Rupert Everett Says He Lost Job Because of Facelift Photo

Actor Rupert Everett, 50, says this photo of his alleged facelift cost him a job.

He claimed the photo was doctored by a tabloid, but by the time he got the word out - it was too late, the film's director had fired him.

"That's just pathetic. This is where perception overtakes truth. Those images went all the way round the world, and at one point I lost a job from a great Australian director because of him seeing the before-and-after images in a newspaper," he said. "You can protest as much as you like, but they just doctor the photos."

And while Everett admits he has used Botox before, he would think twice before having a facelift

He adds, "A man shouldn't really have a facelift, because their faces don't deal with it well. But it's not reality, it's a patronizing fantasy. I haven't had one."