In one more show of remorse to the Australian people, Colbert honored their “proud island of exiled British degenerates” with a performance of the country’s national anthem.
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Although the entire thing might seem absurd, it was actually fairly serious – thus the humble video from Depp and Heard, as they apologised for not going through the proper dog procedure. “Protecting Australia is important”, Amber continues.
Depp added: “Australians are just as unique, both warm and direct. When you disrespect Australian law, they will tell you firmly”.
Amber, who also received a $1,000 (£711) recognisance fine over the incident, and Johnny flew out of Australia on a private jet on Tuesday (19Apr16).
Barnaby Joyce, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and the Agriculture minister, has since mocked the Hollywood couple’s somewhat freakish apology video.
“He looked like he was auditioning for The Godfather”, Joyce told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “That’s what this is about”. One newspaper ran a doggie death countdown ticker on its website that marked the hours remaining before the dogs had to flee the country, and comedian John Oliver dedicated a more than 6-minute segment to lampooning the ordeal. “It’s time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States”. The combination of Depp and Heard’s celebrity status and the intensity behind the minister’s comments helped propel the unusual illegal immigration story into the national spotlight, as well as offered up plenty of material for online parodies.
Heard’s dog smuggling charges were dropped after she pleaded guilty to supplying false documents.
Heard and Depp issued a filmed apology that was played to an Australian court today. Depp was not put on trial for the error, but he appeared with her in court and in the recently recorded apology video.
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In the weird 42-second snippet, Heard, 29, and her husband speak to the camera, touting the importance of declaring all animals upon entering the country.
