Neil Patrick Harris regrets turning the death of singer Amy Winehouse into a gory gag at a 2011 Halloween party. More than a decade later, the actor is now facing a firestorm that reignited last week when the image returned to the internet's consciousness.
"A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I hosted 11 years ago," the five-time Emmy winner said Monday in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. "It was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now. Amy Winehouse was a once-in-a-generation talent, and I'm sorry for any hurt this image caused."
The "How I Met Your Mother" star and his husband, David Burtka, were skewered online then and now for dishing up a Winehouse-fashioned platter titled "The Corpse of Amy Winehouse" at the party, describing the grotesque buffet offering as "beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken sausage in a spicy BBQ sauce."
