New claims of James Corden's diva behavior: 'His ego was over the top'

‘James Corden did this to himself… his ego was over the top… he needs to learn humility’: DailyMail.com reveals new claims of star’s diva-like behavior on The Late Late Show – so when will it ever end?

• After director Craig Duncan slammed Corden as ‘difficult and obnoxious’, former The Late Late Show staffer exclusively reveals behind-the-scenes tensions
• Claims talk-show host ‘truly believed he was untouchable’ and says ‘he did not treat people the way that they deserved to be treated’
• ‘James needs to take some serious time off and focus on his family’

Can the serving of a single omelet ever have scrambled one man’s career so completely?

Because for plus-sized comedian James Corden, it’s increasingly hard to over-egg the impact of a now famous spat between him and serving staff at a ritzy Manhattan eatery when – horrors! – the omelet was apparently served incorrectly.

The initial fuss last year triggered a slew of claims about the star’s past misdemeanors: the theme of which, damagingly, was that the chat-show host who trades on self-effacing bonhomie was, in reality, a diva drunk on his own arrogance and short temper.

It had appeared to have calmed down. But this week, director Craig Duncan, who worked with Corden on a British gameshow in 2013, fanned the flames by launching a particularly personal attack on the comedian.

Duncan called him the ‘most difficult and obnoxious presenter’ he has ever worked with. Corden, he claimed, swore at staff on set and called Duncan ‘stupid.’

‘I hope I never, ever work with [James] again,’ Duncan added.

Corden’s team have so far remained silent on the claims, which came just six months after Corden was barred from New York City restaurant Balthazar following the omelet incident.

James Corden moved to the US in 2015 to take over as host of The Late Late Show

Corden and his wife Julia Carey bought a sprawling $10million California mansion in 2017

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He had apparently become enraged after his wife ordered a $25 all-yolk egg omelet and found ‘a little bit of egg white’ in it. While in another incident he was alleged to have been ‘extremely nasty’ when demanding free drinks from the swanky diner.

Owner Keith McNally slammed him as an ‘abusive… tiny cretin of a man’.

Now, to make matters worse, a source who previously worked for Corden on The Late Late Show has spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com and given their own account of the star’s prickly off-screen personality.

‘James dug his grave and he can cry all he wants, but he did this to himself,’ the source said. ‘His staff stood behind him for so long, but it got very old. His ego was over the top and he truly believed he was untouchable.’

‘It’s not sad. It is karma. Many people left his shows because he did not treat people the way that they deserved to be treated,’ the former staffer added.

Asked about potential damage to Corden’s career, the source said: ‘He isn’t going to be ruined by this, but he really should disappear for a bit. He is an extremely talented man [but] he is getting served a huge dose of reality and hopefully this teaches him a lesson in humility. James needs to take some serious time off and focus on his family.’

Certainly, the pressures of this growing row must feel a long way from the gilded life to which the star, who’s amassed a $40million fortune, has become accustomed.

Corden and David Beckham share dinner together at an event in Florida last year

Corden and singer Taylor Swift party together at the Universal Music Brits Party in London in 2013

Starting out in theatre, Corden’s show-stopping role in a 2006 film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys eventually saw him secure his own smash-hit BBC sitcom, Gavin & Stacey, at the age of just 28.

The show proved a roaring success, garlanding him in awards and earning his status as a household name in the UK – and eventually precipitating his move across the pond in 2015, along with wife Julia Carey and their three children.

His US appeal boomed when he began hosting popular night-time talk show The Late Late Show in 2015, largely thanks to his ‘Carpool Karaokes’ that saw him drive around singing with top stars from Justin Bieber and Adele, to Michelle Obama and Paul McCartney.

In 2018, his meteoritic rise to greatness seemed all but complete: he made it on to the invite list for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s spring wedding, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, the Beckhams and the Clooneys.

Three years later he landed the Duke of Sussex’s first interview following his dramatic exit from Royal life.

Predictably, Harry used the interview – atop a double-decker bus touring around Los Angeles – to launch an attack on the ‘toxic’ British Press, accusing the media of ‘destroying his mental health.’

Corden is often coy about his accomplishments. ‘There are many people mystified that I’ve been offered this job, but none more than me, believe me. It’s terrifying,’ he said in an interview after he was given The Late Late Show gig.

In 2021, the comedian landed Prince Harry’s first interview after he dramatically stepped back from Royal life

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is one of many star guests who have appeared on Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ segment on The Late Late Show

On The Late Late Show, Corden did ‘Carpool Karaokes’ with top stars like Justin Bieber and Adele (pictured)

‘What are the chances of a chubby guy – and I’m being generous – going to America and hosting a talk show every night being anything other than a complete mistake?’ he said in another.

But clearly the gamble paid off. As well as purchasing a $8.4million home back in Britain, Corden and his wife bought a sprawling $10million California mansion in 2017 complete with wood-paneled library, a private gym and boasting Reese Witherspoon among its A-lister neighbors.

He shed a whopping 84 pounds, took his kids to playdates at Harry and Meghan’s Montecito home, schmoozed with Orlando Bloom at cocktail parties, went for dinner with David Beckham – even hosted the Tony awards and bagged himself 12 Emmys along the way.

There was, of course, his much-ridiculed cameo alongside Taylor Swift in the 2019 film Cats, which critics panned as a flop. But mostly, it was smooth sailing for Hollywood’s new ‘Mr Nice Guy’.

And then, suddenly, came the Balthazar incident last October. Corden eventually apologised saying, ‘I made a rude comment, and it was wrong’, and perhaps hoped the whole thing would blow over.

But the exact opposite happened: the news opened the floodgates on revelations of Corden’s past misdeeds.

Footage reemerged of him and fellow British actor Patrick Stewart getting into an ugly spat at an award show as far back as 2010.

Corden and actor Orlando Bloom party together in 2015 in Los Angeles, California

Footage reemerged last year of Corden and fellow British actor Patrick Stewart getting into an ugly spat at an award show in 2010

Corden, who was announcing an award with Stewart, snapped ‘just f***ing get on with it’ and tastelessly joked that his older counterpart was ‘dying’.

He knew he had overstepped the mark and confided to one friend after the show that he was ‘worried’ about how he might be perceived. Indeed, the event may have been part of what prompted him in his 2011 memoir to admit to having had a ‘huge sense of entitlement’ and being ‘brattish’ in the past.

But then, in 2017, he once again found himself embroiled in an on-stage scandal. Hosting a charity gala in LA, Corden was condemned on social media for a joke that appeared to make light of sexual assault.

Groans could be heard from the audience when Corden said that the evening was ‘so beautiful, Harvey Weinstein has already asked [it] up to his hotel to give him a massage.’

The comedian was later forced to issue a fulsome public apology.

Last year, he announced that he would be leaving The Late Late Show this spring to return to the UK after eight years in the US. He claimed at the time that he simply missed his country and family, and that he did not want to ‘overstay his welcome’.

Certainly, his departure will mark the end to his quest for global domination – and perhaps signals an inevitable decline in his impressive career.

One thing’s for sure: if the allegations against him hold true, they likely won’t be the last of their kind. And who then will have the last laugh?

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