James Corden Getting Banned From Balthazar Is Not At All Surprising If You've Read The Infamous Reddit Thread Where He Was Called A "Boozy Panda"

"Is there any chance of bringing back Craig Ferguson instead?"

Chelsi

• Published in Film & TV
• November 21, 2022

Any credible celebrity gossip that stirs intrigue will most definitely capture the attention of a lot of people. We only know what celebrities present on camera because they heavily guard their private lives.

So, any information that's not an official part of their day job makes its rounds online. The recent Hollywood star that made the news all for the wrong reasons is late-night show host, James Corden.

The musical actor, comedian, and chauffeur to singers more famous than him landed in hot water after behaving rudely at the famous New York City restaurant, Balthazar. The owner of the restaurant, the British restaurateur, Keith McNally posted on his Instagram account about what happened.

McNally said that Corden was the most "abusive" customer their restaurant has seen in its 25-year history. The owner said he doesn't often 86 (ban) a customer but because of his treatment of the servers, the Late Late Show host was no longer allowed to dine at the French restaurant.

A firsthand account of a celebrity behaving poorly witnessed by a restaurant full of people? The story trended on every social media platform!

It wasn't the first time Corden trended for the wrong reasons but it's definitely the most concrete example. People do not take it lightly when you are rude to retail staff and restaurant servers — and if you happened to be a celebrity, you will be dragged farther than the crosswalk James Corden holds his late-night musicals on.

McNally didn't mince any words and called Corden a "tiny cretin of a man" and gave two examples of the host's unacceptable attitude towards the servers

Back in June, he complained about finding hair on his food and told the manager to comp his drinks or else he will write a nasty review on Yelp

In October, his most recent visit to the restaurant, he was also nasty towards their server

Corden and his wife were there for brunch and she ordered an egg yolk omelette with salad. He called the server and asked to return the food because there was a bit of egg white mixed with the yolk.

They remade the omelette but instead of a salad, they mistakenly served it with fries. Corden then started yelling at the server and remarked that he should go to the kitchen to make the omelette himself.

The manager stepped in to rescue the server and gave Corden & his wife complimentary champagne. He was calmer after that but only to the manager, he continued to be rude to the server.

Customers of Balthazar gushed about the excellent staff and service that is a guarantee at the restaurant

James Corden was annihilated by Instagram users commenting on McNelly's post

Servers should not have to bend over backwards to satisfy their entitled customers. A mistake was made but the yelling and the rude attitude was unnecessary.

He's not that great of an actor, so he definitely wasn't acting

There was one point the commenters did not agree with...

England doesn't want him back either

Not too long after the viral post, James Corden apparently called McNally to apologize for what happened. The ban was lifted after his remorseful spiel.

The peace did not last long after McNally read about Corden's version of the incident in a New York Time's interview

In another attempt to get on McNally's good side, Corden apologized during his late-night show which the restauranteur graciously accepted

The ban was reinstated after McNally saw Corden's other interview where he denied yelling during the whole ordeal. McNally said he has given up on Corden.

Before fully closing the chapter on that, the Balthazar owner posted this sign that was seen during the NYC marathon

This is not the first instance where James Corden was publicly called out for his behavior. They hosted a legendary Ask Me Anything on Reddit and it was a wreck everyone delighted to see!

This was the top comment and it looks like Mr. Corden doesn't do well in crowded restaurants.

Redditors really went in and gave zero care if his feelings were getting hurt

James Corden's only claim to fame is Carpool Karaoke but that's only because of the singers he drives around LA

90% of this comment was phrased as a compliment and I'd like to believe he read it

He is one of the first celebrities that gets named whenever that question is asked

There have been rumors long before the Balthazar incident of James Corden being an actual terrible person. The series of Instagram posts of Keith McNally is the closest, most concrete proof we have so far that Corden is a rude, boozy panda — no offense to pandas.

Chelsi