Competitive eating star Joey Chestnut pleaded guilty to battery. He is expected to compete at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating ...

How a 2 a.m. Indiana bar slap caught on camera led Joey Chestnut to admit he was ‘pretty drunk' and accept a misdemeanor plea ...

Joey Chestnut will defend his Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title on July 4 despite being on probation for a misdemeanor ...

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.

The 17-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut recently pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge ...

Hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut has been sentenced after pleading guilty to battery stemming from an incident at an Indiana bar. (AP Photo) ...

Joey Chestnut loves to compete. He loves to win. He loves his job. Chestnut is a 17-time champ of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Joey Chestnut has reportedly found a way to defend his hot dog eating title despite currently being on probation.

The competitive eater reportedly told officers that his interaction with a bar patron "did not look nice" when they showed him security footage of the incident.