James Corden was briefly banned from a New York restaurant over alleged “abusive” behaviour.
Keith McNally, who owns the Balthazar restaurant, claimed James was a “hugely gifted comedian” but a “tiny cretin of a man” as he shared details of the alleged incidents online.
He shared parts of a manager’s report on Instagram, alleging that The Late Late Show host had been “extremely nasty” to his staff on two separate occasions.
During one alleged incident earlier this month, the manager claimed James begun “yelling like crazy” and repeatedly told a server “you can’t do your job”.
The report added that the server “was very shaken” but “continued to finish her shift”.
Keith said he banned James from dining at Balthazar as a result of his alleged behaviour, but later lifted the ban after the comedian called him to apologise.
The restaurateur wrote in a second Instagram post: “James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f**ked up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances.”
“So if James Corden lets me host his Late Late Show for 9 months, I’ll immediately rescind his ban from Balthazar. No, of course not. But….anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn’t deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar.”
“So Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Corden, Jimmy Corden. All is Forgiven. xx”
