Johnny Depp has appeared on TV to explain that painful apology video to Australia, after he was caught smuggling his dogs into the country.
The 52-year-old got into hot water last year, after he and Amber Heard, 30, were caught smuggling their dogs Boo and Pistol into the country without going through quarantine.
As a result, the Australian government threatened to euthanise the couple’s Yorkshire terriers – if they failed to remove them from the country.
In April this year, Johnny and Amber issued an apology to the country – but it was perhaps the most insincere sounding piece of acting they’ve ever done.
Poking fun at him, host Jimmy Kimmel said: “You really seemed sincere. Some are calling it your greatest performance ever.”
Depp replied: “You know, I haven’t seen many of ‘em, but I wouldn’t disagree.”
The Rum Diary actor, who has now split from Amber after just 15 months of marriage, also made several references to the incident.
“[They were] clearly dangerous in Australia ‘cause there’s so many poisonous creatures in Australia you could die at any minute.
“So the dogs were obviously a problem.”
He added: “I think the choice they made to utilize the taxpayers’ dollars to globally chase down a couple of teacup yorkies and give ‘em fifty hours to live…I realized the badness of my ways.”
But as some readers pointed out – the reason they were in so much trouble in the first place was due to the fact animals can bring in parasites and diseases that could disrupt the eco-system, not because Australian authorities think Boo and Pistol are inherently vicious.
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