Zen’ Corden Responds to Balthazar Drama: ‘I Haven’t Done Anything Wrong’

James Corden, the little angel, probably thought he was in for a quiet October. With The Late Late Show set to take a short mid-month break, he and his reps might have thought it was the ideal time to schedule an interview with, say, The New York Times. “What a perfect way to advertise James’ forthcoming Amazon Prime miniseries, Mammals,” one can imagine them saying to each other at the start of the month—when they set the breakfast date with the Times, according to reporter Dave Itzkoff. “What could possibly go wrong between then and now?” Then along came Keith McNally, restaurateur extraordinaire, and the brief 86’ing of Cordon from his eatery Balthazar for alleged abusive behavior to staff. The stalwart Cordon refused to cancel his sitdown with the Times, resulting in what Itzkoff called an “often” awkward heart-to-heart. “I haven’t done anything wrong, on any level,” Corden said, regarding Balthazar. “... I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it’s so silly. I just think it’s beneath all of us. It’s beneath you. It’s certainly beneath your publication.” Later, he waxed poetic about how the swirling omelet-related controversy probably flew under the radar of most Americans, having earlier asserted he hadn’t “really read anything” about it himself. “Should we not all be a little grown-up about this?” he asked. Stay strong, king. The police chief of a small city and his girlfriend have been arrested and charged over the death of one of the girlfriend’s brothers. Gabriel Thone, 24, was dead when responders arrived on the scene Monday night after an off-duty Louisiana, Missouri, cop called the non-emergency number of Pike County 911 and central dispatch to report the death. The residence was of police chief William Jones, 50, and his girlfriend Alexis Thone, 25, according to Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte in a release obtained by KATV. Gabriel was Alexis’ brother. Another 21-year-old unidentified brother was discovered in “respiratory distress” but was revived with Narcan. The pair allegedly overdosed, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Jones and Alexis Thone were arrested at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at a traffic stop in Louisiana. Jones is charged with second degree drug trafficking, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a controlled substance. Alexis Thone is charged with second degree drug trafficking and possession of a controlled substance. Both are in custody.