Johnny Depp mocks awkward video apology over dog smuggling

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Johnny Depp mocks awkward video apology over dog smuggling

By Amy Croffey

Anyone who watched Johnny Depp and Amber Heard grovelling on video for smuggling their pet pooches into Australia could clearly see they were not best pleased with having to sit with their tails between their legs, and so the actor is now letting his feelings be known.

Speaking to a room full of reporters in the UK as he promoted new film Alice Through The Looking Glass, Depp mocked the apology video, imitating the same nonchalant tone he and actress wife used to address the nation as they said they were "truly sorry".

"I'm going to do this everywhere I go," he started off.

"I really would like to apologise for not smuggling my dogs into England because it would have been a bad thing to do... Because the Australians, a little chipper," he trailed off.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in their awkward apology video.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in their awkward apology video.

"I tried to kill them after Australia," he added.

An Australian court let off Heard with a good behaviour bond last month after she pleaded guilty to falsifying travel documents to sneak their two Yorkshire Terriers, Pistol and Boo, into the country without going through quarantine.

The couple made an apology to Australia in a 42 second clip, which was widely mocked for its dead-pan tone and the actors' odd manner, which comedian Ricky Gervais likened to a hostage situation.

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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who, as agriculture minister, threatened to destroy the Yorkshire terriers last year, reviewed Depp's performance as not Oscar-worthy.

"Atrocious ... even I could have done a little better ... do it with gusto, mate," he said.

Appearing in the clip, the Magic Mike XXL actor said: "I am truly sorry that Pistol and Boo were not declared. Protecting Australia is important."

Depp added: "When you disrespect Australian law they will tell you firmly. Declare everything when you enter Australia."

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