He meant it when he said it, and now doesn't even have the guts to back it up.
Guess his agents got it through his thick skull that he just committed career suicide.
Controversial actor Rupert Everett has been forced to apologise for branding British soldiers "whining wimps".No, seeing your pathetic career vaporize is causing terrible anguish.
His unfortunate remarks came the day before the death toll of troops killed in Afghanistan reached 100 after three British servicemen lost their lives in a suicide bomb blast.
The 49-year-old gay actor, whose father is a retired major, said that modern recruits were "pathetic" and added that "the whole point of being in the Army was wanting to get killed".
He also suggested that many recruits enlisted just so they could torture prisoners.
But last night he issued an unreserved apology saying he felt "terrible anguish" at his earlier remarks.
In a statement, the star of My Best Friend's Wedding said he apologised to the "many in this country.... who have lost their brothers and sisters, their fathers and mothers to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
He said: "I never meant at any point to question the bravery of those who lose their lives, or survive, but without arms or legs.
"Just seeing these people in my mind's eye right now makes me feel a terrible anguish."
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