James Corden reportedly found himself banned from a New York restaurant due to an alleged incident of “abusive” behaviour, but following an apology has been invited to return. The manager of Balthazar said Corden was a “hugely gifted comedian” but a “tiny cretin of a man” as he shared details of the alleged incidents online.
Keith McNally posted parts of a manager’s report on Instagram, accusing Corden of being “extremely nasty” to his staff on two separate occasions. “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,” Mr McNally wrote.
“I don’t often 86 a customer. today I 86’d Corden. It did not make me laugh.” To 'eighty-six' a customer is a colloquialism that typically means to stop serving a person, or to kick them out of an establishment.