James Corden has called the outcry surrounding his behaviour at a restaurant as "so silly". The actor-turned-presenter, 44, broke has silence after being accused of being "the worst customer" in the 25-year history of the popular New York eatery Balthazar over his wife's wrongly-cooked dish.
However, the Gavin and Stacey creator has since brushed off the incident, saying it happens in establishments all over the globe all the time. James was asked in an interview if he was "all right" following the criticism and the backlash that followed. The actor questioned the reporter for the New York Times, asking what he meant.
When the question was confirmed and he was asked further about being glad not to have to cancel his current engagements, James' tone is said to have changed. He defensively snapped: "I haven't done anything wrong, on any level. So why would I ever cancel this [the interview]? I was there. I get it. I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it's so silly."
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He continued to complain: "I just think it's beneath all of us. It's beneath you. It's certainly beneath your publication." James then tried to make light of the incident saying every complaint is "always about eggs".
His comments come after 71-year-old owner of Balthazar, Keith McNally, hit out at the star and banned him - before overturning the ban shortly after - from eating there again. In an outburst on social media, Keith called James a "hugely gifted comedian" but said he showed his "extremely nasty" behaviour to staff in the altercations.
"James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but tiny Cretin of a man," his post began. "And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago."
He went on to give two examples of the actor's rude behaviour, including him shouting at a server, saying "you can't do your job" after they made a slight mistake with an order.
James has since added he has managed to avoid most of the news surrounding the backlash of his actions, claiming the situation is "strange". "My feeling, often, is, never explain, never complain. But I'll probably have to talk about it," he told the New York Times. "It feels like such a silly thing to talk about."
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