CNN: Johnny Depp Apologizes for Assassination Remark About Trump

[clip starts ELAM voice ░░░░░░░░ Actor Johnny Depp knew ░░░░░░░░ he was about to ░░░░░░░░ to a crowd in ░░░░░░░░ K would get a ░░░░░░░░ out of people DEPP ░░░░░░░░ was the last time ░░░░░░░░ actor assassinated a president ░░░░░░░░ want to clarify I ░░░░░░░░ not an actor I ░░░░░░░░ for a living ELAM ░░░░░░░░ the record the answer ░░░░░░░░ his question is April ░░░░░░░░ when actor John Wilkes ░░░░░░░░ killed President Abraham Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ have condemned Depp for ░░░░░░░░ he said but he ░░░░░░░░ far from the only ░░░░░░░░ to engage in these ░░░░░░░░ of comments Yes Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ long tended to lean ░░░░░░░░ but this kind of ░░░░░░░░ talk is new In ░░░░░░░░ Madonna said this at ░░░░░░░░ Women s March in ░░░░░░░░ MADONNA Yes I have ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot about ░░░░░░░░ up the White House ░░░░░░░░ I know that this ░░░░░░░░ t change anything ELAM ░░░░░░░░ Snoop Dogg s video ░░░░░░░░ Lavender he shots a ░░░░░░░░ version of the president ░░░░░░░░ a toy gun And ░░░░░░░░ images of Kathy Griffin ░░░░░░░░ a mocked bloodied head ░░░░░░░░ President Trump made her ░░░░░░░░ target of a Secret ░░░░░░░░ investigation according to her ░░░░░░░░ And it also costs ░░░░░░░░ a job CNN called ░░░░░░░░ photos disgusting and offensive ░░░░░░░░ fired her as its ░░░░░░░░ Year s Eve co ░░░░░░░░ At issue is free ░░░░░░░░ versus security Threatening the ░░░░░░░░ of a U S ░░░░░░░░ is a federal crime ░░░░░░░░ can result in a ░░░░░░░░ or up to five ░░░░░░░░ in prison or both ░░░░░░░░ lot of Hollywood stars ░░░░░░░░ traditionally very public about ░░░░░░░░ liberal politics but these ░░░░░░░░ crossed a line BEL ░░░░░░░░ Really there hasn t ░░░░░░░░ anybody saying you know ░░░░░░░░ is enough and I ░░░░░░░░ that needs to come ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood from the left ░░░░░░░░ from somebody who can ░░░░░░░░ hey you know what ░░░░░░░░ voted for Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ let s not incite ░░░░░░░░ against the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States I might ░░░░░░░░ support him but you ░░░░░░░░ there is a fine ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ over ELAM As for ░░░░░░░░ the White House released ░░░░░░░░ statement quote President Trump ░░░░░░░░ condemned violence in all ░░░░░░░░ and it s sad ░░░░░░░░ others like Johnny Depp ░░░░░░░░ not followed his lead ░░░░░░░░ hope that some of ░░░░░░░░ Depp s colleagues will ░░░░░░░░ out against this type ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric as strongly as ░░░░░░░░ would if his comments ░░░░░░░░ directed to a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ official clip ends ELAM ░░░░░░░░ camera Now Jim there ░░░░░░░░ an update to the ░░░░░░░░ Johnny Depp has released ░░░░░░░░ statement to People Magazine ░░░░░░░░ he says in it ░░░░░░░░ I apologize for the ░░░░░░░░ joke I attempted last ░░░░░░░░ in poor taste about ░░░░░░░░ Trump It did not ░░░░░░░░ out as intended and ░░░░░░░░ intended no malice I ░░░░░░░░ only trying to amuse ░░░░░░░░ to harm anyone Of ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ what he said Jim ░░░░░░░░ s probably not likely ░░░░░░░░ he will be arrested ░░░░░░░░ it but perhaps people ░░░░░░░░ think about what they ░░░░░░░░ saying and what how ░░░░░░░░ can incite other people.”