United Kingdom, July 31 -- Rupert Everett was "in bed for two weeks" because he "couldn't get over" being allegedly "fired" from Emily in Paris.

The 66-year-old actor played interior designer Giorgio Barbieri, who reunites with his old pal Sylvie Grateau (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) - boss of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) - when she looks for a new office in Rome, Italy, in the season four finale of the hit Netflix comedy-drama series.

However, Rupert will not appear in the upcoming fifth season of Emily in Paris - which will pick up Emily's adventures in Rome, Italy, and Paris, and has been in production since May 2025 - because he claims he was dropped without explanation.

He told VanityFair Italia: "I did a scene in the latest season, ...