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Balthazar restaurateur admits he was 'drunk on power' while savaging 'tiny cretin' James Corden and banning him from his upscale eatery after presenter reduced server 'to tears' - as he reveals the real reason for his stinging public attack


Balthazar owner Keith McNally won instant notoriety for sharing a post in which he condemned Corden's rude behaviour after the Gavin & Stacey reduced one of his waiting staff 'to tears' in 2022.

Keith McNally, the New York restaurateur responsible for a blistering social media takedown of James Corden has admitted to having an ulterior motive for the public rebuke The telling admission - taken exclusively by People magazine from the Richard E. Grant narrated audiobook - finds McNally claiming he 'hit the jackpot' after his Instagram following dramatically escalated as the post went viral. Despite blasting the presenter for abusing a server while visiting the restaurant with his wife Julia Carey, McNally admitted he hadn't witnessed the incident, instead relying on the testimony of his staff.

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