James Corden Addresses Carpool Karaoke Towing Controversy: 'I Know It Looks Bad'

James Corden on Wednesday issued a tongue-in-cheek response to the towing controversy that engulfed his Carpool Karaoke segment last week.

Fans of The Late Late Show freaked out after a bystanders video showed Corden filming an upcoming edition of the bit with Justin Bieber in which their SUV was being towed on a trailer pulled by a truck not driven by Corden.

Saw James corden and Justin Bieber filming carpool karaoke and this is why I have trust issues he isn't even driving! pic.twitter.com/bkP9moGJmu

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Saw James corden and Justin Bieber filming carpool karaoke and this is why I have trust issues he isn't even driving! pic.twitter.com/bkP9moGJmu
Zoli (@zolihonig) January 23, 2020

Corden lightheartedly dubbed the very, very serious allegations that he doesnt really drive the SUV as fake news, before acknowledging this looks bad.

But I just want to say, right now, that I always drive the car unless were doing something where we think it might not be safe, like a dance routine or a costume change or if Im drunk, he deadpanned. Later, he joked: Im just shocked Ive done something that upset people more than Cats.

Corden promised that 95% of the time I really am endangering the lives of the worlds biggest pop stars, driving around creating Carpool Karaoke episodes. But he encouraged viewers to understand this is a TV show, not everything is real. Our show doesnt tape after midnight, we tape at 5 p.m. and pretend thats it late.

And I hate to be the bearer of even more bad news, but while were getting things out in the open, I dont actually need them to help me get to work, right? Often, Im at work already, he added.

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Corden also revealed how hes never once in the history of doing that bit ever used the carpool lane, theres not even carpool lane on my way to work before listing the five times hes used a tow for the segment.

Check out the clip here:

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