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"As if a funeral could get any sadder. Valentino is receiving a huge backlash after promoting one of their handbags on Friday, Feb. 7. Why the outcry? The fashion house specifically sent out a press release about the bag Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams wore -- to Philip Seymour Hoffman&amp;apos;s funeral.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;We are pleased to announce Amy Adams carrying the Valentino Garavani Rockstud Duble bag from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection on Feb. 6 in New York,&amp;quot; the shameless press release read.\r\nWith the statement, a photo of a grieving Adams was attached, which showed her heading into the funeral in NYC with the $2,500 bag in hand.\r\n\r\nLater that day, the fashion house tweeted an apology for sending out such an email. &amp;quot;We regret releasing a photo of Amy Adams with a Valentino bag. Unaware of the circumstances it was a mistake and we apologize to Ms. Adams.&amp;quot;\r\nThe tasteless promotional ploy came on a day when Adams, 39, and several of her acting peers were mourning the loss of Hoffman, who tragically was found dead in his NYC apartment on Feb. 2 of an apparent heroin overdose. Stars who joined the American Hustle actress to remember the late star included Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep, Justin Theroux, and Michelle Williams.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nOn Feb. 5, Adams couldn&amp;apos;t control her emotions when asked about her Doubt and The Master costar during a pre-taped appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. &amp;quot;It hit a nerve with her. [She] was sobbing and couldn&amp;apos;t finish most of her sentences,&amp;quot; an insider told Us.\r\n&amp;quot;Amy talked about how he was the greatest actor she had worked with, and couldn&amp;apos;t even tell stories about him without crying,&amp;quot; the eyewitness recalled. &amp;quot;She said to the audience of acting students &amp;apos;I wish you all could have had the chance to work with him.&amp;apos;&amp;quot; (Sources tell Us Adams pulled out of additional television appearances so she would not have to speak about her late friend.)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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