Balthazar owner Keith McNally REIGNITES feud with James Corden after actor said he ‘never screamed at anyone’ – and calls comedian a ‘phony’ who will ‘do anything to save his bacon
- The owner of the NYC restaurant said Corden ‘flip-flopped and told a massive lie’
- Corden apologized for outburst but then claimed he ‘never screamed at anyone’
- Balthazar owner McNally now believes star’s apology was ‘contrived and phony’
- He said Corden ‘will say anything to save his bacon’ and he’s ‘given up on him’
- Feud started when British comic allegedly shouted at staff over his wife’s omelet
The owner of a restaurant where James Corden allegedly screamed at staff over a botched omelet has reignited his feud with the ‘phony’ British star.
Keith McNally, owner of the luxury Balthazar restaurant in New York City, said talkshow comic Corden ‘will say anything to save his bacon’.
McNally was reacting to recently-revealed text messages Corden sent to a journalist which said he ‘never screamed at anyone’ after an omelet served to his wife was supposedly cooked incorrectly.
It had appeared the pair buried the hatchet after Corden apologized on The Late Late Show and McNally lifted his ban on Corden visiting the restaurant.
McNally claimed Corden’s messages to a journalist claiming he didn’t shout were ‘a massive lie’
McNally, owner of celeb favorite Balthazar, used this photo of Corden for his Instagram post
McNally said recently-revealed texts from Corden showed he’ll ‘say anything to save his bacon’
It had appeared the feud was over after Corden issued an apology and McNally lifted his ban
But in a post on Instagram today, McNally said: ‘LAST POST ON THIS NON-STORY:
‘I don’t want to over-egg the pudding, but in Friday’s London Times Corden flip-flopped and told a massive lie AGAIN:
‘”I never screamed at anyone, I didn’t shout, didn’t call anyone a name or swear or use derogatory language… How is it remotely a thing? When that person who posted the story wasn’t even there.”
‘On second viewing, I found his TV “confessional” contrived and phony. The actor will say anything to save his bacon.
‘In the scheme of things my opinion means nothing, but after Friday’s interview and a second look at his fraudulent confessional, I’ve given up on James Corden. For Good.
‘END OF STORY.’
Corden allegedly shouted at staff when his wife’s omelet had egg whites despite her allergy
Corden apologized on The Late Late Show and McNally accepted, but the feud has restarted
He didn’t clarify whether Corden was formally re-banned, but the post suggest he’s unlikely ever to return to the restaurant.
The infamous omelet saga began on October 9 when Corden and his wife Julia dined at the restaurant with friends. Julia asked for an all-yolk omelet – something that is not on the extensive brunch menu.
When it arrived, the dish contained some egg whites. Corden sent it back to the kitchen and when it returned, he says it was still ‘wrong’.
McNally first shamed Corden on Instagram, telling his followers how the comedian had twice abused staff.
He said: ‘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 omelet myself!”’
Corden addressed the controversy on his show last Monday and issued an apology, causing McNally to forgive the comic and unban him.
But McNally once again tore into Corden over the text messages reported in The Times.
Julia, Corden’s wife (pictured), ordered an egg-yolk omelet because of an allergy to egg whites
James Corden reportedly yelled at waitstaff after his wife received the wrong omelet order
In a stream of text messages, Corden said the incident and its backlash has ‘been the most surreal moment,’ while adding that McNally was not present when his wife Julia was served the wrong order.
‘I mean, it’s so odd,’ he writes.
‘I never screamed at anyone, I didn’t shout, didn’t call anyone a name or swear or use derogatory language … how is it remotely a thing? And that be OK?
‘And now it’s fact, and that’s that. When the person who posted the story wasn’t even there. Just so odd.’
He added: ‘I have never talked about eggs this much.’
McNally also owns Pastis, Minetta Tavern and Morandi in the West Village – three well-known, well-respected New York institutions that are regularly frequented by celebrities.
Corden and Julia in 2018. He claimed she told Balthazar staff she had a ‘serious food allergy’
The breakfast menu at Balthazar, which has two omelet options which contain egg whites
There are only two omelets on the menu at Balthazar; the $25 Omelet with Herbs, and the $27, Egg-White Omelet. Both come with a side of home fries or salad.
Servers explained to DailyMail.com that Corden was asking for something that is not offered and was angry when it wasn’t up to his standards.
‘He wanted an omelet that had only egg yolks. Not the egg-white omelet, just egg yolks,’ said one.
‘Why then would you even bother ordering an omelet if you’re allergic to eggs?’
In his apology for the outburst, Corden said: ‘Because I didn’t shout or scream, I didn’t get up out of my seat, I didn’t call anyone names or use derogatory language, I have been walking around thinking that I’ve not done anything wrong.
‘But I have. I made a rude comment,’ he said, adding that he ‘values and respects’ anyone and everyone in the service industry.
Corden’s current contract with Viacom CBS for his Late Late Show expires next year.
He and his wife are selling their $9.7million home in Brentwood and are planning to return to the UK next year.
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