ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Johnny Depp apologises for controversial President Trump assassination joke.
The movie star stirred up controversy while introducing a screening of his film The Libertine at the Glastonbury Festival in England last Thursday, when he appeared to be having a dig at Donald Trump, who he portrayed in a FunnyOrDie comedy sketch last year.
He asked the crowd, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” before joking that he wasn’t referring to himself, adding, “I’m not an actor. I lie for a living.”
His remarks made international news and prompted social media users and White House spokespeople to fire back, and shortly after he hit the Glastonbury main stage to perform with country veteran Kris Kristofferson on Friday afternoon, the Pirates of the Caribbean star decided an apology was in order.
A statement from Depp reads: “I apologise for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump. It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone.”
He asked the crowd, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” before joking that he wasn’t referring to himself, adding, “I’m not an actor. I lie for a living.”
His remarks made international news and prompted social media users and White House spokespeople to fire back, and shortly after he hit the Glastonbury main stage to perform with country veteran Kris Kristofferson on Friday afternoon, the Pirates of the Caribbean star decided an apology was in order.
A statement from Depp reads: “I apologise for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump. It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone.”
