James Corden's grovelling apology after being accused of "abusive" restaurant behaviour
James Corden has made a grovelling apology after being blasted by a New York restauranteur for "abusive" behaviour towards his staff.
Restaurant owner Keith McNally condemned Corden in a lengthy Instagram post in which he shared allegations of the talk show host behaving unacceptably in his renowned restaurants, resulting in McNally banning Corden from attending his restaurants.
After the post garnered global attention, the restauranteur shared another post in which he claimed Corden called him to apologise for his behaviour.
The post reads, "James Corden just called me and apologised profusely. Having f***ed 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"
Despite hearing of his apology, many fans were suspicious of Corden's motives.
One person commented, "Of course he apologised. He’s being dragged everywhere online. The only form of an acceptable apology is changed behaviour."
Another said, "Funny how he was apologetic after every news outlet picked up this story."
Others suggested that it wasn't McNally's place to forgive the behaviour when it was it staff who allegedly copped the brunt of it.
One person said, "Why apologise to you and not the staff?" while another added, "He should attend Balthazar again and order just a beer and leave a $2000 tip and a written apology to your wonderful staff."
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