In the Wednesday night, January 29, episode of his show 'The Late Late Show with James Corden', the British host addressed the controversial 'scandal' in a mock seriousness.
- January 31, 2020
AceShowbiz - James Corden has addressed the speculations that he doesn't drive the car on "Carpool Karaoke" after a fan video, featuring a car with him and Justin Bieber inside being towed on a platform behind a larger vehicle. The clip successfully shocked everyone who thought that James drives the car for all this time. Now, the host has decided to come clean about the "scandal."
In the Wednesday night, January 29, episode of his show "The Late Late Show with James Corden", James addressed the issue in a mock seriousness. "I want to assure you that these accusations are not true. I am of course talking about the people saying that I don't drive the car during 'Carpool Karaoke'."
"I know this looks bad," the British host said. "But I just want to say right now that I always drive the car unless we're doing something that we think might not be safe, like a dance routine or a costume change ... or if I'm drunk," he joked.
"In the case of Justin Bieber it was a safety issue where we thought it was best to tow the car. Frankly, I just kept getting lost in his eyes," he continued saying, before reading some headlines calling the scandal was "the worst lie since Santa" and the web series itself "TV's biggest con."
"I'm just shocked I've done something that's upset people more than 'Cats'," he said. James later flashed a list of the five instances in which his car was towed during the filming of an episode of "Carpool Karaoke", including Migos, Cardi B and Justin. "I am nothing if not a man of integrity. I swear to you, 95% of the time, I really am endangering the lives of the world's biggest pop stars."
James himself initially just laughed it off the speculations. Taking it to the official Twitter account of the late night account, the British host joked, "guys, we don't even use a real car," alongside a photo of him and Samuel L. Jackson filming CGI scene while holding a car steering wheel control.
The show then set the records straight in a statement. "James always drives during 'Carpool Karaoke," the statement read. "However, on the rare occasion when there is a stunt component and the producers feel it is unsafe to drive, we will use a rig (tow)."
