Recently, the Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire shocked her fans by posting Halloween costume pictures on Instagram. The post was shocking because she and her friend dressed as Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in that.
But now, she really regrets this year’s Halloween costume choice as she started facing backlash for the same. She has apologized for considering such an idea and expressed shame for sharing that offensive post.
Emily Hampshire Apologised for Controversial Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Halloween Costume
The Schitt’s Creek alum took to social media on Wednesday to apologize for dressing up as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard with a friend.
Hampshire shared pictures of her dressing as Depp, including fake tattoos and a wine bottle. Her friend dressed up as Heard. For posting these pictures, she shared an apology on Wednesday. In the statement, she wrote:
“I want to address what is one of the most thoughtless, insensitive, and ignorant things I’ve ever done. For Halloween, I stupidly thought it would be funny to dress as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. I am deeply sorry and ashamed for putting something that awful out in the universe.”
She continued:
“Domestic abuse is never, ever funny. These are real issues with real people and I REALLY regret my actions. In the future I will do better. I’m so sorry.”
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The apology was followed after she deleted her images because of online outrage.
Fan Reactions Over Emily Hampshire’s Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Halloween Costume
In the now-deleted photos, the TV actress styled her hair with a slicked-back look, added a fake beard and mustache, and donned a baggy brown suit. She had also rolled her sleeves to show her drawn tattoos.
Her friend dressed as Heard, adopting her appearance with a blouse and skirt while mimicking a crying expression in the photoshoot.
A fan managed to take screenshots of the pictures just minutes before they were removed. That fan then shared them on Reddit along with captioning: “Emily Hampshire, also known as Stevie from Schitts Creek, dressed up as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for Halloween – then deleted the photos from Instagram.”
Emily Hampshire, also known as Stevie from Schitts Creek, dressed up as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for Halloween – then deleted the photos from Instagram.
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Over this, one person commented: “Wow. This is obviously in poor taste but, the wine bottle prop? Gross.” the second remarked: “Don’t you just hate when a person behind a character you like just… like why can’t we have anything nice.”
“What an absolutely reprehensible person. Good luck with her flop career,” agreed one person. While another slammed: “Thinking this costume is funny is sick. Thinking this costume is funny in 2023 is psycho.”
