestnut to defend his title and the signature Mustard Belt on Coney Island this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cIt truly was just a misunderstanding,\u201d Massillamany told The Associated Press. \u201cJoey understood that he wanted to accept responsibility for his actions, and he did.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>When police questioned Chestnut, he said he was drunk and did not remember the altercation, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hot-dog-eating-champ-joey-chestnut-pleads-guilty-to-battery\/\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Us Weekly\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a0f1e5ce4b0bb04cec3dbfe\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hot-dog-eating-champ-joey-chestnut-pleads-guilty-to-battery\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">Us Weekly<\/a>. Massillamany said that was \u201ctaken out of context\u201d and Chestnut was nervous when speaking to officers before he had an attorney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Richard Shea, the co-founder and president of Major League Eating, which oversees the Nathan\u2019s Famous contest, said the altercation did not affect Chestnut\u2019s competition eligibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cThis incident did not violate Major League Eating\u2019s code of conduct, as it occurred outside any organizational event or activity and it was addressed by local authorities,\u201d Shea said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>At the Nathan\u2019s Famous contest last year, Chestnut took back the title by eating 70 1\/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes after he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joey-chestnut-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-16895963672a1638fa83e2040650af39\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"missed the 2024 contest\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a0f1e5ce4b0bb04cec3dbfe\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joey-chestnut-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-16895963672a1638fa83e2040650af39\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">missed the 2024 contest<\/a> due to a competing sponsorship. Nathan\u2019s had temporarily banned him from competing after he signed an endorsement deal with the plant-based meat company Impossible Foods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Chestnut most recently won the 2026 Ultimate Bologna Showdown in Tennessee for the third straight year, consuming 16 pounds of sausage in 8 minutes to set a new world record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) \u2014 Competitive eater Joey \u201cJaws\u201d Chestnut, the reigning champion and 17-time winner of Nathan\u2019s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, will compete in the July 4 spectacle while on probation after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge. 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