The owner of a popular New York City restaurant has decided to forgive James Corden and lift his ban on the comedian following an Instagram outburst in which the owner labeled Corden a “tiny Cretin of a man.”
Balthazar owner Keith McNally went viral on Monday after announcing that he was banning comedian James Corden from his iconic restaurant, citing previous unpleasant encounters between him and the restaurant’s staff. McNally even went so far as to call Corden his “most abusive customer” ever. However, after Corden called him and profusely apologized, McNally decided to give the late-night host a second chance.
“James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f***ed 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,” McNally joked in an Instagram post. “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.”
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McNally’s sentiment was much different earlier on Monday, when he took to Instagram to announce the Cats actor’s “86ing,” or banning, from the restaurant.
“James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago,” he wrote. “I don’t often 86 a customer, to today I 86’d Corden. It did not make me laugh.”
He went on to describe two instances in which Corden was allegedly rude to staff, yelling at them and making disparaging remarks about their work and his food.
Social media users took the opportunity to share other alleged unpleasant encounters with the comedian, casting a much different light on the comedian from his public persona.
Obsessed with these stories of James Corden being terrible pic.twitter.com/z5hiMY6pqO
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) October 17, 2022
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Corden has not yet publicly addressed the allegations from McNally or his apology.
