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| Johnny Depp joked about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury. | Johnny Depp joked about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury. |
| The actor received a rock star welcome during the event at Cineramageddon – a drive-in cinema on the Somerset site. | The actor received a rock star welcome during the event at Cineramageddon – a drive-in cinema on the Somerset site. |
| He introduced his 2004 film The Libertine along with director Julian Temple but began talking about the US president following questions from the 1,500-strong audience. | He introduced his 2004 film The Libertine along with director Julian Temple but began talking about the US president following questions from the 1,500-strong audience. |
| “I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go,” Depp said, to cheers from the crowd. | “I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go,” Depp said, to cheers from the crowd. |
| “It is just a question – I’m not insinuating anything. By the way, this is going to be in the press. It will be horrible. I like that you are all a part of it. | “It is just a question – I’m not insinuating anything. By the way, this is going to be in the press. It will be horrible. I like that you are all a part of it. |
| “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” he asked in reference to the death of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. | “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” he asked in reference to the death of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. |
| “I want to clarify, I am not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it has been a while and maybe it is time,” he added. | |
| Depp, who arrived in a blue vintage Cadillac, was greeted with crowds of screaming fans holding phones. | Depp, who arrived in a blue vintage Cadillac, was greeted with crowds of screaming fans holding phones. |
| He smoked a cigarette as he posed for pictures and jumped on the car bonnet without prompting. Wearing a black shirt and distressed jeans, he also sported a black hat with a silver ribbon around it. | He smoked a cigarette as he posed for pictures and jumped on the car bonnet without prompting. Wearing a black shirt and distressed jeans, he also sported a black hat with a silver ribbon around it. |
| Introducing the film, the story of debauched poet the second Earl of Rochester, he said: “Thank you so much for having me here. This is beautiful, chaotic, madness … I made the film because I wanted to try to bring to England a great poet that they missed. They missed him because he was written off as a jokester, a hoaxer. This guy is one of the deepest poets.” | Introducing the film, the story of debauched poet the second Earl of Rochester, he said: “Thank you so much for having me here. This is beautiful, chaotic, madness … I made the film because I wanted to try to bring to England a great poet that they missed. They missed him because he was written off as a jokester, a hoaxer. This guy is one of the deepest poets.” |
| Fans, many sat in vintage cars and trucks, then enjoyed a screening of The Libertine. | Fans, many sat in vintage cars and trucks, then enjoyed a screening of The Libertine. |
| The White House subsequently released a statement saying: “President Trump has condemned violence in all forms and it’s sad that others like Johnny Depp have not followed his lead. 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.” | The White House subsequently released a statement saying: “President Trump has condemned violence in all forms and it’s sad that others like Johnny Depp have not followed his lead. 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.” |