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Neil Patrick Harris is apologizing for an insensitive and «regrettable» joke from 2011 that made light of singer Amy Winehouse's untimely death.Following the acclaimed singer's death from alcohol poisoning in July 2011, Harris and his husband, David Burtka, threw a Halloween party that went viral for all the wrong reasons. As seen in a recently resurfaced photo from the festivities, the party featured a meat platter that had been gruesomely decorated and designed to look like a decaying corpse — including a beehive hairdo, which Winehouse was famous for.The platter also featured a small sign that specifically described it as «The Corpse of Amy Winehouse,» and described the platter as including «Beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken sausage in a spicy BBQ sauce.»Harris addressed the platter and the controversy in an apology to Entertainment Weekly on Monday, sharing, «A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I hosted 11 years ago. It was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.

Neil Patrick Harris is finally addressing the resurfaced Amy Winehouse joke.

Sasha Urban editorNeil Patrick Harris responded to criticism of a resurfaced image from a Halloween party he hosted 11 years ago, which included a buffet platter made to look like the corpse Amy Winehouse.Winehouse, a genre-defining jazz vocalist and songwriter, died on July 23, 2011 at the age of 27. A few months later, Harris and his husband, David Burtka, hosted a party with a platter that featured a gruesome fake corpse with a cigarette hanging out of its mouth alongside a note that read, “The Corpse of Amy Winehouse.” Below that, the note detailed what was included in the platter: “Beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken sausage in a spicy BBQ sauce.”On Monday, Harris wrote in a statement to Entertainment Weekly that the act was “regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.” “A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I hosted 11 years ago,” Harris said.

Neil Patrick Harris has issued an apology over a resurfaced social media shot that revealed a graphic joke at the expense of the then recently-deceased Amy Winehouse, saying that 'it was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.'The 48-year-old actor said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly Monday: 'A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I hosted 11 years ago. It was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.'The Albuquerque-born actor said that 'Amy Winehouse was a once-in-a-generation talent,' and that he was 'sorry for any hurt this image caused.'WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW The latest:Neil Patrick Harris, 48, has issued an apology over a resurfaced social media shot that revealed a graphic joke at the expense of the then recently-deceased Amy Winehouse, saying that 'it was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.

Neil Patrick Harris is addressing the controversy surrounding a resurfaced photo of a party platter he and husband David Burtka once served that made light of Amy Winehouse’s death shortly after she passed away.

Amy Winehouse" inspired platte resurfaced online.Only three months after Amy's tragic death, the 48-year-old actor hosted a Halloween party with an array of spooky-inspired food and the platter has upset some people 10 years on. Justin Mikita, who was a guest at the Halloween party, shared a tweet with a picture of the gruesome looking meat platter which was labelled 'The Corpse of Amy Winehouse'.

Patrick Schwarzenegger is proving he’s got the chops.

Patrick Schwarzenegger is part of the ensemble cast of the new HBO Max series The Staircase and a lot of his fans are just now realizing that he’s a great actor!

Patrick Schwarzenegger says his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is "obsessed" with Patrick's new crime-drama series "The Staircase." In an interview with Insider, Patrick shared that his dad has been supportive of his new role and claimed he didn’t turn to "The Terminator" star for any career advice. "A lot of sons go to their father for advice with anything. I definitely go to him like that, but I didn't go to him for this specific character," Patrick told the outlet.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Japanese indie studio Gaga Corporation is launching suspense thriller “#Manhole” next week at Cannes.Being directed by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi (“My Man,” “Sketches of Kaitan City”), from a screenplay by Okada Michitaka (“Masquerade Hotel”), the film depicts a promising young man, with everything going for him, who falls to the bottom of a deep manhole on the eve of his wedding. Trapped and imagining all sort of horrors, the prospective bridegroom uses his smartphone to reach out to friends, the police and social media. But his predicament becomes worse.

The Chase fans were left distracted when two players called Patrick and Stewart walked into the ITV gameshow studio - because their names spelled out that of a Hollywood legend with the same name.But the fans were fuming on Thursday (May 12) when they realised the two contestants hadn't been placed in the right way that would spell out Sir Patrick Stewart's name.Sir Patrick is, of course, a veteran actor who has famously starred in the likes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the X-Men series, and tons of stage productions for which he's won a Tony and Laurence Olivier awards.Viewers thought The Chase bosses had missed a trick as they could have spelled out the Hollywood star's name on the panel in a fun nod to sci-fi fans.However, they had been positioned on the podium in a way which meant Stewart was on the far left of the table and Patrick was on the far right.They were joined by their teammtes Ella and Nicky, but unsurprisingly it was Patrick and Stewart who garnered the most attention, especially as the duo made it to the Final Chase at the end of the show.But when they made it to the Final Chase against Chaser Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, their names were still placed the opposite way around so that their names didn't match the actor's.Eagle-eyed fans flocked to Twitter to point out what they saw as a name blunder during the episode.One wrote: "Come on, they could have stood the other way around.

EXCLUSIVE: A sister company to The Incal Universe owner Humanoids named Sparkling has launched to create European drama, with Patrick Nebout at the helm, Deadline can reveal. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarner Bros. Discovery and telco giant BT are to launch a premium sports venture in the U.K. and Ireland.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Schwarzenegger (The Staircase), Sean Patrick Thomas (The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Marco Pigossi (Invisible City) have been tapped for high-profile recurring roles in Prime Video’s college-set spinoff of The Boys. Character details are being kept under wraps. but I hear that Schwarzenegger will play Golden Boy, Thomas will portray Polarity and Pigossi will play Dr. Cardosa.

Patrick Swayze uttered the iconic line 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner,' in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.And his co-star Jennifer Grey revealed that Patrick almost didn't want to utter the line, she wrote in her new memoir Out of the Corner.'Patrick had similar issues with his dialogue, and strenuously resisted saying the now-famous line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner,"' she recalled, via The Insider. The latest:Patrick Swayze uttered the iconic line 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner,' in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefShireen Abu Akleh, veteran TV journalist for Al Jazeera, has been shot and killed in the West Bank. Abu Akleh, 51, was covering an Israeli army raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Her death was confirmed by the Palestine health ministry and later by Israeli sources.

K.J. Yossman Anna Faris, Alicia Silverstone and Patrick Wilson are set to join leads Susan Sarandon and Jaeden Martell in John Krokidas’ upcoming feature “Tunnels.”Bankside Films have acquired the film from “Kill Your Darlings” director Krokidas, which is based on a screenplay by Victoria Rose.In “Tunnels,” Martell (“Knives Out”) and Oscar-winner Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) play a duo who strike up the unlikeliest friendship in the wake of unthinkable tragedy.Sarandon stars as Ruby, a woman whose grandson becomes a school shooter.

An SNP MP found guilty of sexual harassment was put on “conduct training” four years ago over the same incident and kept his job as Chief Whip.

Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter. Speaking on the busy grid, he mistakenly called out to Banchero but called him “Patrick”.

Martin Brundle is at it again.

Formula 1 pundit Martin Brundle left fans in hysterics following a toe-curling blunder during his pre-race grid walk ahead of the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.The Sky Sports mic man stopped for an interview with someone he thought was NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes, after being told that quarterback was nearby, when in actual fact it was basketball star Paolo Banchero.Having wrongly addressed him as "Patrick", Brundle was initially ignored by Banchero, and after about 15 seconds of their awkward exchange, the British former F1 driver realises that he's got the wrong man. The only trouble was, he still had no idea who the bloke he was chatting to was.After asking Banchero what he thought of the atmosphere around the circuit, the 19-year-old replied: "This is crazy.