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'Haven't done anything wrong': James Corden tells reporter it’s ‘beneath him’ to care about Balthazar row

Comedian-host James Corden said, 'I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it's so silly.'

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Comedian-host James Corden, who was briefly banned from Balthazar restaurant after owner Keith McNally slammed Corden for alleged misconduct in his restaurant, has finally broken his silence. He called the whole omelet drama “silly” and “insane.”

During an interview with The New York Times to promote his upcoming Amazon Prime series 'Mammals,' the 44-year-old Corden said, "I haven't done anything wrong, on any level. So why would I ever cancel this [interview]? I was there. I get it," and added "I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it's so silly." Corden got banned on October 17 after McNally posted on Instagram that read "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. I don't often 86 a customer, to today I 86'd Corden. It did not make me laugh."

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The owner of the restaurant further described two accounts of his behavior. The first account, McNally said, dates back to June, when Corden was seated at table 61 and found a hair in his food. "Although this is diabolical, it happens Very occasionally in all restaurants," McNally wrote. He alleged that once Corden finished eating his main course, the "TV personality showed the hair to Balthazar manager G who was very apologetic. 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 write any nasty reviews in yelp or anything like that.'"

In another incident that allegedly took place earlier this month, McNally accused Corden of complaining about his wife's food. He wrote, "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!'" He said the server was "very apologetic and brought G over to the table. He returned the dish, and after that, everything was fine. He gave them promo Champagne glasses to smooth things out. G said that Corden was pleasant to him but nasty to the server. MK was very shaken, but professional that she is, continued to finish her shift.'"

Hours after posting about the ban, McNally shared that Corden has issued an apology to him. He wrote, "James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having fucked up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances."

Describing the drama during New York Times interview, which was conducted at another New York eatery, Corden said, "I just think it's beneath all of us. It's beneath you. It's certainly beneath your publication." Looking at another customer at a nearby table who sent back her eggs, the comedian said, "Can you imagine now, if we just blasted her on Twitter? Would that be fair? This is my point. It's insane." 

Following this, netizens were again quick to call Corden out on social media. One wrote, "How come we’re not cancelling him?" Another said, "'I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it's so silly.' He thinks it's alright to treat people like shit? The amount of privilege he has to not understand the problem about it." While another tweeted by saying, "The fact that he says the whole incident is beneath everyone tells us all we need to know and actually confirms how the server was treated. Beneath him." 

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