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Johnny Depp jokes about killing Donald Trump at Glastonbury | London Evening Standard

Johnny Depp joked about assassinating President Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury Festival.

Johnny Depp jokes about killing Donald Trump at Glastonbury | London Evening Standard
'When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?' Johnny Depp has a pop at Donald Trump at Glastonbury

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Johnny Depp joked about assassinating President Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury Festival.

The Hollywood actor received a rock star welcome during the event at Cineramageddon - a drive-in cinema situated on the Somerset site.

He introduced his 2004 film The Libertine along with film director Julien Temple but talk turned to religion and President Trump 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.

"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.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives to present his film at Glastonbury Festival.REUTERS

He added: "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?

"I want to qualify, I am not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it has been a while and maybe it is time."

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. Wearing a black shirt and distressed jeans, he also sported a black hat with a silver ribbon around it.

Introducing the film, about 17th century poet the 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 that missed.

"They missed him because he was written off as a jokester, a hoaxer.

"This guy is one of the deepest poets. He was very religious.

"Someone asks to talk about religion. How long you got?

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"It is a film that a lot of people worked very hard on."

Fans sat in vintage cars and trucks as they enjoyed a screening of The Libertine.

The first Glastonbury headliner, Radiohead, will play the festival top slot on Friday evening.

Additional reporting by Press Association.