James Corden seems to be a self-destructive, narcissistic, pathetic excuse for a man.

Earlier this week we brought you this story of how Corden was exposed as a "tiny cretin" for his rude behavior at a swanky New York restaurant and then groveled to the owner so that he wouldn't be banned from the place.

Well, now that the story and Corden's embarrassing apology have stayed in the headlines, the soon-to-be ex-late-night host has decided to further embarrass himself by rescinding his apology.

From TMZ:

James Corden has retracted the apology he made to an NYC restaurant owner earlier this week ... 'cause he's now saying he did nothing wrong.

'The Late, Late Show' host sat down with the New York Times Thursday and called allegations "silly" ... he acted like a "Cretin" by twice going nuts at Balthazar brasserie in Soho.

"I haven't done anything wrong, on any level. So why would I ever cancel this," Corden told an NYT reporter, referring to their interview after his embarrassing restaurant flap.

Corden goes on ... "I was there. I get it. 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."

So, now Corden is saying he did nothing wrong and he's going after the NYT for even reporting on his embarrassing outbursts.

Corden's all out of apologies.

But you know what James?

The owner of the restaurant has responded to this latest update to the James Corden debacle:

Balthazar owner Keith McNally just told TMZ ... "I have no wish to kick a man when he's down, but I believe the best way for James Corden to retrieve some of the vast respect the public had for him before this incident is to own up to it and apologize to the young servers he abused. If he's big enough to do that, he can eat free at Balthazar for the rest of the year."

It's a mighty generous offer from McNally even as Corden continues to insist that he's in the right and has rescinded his prior apologies.

I think Corden is a little too arrogant at this point to admit he's in the wrong.