James Corden deemed "most abusive customer" by NYC restaurant

New York, New York - James Corden, host of The Late Late Show, was recently banned from a popular New York City restaurant after the owner claimed he was the "most abusive customer" in its 25-year history.

Talk show host James Corden was banned from popular New York City eatery Balthazar after the owner deemed him the "most abusive customer" in history.
Talk show host James Corden was banned from popular New York City eatery Balthazar after the owner deemed him the "most abusive customer" in history.  © Collage: Andrew Burto & Allen Berezovsky / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Keith McNally, owner of the SoHo eatery Balthazar, shared a lengthy post to Instagram calling Corden "a tiny cretin of a man," and included two reports from his staff that alleged to Corden being a nightmare customer.

In the first report, the star complained about a hair in his food, but was allegedly "extremely nasty" to the locale's manager.

"Get us another round of drinks this second," Corden allegedly said. "And also take care of all of our drinks so far. This way I [don't] write any nasty reviews in yelp or anything like that."

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The second report detailed how Corden "began yelling like crazy" at a server after getting upset with how an omelette in his order was prepared.

"You can't do your job! You can't do your job! Maybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!" the TV host apparently said.

"I don't often 86 a customer ... today I 86'd Corden," the restaurateur announced, banning the comedian.

Yet, in a U-turn of events – and perhaps after getting a bad rap – Corden seems to have reached out to try to fix the situation.

James Cordon apologizes to NYC restaurant Balthazar over his bad behavior

In a follow-up post on Monday, McNally said he unbanned the comedian after Corden called him and "apologized profusely."

"Having f***ed up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances," the owner said, later adding that "all is forgiven."

McNally joked that if James Corden "lets me host his Late Late Show for 9 months" he would rescind the ban.

Cover photo: Collage: Andrew Burton/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP & Allen Berezovsky / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

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