Director John Carney has apologized for his disparaging comments regarding actress Keira Knightley.
As did his film making peers who took to Twitter to sing high praises of Knightley, the Irish director took to the social media networking site to offer his mea culpa on June 1.
“Recently, in a phone interview, the conversation turned to a discussion about a past film, ‘Begin Again’, starring Keira Knightley,” he began his Twitter note, which he captioned, “From a director who feels like a complete idiot.”
“I said a number of things about Keira which were petty, mean, and hurtful. I’m ashamed of myself that I could say such things and I’ve been trying to account for what they say about me,” he continued on.
The Oscar winning director explained that his harsh critique of the 31-year-old actress was displacement blame.
