Johnny Depp has apologized for joking about assassinating President Donald Trump and says he meant no malice.
The actor released a statement to People magazine Friday (June 23), in which he called his remarks Thursday night at the Glastonbury Festival a bad joke and said it was in poor taste.
Depp’s statement said he was trying to be amusing when he asked the crowd when was the last time an actor assassinated a president. He answered that it’s “been a while, but maybe it’s time.”
“I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump,
The Secret Service said Friday it was aware of Depp’s remark but declined further comment.