James Corden now unbanned from NYC's Balthazar after he 'apologized profusely,' says owner
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The great James Corden Balthazar clash has been squashed.
Keith McNally, the owner of New York City restaurant hotspot Balthazar, shared on social media that the host of The Late Late Show called him and "apologized profusely" after McNally announced earlier that Corden was banned from the eatery for "abusive" behavior.
EW reached out to Corden's reps for comment on the situation.
"James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f---ed up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances," McNally wrote in an Instagram post on Monday night. "Anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn't deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar," he added. "So Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Corden, Jimmy Corden. All is Forgiven. xx."
This might be the briefest ban in the history of NYC restauranteurs.
McNally originally posted to Instagram on Monday, calling Corden "a tiny Cretin of a man" and "the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago."
"I don't often 86 a customer, today I 86'd Corden," his post read. "It did not make me laugh."
McNally shared two examples taken from his staff's reports. McNally claimed in one instance back in June that Corden found a hair in his meal and became "extremely nasty" to the manager. McNally stated that Corden replied, "Get us another round of drinks this second. And also take care of all of our drinks so far. This way I write any nasty reviews in yelp or anything like that."
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images James Corden is now unbanned from NYC's Balthazar eatery after he 'apologized profusely,' says owner
The owner mentioned another incident in October when Corden and his wife were allegedly there for brunch.
"Mr. Corden's wife ordered an egg yolk omelette with gruyere cheese and salad," McNally wrote. "A few minutes after they received the food, James called their server, M. K. and told her there was a little bit of egg white mixed with the egg yolk. M. K. informed the floor manager, G. The kitchen remade the dish but unfortunately sent it with home fries instead of salad. That's when James Corden began yelling like crazy 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!' M.K. was very apologetic and brought G. over to the table. He returned the dish, and after that, everything was fine."
McNally separately told Page Six he was "reluctant" to publicize the situation but "did so out of loyalty to restaurant servers everywhere."
"Their jobs are hard enough already," he said. "They shouldn't have to take this kind of abuse from anyone, especially the rich and famous."
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