Johnny Depp DELETES edited image of himself with Robert Downey Jr. after Oscars as fans roast him for the snafu: ‘Damn Kate Middleton should’ve hired him to do the Photoshop!’

Johnny Depp was quick to celebrate Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar win. on social media, but had to withdraw an image that later turned out to have been photoshopped.

The 60-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to congratulate his longtime friend and celebrate his Best Supporting Actor win for his remarkable performance in Oppenheimer.

However, the first post featured a digitally altered image of the two stars, prompting fans to label it a Photoshop botch, reminiscent of Kate Middleton’s recent Mother’s Day photo mishap.

The photo used by Depp turned out to be a doctored version of a 1988 photo showing Downey with his then-girlfriend, Sarah Jessica Parker, while Depp was completely absent from the original photo.

Depp promptly replaced the image with an authentic photo of him and Downey at the Golden Globes in 2011, adding the caption, “Let’s try this again…congratulations to my sweet friend.”

The damage had already been done, like a Twitter fan shared the fake photo and the original with the hilarious caption: ‘Damn Kate Middleton should have hired Johnny Depp to do the photoshop.’

The manipulated image of Depp and Downey seems to do that come from a fan account and has been circulating on fan sites for several years.

The original photo of Downey with Parker, taken at a Young Artists Unite event in Los Angeles in November 1988, shows the actors looking in love, as they were together for seven years, from 1984 to 1991.

Despite the photo being fake, Depp and Downey really do have a long-lasting friendship, which is evident from the numerous authentic photos taken of them together over the years.

Downey even congratulated Depp following the conclusion of his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard in 2021.

The Sherlock Holmes star took home his first Academy Award won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss Oppenheimer.

The actor has received two Oscar nominations in the past: one for his leading role in Chaplin from 1992 and one for his supporting role in Tropic Thunder from 2008.

He alluded to his “terrible childhood” during his Oscar acceptance speech after host Jimmy Kimmel made a very awkward joke about his drug use.

Standing on stage, trophy in hand, Downey Jr. joked, “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy — in that order.”

He also praised wife Susan for ‘loving him back to life’, having previously credited her with helping him kick drugs for good.

Earlier in the evening, host Kimmel discussed Downey Jr.’s masculinity and drug use. roasted in his opening monologue.

The presenter, 56, who returned for a fourth time, had left the A-lister audience grinning and cringing in equal measure.

Of the Iron Man star, Kimmel said, “And Robert Downey Jr., one of the highest points of his career. But Robert does” — as RDJ pointed to his face, prompting Kimmel to add, “Was that also on the nose or a medicine motion you made?

‘But look at him, he’s so handsome, so talented, he’s won every award there is to win.

“Is that an acceptance speech in your pocket or do you just have a very rectangular penis?”

The joke went unnoticed as RDJ looked glum as he stared at the camera while fans criticized Kimmel for his “bottom of the barrel” jokes about substance abuse.

Meanwhile, fans were also left in an uproar after the Princess of Wales yesterday admitted to editing her Mother’s Day post.

Under mounting pressure, Buckingham Palace faced demands to reveal the truth about the photo after leading photo and news agencies, including PA, discredited the image over allegations of digital manipulation.

The photo, which shows the mother-of-three with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, was the princess’s first official photo since she underwent “planned abdominal surgery” in January.

A statement from the Princess of Wales said: ‘Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to apologize for any confusion the family photo we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone who celebrated had a happy Mother’s Day. C’

Royal sources insisted the photo was taken by the Prince of Wales and described it as an amateur photo of the family.

The couple wanted to take an informal family photo for Mother’s Day, with the princess making minor adjustments, as noted in her social media statement.

Despite requests to release the original photo, Kensington Palace stated that it would not reissue the unedited version of Kate and her children.