The exterior of James Corden’s mansion in Brentwood. (Picture: Realtor.com)
Embattled comedian James Corden may be about to offload his $9.7m (A$15.3m) home in the wake of being called out for abusing staff at a restaurant in New York.
LA realtor Alicia Drake was seen at Corden’s Brentwood mansion last week with Million Dollar Listing LA star James Harris — and later told the Daily Mail that the home has been placed up for sale.
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“It won’t be listed — it’s a private sale,” Drake told the outlet.
Harris, 38, however, said he was just at Corden’s home for a social visit. His wife, Valeria, is friends with Corden’s producer wife Julia, 46.
Friends of Corden, 44, have spoken in the past of his desire to return to his native UK. He’s set to finish his final season of the “The Late Late Show” by May 2023.
Corden bought the five-bedroom Brentwood home in 2017 for around $8.5m (A$13m) after first living in a rental property in the Pacific Palisades area.
The nearly 800 sqm mansion has seven bathrooms, a wood-panelled library, large media room and a private gym.
The mansion has rolling lawns and a pool. (Picture: Realtor.com)
The kitchen. (Picture: Realtor.com)
James Corden attends the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 07, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI)
The realtors’ visit to Corden’s home came after a restaurant row that went viral, after Balthazar boss Keith McNally wrote a damning Instagram post labelling him a “tiny cretin of a man” and the “most abusive customer” in the bistro’s 25-year history.
He then listed two examples of Corden’s alleged abusive antics. These reportedly included complaining that there was egg white in his egg yolk and then berating the staff after they accidentally remade the order with home fries instead of salad.
In the post, McNally announced that he’d banned Corden from Balthazar for life.
James Corden’s Brentwood mansion. (Picture: Realtor.com)
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McNally then rescinded the ban just hours later after the talk show star called up to apologise for his behaviour.
“James Corden just called me and apologised profusely,” McNally wrote in a Monday Instagram post regarding Corden’s purported meal culpa. “Having f***ed up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances.”
But Corden revived the spat in an interview with The New York Times on Oct. 20.
“I haven’t done anything wrong, on any level,” Corden said.
Former listing photos show the home’s media and games room. Picture: MLS/Realtor.com via Trulia/HelloMag
One of the property’s bathrooms. Picture: MLS/Realtor.com via Trulia/HelloMag
The “Carpool Karaoke” creator then added, “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.”
Corden claimed he hadn’t “really read” McNally’s now-viral comments about him on social media either.
“I think I’m probably going to have to talk about it on Monday’s show,” Corden said. “My feeling, often, is, never explain, never complain. But I’ll probably have to talk about it.”
Julia Carey and James Corden attend the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Corden reportedly moved into the LA property just before Christmas in 2017, after purchasing it from TV big shot — Modern Family creator Steve Levitan.
The estate comes complete with rolling lawns, a swimming pool and spa, plus a fire pit and barbecue area, perfect for the Car Pool Karaoke star to entertain his celebrity friends.
The home’s pool./. Picture: MLS/Realtor.com via Trulia/HelloMag
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This story first appeared in The Post and was repbulished with permission.
