That was fast!
Just hours after James Corden was publicly shamed for being the “most abusive” customer and brutally banned from the popular New York City restaurant Balthazar for his poor behavior, he’s already been forgiven! Wait, what? How’d the “tiny little Cretin of a man” get out of the hot seat so fast?!
Restauranteur Keith McNally returned to Instagram on Monday night to update his loyal patrons on the controversy with the Late Late Show host. Within the blink of an eye, James went from being his worst enemy to his new bestie! The businessman revealed the comedian called to apologize to him and his staff — and now all is well!
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He explained alongside a photo of the television personality:
“James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f**ked up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances.”
Well, how generous! Keith then suggested one way the actor could make it up to him, teasing:
“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.”
LOLz! We’re all for second chances too, but we can’t help but wonder how Keith did a 180 so quickly. Well, according to him:
“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”
Check out his full post (below)!
It seems like James only apologized after he was blasted for being a rude and “abusive” customer! Not sure we’d call him “magnanimous” judging by the situation, but obviously Keith’s trying to be the bigger person here. Let’s just hope if the actor ever does return to the NYC hot spot, he’s on his very, very best behavior!! And those tips better be big!
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As we reported earlier on Monday, the English celeb was roasted for mistreating staff on several occasions. Keith provided two examples for his reasoning. The first noted how James became enraged after finding a hair in his food during a visit in June. He then asked for all his table’s drinks to be covered. Keith explained:
“Corden was extremely nasty to G, and said: ‘Get us another round of drinks this second. And also take care of all of our drinks so far. This way I [won’t] write any nasty reviews in yelp or anything like that.’”
In a recent October visit, the Into the Woods star began “yelling like crazy to the server” when his wife Julia Carey‘s brunch order was messed up twice. He also reportedly shouted to the server:
“You can’t do your job! You can’t do your job! Maybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!”
Pretty nasty! Interestingly, the acclaimed restaurant owner opened up to Page Six about his decision to post about the star’s behavior online. While Keith admitted he was “reluctant” to put James on blast, he ultimately wanted to protect his staff, saying:
“Their jobs are hard enough already. They shouldn’t have to take this kind of abuse from anyone, especially the rich and famous.”
So true!!
But does it really set a good example if you “86” someone in the morning and let them back by nighttime?! It must have been an Oscar-worthy apology! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know your take on this update (below)!
[Image via The Late Late Show/YouTube & Keith McNally/Instagram]
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