Brian Cox Says Johnny Depp “Overestimated” Rate Was once “An Simple Shaggy dog story”

Succession‘s Brian Cox regrets calling Johnny Depp “overestimated” in his fresh memoir, the actor informed Jimmy Kimmel closing night time, pronouncing he went for an “simple funny story” that got here off sounding harsh.

“You understand what it’s like,” Cox mentioned on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Are living when requested in regards to the Depp feedback in his e-book Hanging the Rabbit within the Hat. “You opt for the simple funny story, and I went for the simple funny story.” Cox then mentioned, “I type of regretted it, as a result of I’m now not like that typically. I used to be simply being slightly glib, slightly turn.”

Requested whether or not he’d heard from Depp because the e-book’s newsletter closing yr, Cox mentioned, “I’ve heard so much from his, they name it a fan membership, however I feel it’s some roughly CIA company that works on his behalf.”

The HBO Succession celebrity additionally famous that he’s written an addendum to the e-book for long term paperback editions.

In his candid e-book, Cox mentioned Depp used to be “so overblown, so overestimated”), and known as Ed Norton “a ache within the arse.” In a Time limit interview in January, Cox defined his feedback via noting, “Neatly, I simply idea I needed to be fair about who persons are, and it’s simplest my opinion….And, I’ve had a large number of flak about disrespecting some and all that, and folks obviously haven’t learn the e-book they usually assume I’m having a cross at Johnny Depp. Neatly, I’m now not having a cross at Johnny Depp. I don’t disrespect Johnny Depp. I feel Johnny Depp has accomplished some unbelievable paintings, however he’s … you realize, I’ve my reservations.”

Any other spotlight of the Kimmel look: Cox, in a video caricature, plays a scene from every other HBO hit, Euphoria, professing his timeless love for Nate Jacobs, the moody heartthrob performed via Jacob Elordi.

Take a look at his look with Kimmel above. The Depp feedback come across the 3:55 mark, and the Euphoria parody arrives on the 8:00 level.