James Corden has reportedly 'apologised' after being banned from a New York restaurant with the owner accusing him of "yelling" at staff members.
The Gavin & Stacey star, 44, was slammed by restauranteur Keith McNally, who owns the Balthazar chain, on Instagram for his treatment of staff.
Keith, 71, detailed two different instances where James allegedly treated staff poorly, including one where he reportedly "yelled like crazy" at a waiter after his wife Julia's order was incorrect.
"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," Keith wrote on Instagram.
"I don't often 86 a customer, to today I 86'd Corden. It did not make me laugh," he added. '86'd' is slang for throwing out or refusing to serve a customer.
OK! has contacted James' representatives for comment.
Outlining his first example of James' alleged actions, the restaurant owner wrote: "In June, James Corden was here on table 61. (Although this is diabolical, it happens Very occasionally in all restaurants.) After eating his main course, Corden 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.'"
Keith then detailed a second incident which took place on 9 October with James making a complaint about his wife Julia's food.
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Mum-of-three Julia ordered an "egg yolk omelette with gruyere cheese and salad" but after receiving her food, James called a waiter over to complain that there was a "little bit of egg white mixed with egg yolk".
After the server informed the floor manager, Julia's meal was remade but this time it was served 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!'" Keith wrote on Instagram.
The problem was eventually resolved, but James was still "nasty to the server" despite being "pleasant" to the manager.
However, a few hours after Keith shared his initial post he posted a second where he claimed James had called him "apologised profusely".
"James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f****d up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances. So if James Corden lets me host his Late Late Show for 9 months, I’ll immediately rescind his ban from Balthazar.
"No, of course not. But….anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn’t deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar. So Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Corden, Jimmy Corden. All is Forgiven. xx," the 71 year old wrote on Instagram.
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