Succession star Brian Cox backtracks after slamming Johnny Depp in his memoir

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Succession star Brian Cox is walking back on his fiery comments, after he slammed actor Johnny Depp in her memoir,Putting the Rabbit in the Hat.In one section of his memoir, Cox recounted how he turned down the role of the Governor in Depp's Pirates Of The Caribbean, which eventually went to Jonathan Pryce.The 75-year-old went on to criticize Depp as being 'overrated' which hit headlines in October last year.

Change of heart:Succession star Brian Cox backtracks after slamming Johnny Depp in his memoir: 'I really do not disrespect anybody involved in this profession'Yet, in a new interview withYahoo Entertainmentthe actor appears to want to smooth things over. "What certain people accused me of was my lack of respect, and I really do not disrespect anybody involved in this profession because I know how difficult it is,' Cox said.The Scottish actor was referring to the many loyal fans of Depp who leapt to his defense after Cox made his damning remarks.

Telling it like it is: Brian Cox, 75, is flush with criticisms of Johnny Depp, Quentin Tarantino and others in his memoir Putting A Rabbit In The Hat, which was excerpted by The Big Issue; seen in 2019 in London Ouch!'I mean, Edward Scissorhands.

Let’s face it, if you come on with hands like that and pale, scarred-face makeup, you don’t have to do anything. And he didn’t,' he writes 'Now, I may have reservations about their talent, but I certainly don't disrespect them.