Actor Johnny Depp has publicly apologised for making a Donald Trump assassination joke on stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star was at the world famous festival on Thursday night for a screening of his 2004 film The Libertine and started talking about President Trump after taking questions from the audience.
"I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go," said Depp as the crowd cheered.
"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?" Depp said in reference to John Wilkes Booth, the American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
"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."
Now, Depp has issued a formal apology to US publication People for causing offence with the joke, which he said was intended to "amuse".
"I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump," the actor said. "It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone."
ABC News in the US said it had confirmed that the country's Secret Service was aware of Depp's comments. After a video of Depp's remarks went viral, the White House referred to the rant as "sad".
As the controversy raged, Griffin was fired by CNN, having hosted its annual New Year's Eve coverage since 2007.
