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Oprettet af Je suis Charlie d. 10-06-2020 13:28
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Hollywood actor Johnny Depp attracted controversy on Thursday when he appeared to jokingly suggest he endorsed the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Depp made the remarks to cheering fans in the English town of Glastonbury where he was promoting a drive-in cinema at the annual music festival. "When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?" said Depp, as the crowds were cheering. "I want to clarify, I'm not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it's been a while.. and maybe it's time," Depp added. Depp appeared to refer to the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at the hands of actor John Wilkes-Booth.




LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp apologized Friday for joking about President Donald Trump being assassinated, as his remarks to a music festival audience triggered an angry backlash.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star made the off-color comments late Thursday at the Glastonbury Festival in southwest England, telling the crowd it had "been a while" since an actor had assassinated a president.

The remarks drew a stern response from the White House, as Depp said he had intended no malice.

"President Trump has condemned violence in all forms and it's sad that others like Johnny Depp have not followed his lead," said Trump's spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

"I hope that some of Mr. Depp's colleagues will speak out against this type of rhetoric as strongly as they would if his comments were directed to a Democrat elected official."