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.

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. “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.

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“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.

Johnny Depp jokes about killing Donald Trump in Glastonbury appearance
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Press Association Fri 23 Jun 2017 04.20 EDT
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