James Corden seriously regrets Sean Spicer kiss and berates himself on The Late Late Show

James Corden has backtracked with his tail between his legs after he received a wave of criticism in the United States this week for kissing and rubbing shoulders with Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer at the Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept 17).

Spicer resigned from his position in July of this year after making a series of shocking or false public statements – including appearing deny that Hitler had gassed people during the Holocaust.

James admitted he regretted the incident the following morning when he woke up mortified at his actions, and insisted he was “a bit drunk” during an apology on ‘The Late Late Show’ on Monday.

James attended the glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles with his wife Julia, and addressing the incident which went viral online, James explained: “The big winners last night were Donald Glover, Hulu and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

“Spicer won best actor in a comedy for his role in Donald Trump’s administration.

“I’m kidding, of course. But Sean Spicer actually did make a cameo at last night’s ceremony. According to some reports, at the after-party, Spicer was the most popular guy in the room. And I just want to say, I think people are forgetting that this man lied to the American people, and should not be embraced.”

At that point, a photograph of James landing a kiss on Spicer’s cheekappeared on the screen.

The 39-year-old star quipped: “These Hollywood phonies kissing up to Sean Spicer are disgusting. I mean, who did this? Who are we talking about here?”Yeah. I know you think that is a picture of me kissing Sean Spicer. But in the spirit of Sean Spicer – no, it isn’t.

“Anyone ever have that feeling when you get a little drunk and then wake up the next morning and think ‘Oh God, who did I kiss last night?’ It’s a bit like that.”

Getting serious, he added: “Understandably, some people have been disappointed by this photo. In truth, I’m disappointed by it as well.

“I am. I have been reading a lot of harsh comments on Twitter today, and I hear you loud and clear, truly, I do.”