Johnny Depp deletes photoshopped picture with Robert Downey Jr after Oscars

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Johnny Depp was fast to rejoice Robert Downey Jr’s triumph on the Oscars on social media final night time – however ended up having to take away a picture which turned out to have been photoshopped.

The Rum Diary star, 60, used his official Instagram web page to congratulate his longtime pal for successful the Best Supporting Actor award for his efficiency in Oppenheimer.

However, his preliminary publish confirmed a photoshopped picture of the pair.

In the precise {photograph}, which was taken at a Young Artists Unite occasion in Los Angeles in November 1988, Downey Jr was pictured alongside his then-girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker. The doctored picture has circulated for a number of years on fan websites.

The actor shortly changed the picture with a authentic {photograph} of the pair deep in dialog collectively on the Golden Globes in 2011, writing as a caption: “Let’s try this again… congrats to my dear friend.”

Oppenheimer was the huge winner on the 2024 Oscars, taking residence Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy.

The Hollywood awards present was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who revealed afterwards that he was advised to not learn out Donald Trump’s criticism of the ceremony reside on air.

Kimmel learn aloud a press release posted by Trump on his social media website Truth Social through which the previous US president attacked the presenter’s internet hosting talents.

“Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars,” Trump wrote. “His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be…Also a really bad politically correct show tonight, and for years – Disjointed, boring, and very unfair. Why don’t they just give the Oscars to those that deserve them. Maybe that way their audience and TV ratings will come back from the depths. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

In response, Kimmel joked: “Blah, blah, blah … OK, now, see if you can guess which former president just posted that on Truth Social. Anyone? No? Well, thank you, President Trump. Thank you for watching, I’m surprised you’re still up – isn’t it past your jail time?”

Speaking to Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos instantly after the ceremony on their “Live” TV particular, Kimmel mentioned members of the manufacturing crew had tried to discourage him from studying out the criticism.

“They’re like, ‘You’ve got a little bit of time’ and I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet,’ and they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that,’” Kimmel mentioned with fun. “[I was like] ‘Yes I am.’”