The restaurant manager, Keith McNally, described the British TV personality as a “hugely talented comedian” but a “little moron” after alleging he was nasty to staff and left a waitress “shaken.”
After apparently apologizing, the manager of a New York restaurant that banned James Corden for “abusive” behavior stated that “everything is forgiven.”
The manager of the Balthazar in Manhattan, Keith McNally, called Corden a “hugely talented comic” but a “little cretin” as he detailed on Instagram two incidents in which he believes the actor was unpleasant to staff.
He claimed that the host of the Late Late Show was the most “abusive customer to my Balthazar employees in the 25 years since the restaurant began.”
Mr. McNally stated that he had “86’d” Corden, a slang phrase for exclusion.
Mr. McNally described the first of two alleged incidences in which Corden was “very rude” to a staff member after discovering a hair in his dish.
Mr. McNally acknowledged that finding a hair in food is “evil,” but stated that the restaurant management at the time was “extremely remorseful.”
Moreover, Cordon wanted the restaurant to “take care of all our drinks thus far,” according to the witness.
According to him, the 44-year-old actor said he would write a negative review otherwise.
Mr. McNally stated that the second occurrence occurred on October 9, when Corden complained that his wife’s omelet contained “a little bit of egg white intermingled with the egg yolk.”
His message added, “The kitchen replicated the dish, but instead of a salad, they sent home fries.” James Corden began yelling at the server, ‘You can’t perform your job!’ at that point. You can’t do your job! “Perhaps I might prepare the omelet myself!”
Mr. McNally stated that the incident left the waitress “very shaken.”
However, hours after posting the restriction on Instagram on Monday, the restaurant management wrote to say that it had been lifted after an apology was received.
Mr. McNally wrote, “James Corden has just apologized sincerely over the phone.
“Having made more mistakes than most, I am a firm believer in second chances. Consequently, if James Corden allows me to host his Late Late Show for nine months, I will instantly lift his ban from Balthazar. No, not. However, anyone who is gracious enough to apologize to a slacker like me (and my employees) does not deserve to be blacklisted anywhere. Particularly Balthazar So Return to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Corden, Jimmy Corden. Everything is Forgiven”
In April, Corden stated that he would leave The Late Late Show the following year.
Since 2014, he has hosted the program from Los Angeles, and he has extended his contract with CBS until the summer of 2023.
In the United Kingdom, Corden is most known for co-writing and starring in the sitcom Gavin and Stacey.
