Neil Patrick Harris is under fire for this joke resurfaces

The actor apologized for an offensive decoration of the 2011 Halloween celebration.


A choice made a Halloween party 11 years agoNeil Patrick Harris in hot water at the moment. As indicated by Buzzfeed News, a tweet thatcalled aAmy Winehouse to joke that Harris and her husband,David Burtka, done at a Halloween party shortly after the death of Winehouse in 2011 recently become viral. People went to social networks to express their disappointment and disgust on the old joke, which led tohow I Met Your Mother publish a declaration of apology. Read the rest to discover what happened and what Harris had to say in his defense.

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Harris and Burtka served an unpleasant meat tray.

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris at Food Bank for New York City Can-Do Awards in 2019
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During a Halloween party organized by Harris and Burtka in 2011, one of the decorations presented was a meat platform served in a false corpse intended to look like Winehouse, the late singer. The tray, which was made to look horrible and bloody, had the artist's signature hive hairstyle and a panel next door that said "Amy Winehouse's corpse", plus a list of meats served.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

A photo of the insensitive decoration was published on Twitter byJustin Mikita, who is the husband ofModern family starJesse Tyler Ferguson. Buzzfeed News reported that this tweet had been quickly deleted.

Winehouse died only three months earlier.

Amy Winehouse at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards
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Winehouse died in July 2011, only three months before the Halloween party of Harris and Burtka. The singer winner of a Grammy died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. She had fought against drug addiction and alcohol during her short life, something she was open, including through the words of her successful song, "Rehab".

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The decoration resurfaces has made the laps online.

Amy Winehouse performing at the launch party of City Burlesque in 2010
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As Buzzfeed News reported, the situation has become viral online recently when someone tweeted: "I cannot believe how many people online over 25 years old discover about the disgusting disgusting cake of Neil Patrick Harris ... "(Some of the messages refer to the corpse as a cake, rather than a meat tray.) Other Twitter usershave spoken, expressingoutrageous anddisappointment.

The joke is not unforgettable in 2011 either. The blog oh no they did not do itPublished on the situation At the time and asked readers to share their thoughts. The commentators have described the gag as "sticky", "coarse" and "tasteless".

Harris has just apologized.

Neil Patrick Harris at RiseNY's grand opening celebration in March 2022
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In a declaration atWeekly entertainmentMay 16,Harris apologized for display.

"A photo recently resurfaced from a party on the theme of Halloween that my husband and I organized 11 years ago," said Harris. "It was then regrettable, and he remains unfortunate now. Amy Winehouse was a unique talent in generation, and I'm sorry for any injury by this caused image."

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