Johnny Depp’s presence at the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the capital
At the Glastonbury Festival 2017, Depp, criticizing President Donald Trump, asked: “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? I want to clarify: I’m not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it’s been a while, and maybe it’s time. I’m not insinuating anything.” The comment was interpreted as a reference to John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Shawn Holtzclaw of the Secret Service told CNN they were aware of Depp’s comment but that “for security reasons, we cannot discuss specifically or in general terms the means and methods of how we perform our protective responsibilities”. Depp apologized shortly afterward, saying the remark “did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice”.
