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.
The photo shows a meat platter from from Harris’ and Burtka’s 2011 Halloween party that was styled to look like Winehouse’s decaying corpse.
The platter, which has often been misinterpreted to be a cake, included a sign that read, “The Corpse of Amy Winehouse.” The sign also listed the platter’s ingredients: “Beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken sausage in a spicy BBQ sauce.” READ MORE: Neil Patrick Harris-Starring Netflix Comedy Axes Latina Housekeeper Character After Actress Who Auditioned Complained Role Was ‘Hateful & Derogatory’ The photo of the platter was originally posted by Justin Mikita, who attended the party with his now-husband Jesse Tyler Ferguson, as BuzzFeed notes. “Look who showed up @ActuallyNPH & @GourmetMD’s Halloween party last night,” Mikita tweeted at the time. “Looking good,” he added.
The tweet was quickly deleted. Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning just months before Harris’ Halloween party on July 23, 2011.
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