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James Corden apologises to New York restaurant owner after being banned 

The Late Late Show was briefly banned from Balthazar

Nicky Morris
TV and film writer
October 18, 2022
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James Corden has apologised to the owner of New York City restaurant, Balthazar, after being banned for his alleged "abusive" behaviour towards the staff. 

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According to owner Keith McNally, the Late Late Show host called him up and "apologised profusely". 

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Taking to Instagram, Keith shared a photo of the comedian alongside the caption: "James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having [expletive] up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances. So if James Corden lets me host his Late Late Show for nine 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."

The post comes after the restaurateur branded the presenter as a "tiny cretin of a man" following his alleged treatment of the staff. 

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On Monday, Keith took to Instagram to reveal that James had been banned. He wrote: "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.

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James was briefly banned from Balthazar

"I don't often 86 a customer, to today I 86'd Corden. It did not make me laugh [sic]."

He then went on to elaborate two examples of "the funny man's treatment of my staff". He claimed that in June the 44-year-old was "nasty" to the manager after finding a hair in his food. On the second occasion, in October, Keith said that James was "nasty" to the server after complaining about "a little bit of egg white" found in his wife's egg yolk omelette.

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