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James Corden has insisted he hasnโt โdone anything wrongโ after being banned from a restaurant over his โabusiveโ behavior.
Earlier this week, Keith McNally slammed the โLate Late Showโ presenter for his behaviour at his New York eatery Balthazar, but rescinded his ban hours later after revealing the โCatsโ actor had โapologised profuselyโ.
And now, James has addressed the incident, branding the drama โsillyโ and insisting he had no reason to hide away.
Speaking to the New York Times newspaper, he said: โI havenโt done anything wrong, on any level. So why would I ever cancel this [interview]? I was there. I get it.
โI feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think itโs so silly.
โI just think itโs beneath all of us. Itโs beneath you. Itโs certainly beneath your publication.โ
During the interview, which took place at another New York restaurant, another customer sent back her eggs, and James used the situation to highlight how โinsaneโ his own public shaming had been.
He said: โCan you imagine now, if we just blasted her on Twitter? Would that be fair?
โThis is my point. Itโs insane.โ
And James insisted barely anyone cared about the row.
He said: โI havenโt really read anything. Itโs strange. Itโs strange when you were there. I think Iโm probably going to have to talk about it on Mondayโs show.
โโMy feeling, often, is, never explain, never complain. But Iโll probably have to talk about it. It feels like such a silly thing to talk about.
โShould we not all be a little grown-up about this?
โI promise you, ask around this restaurant. They donโt know about this. Maybe 15 percent of people.
โIโve been here, been walking around New York, not one personโs come up to me. Weโre dealing in two worlds here.โ
Keith previously branded the 44-year-old star a โtiny cretin of a manโ and said he was the โmost abusive customer everโ after finding a hair in his food in June.
Keith added earlier this month, โnastyโ James had criticised staff after his wife Juliaโs eggs were not prepared to her liking during brunch.
But the 71-year-old restaurateur later revealed his famous customer had apologised.
He posted: โJames Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having f***** up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances.
โSo if James Corden lets me host his Late Late Show for 9 months, Iโll immediately rescind his ban from Balthazar.
โNo, of course not. Butโฆ.anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesnโt deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar.โ