for security reasons we cannot discuss specifically nor in general terms the means and methods of how we perform our protective responsibilities the secret service told abc news maybe its about time johnny depp when was the last time an actor assassinated a president kathy griffin breaks down says donald trump broke me in a statement hours later the white house said president trump has condemned violence in all forms and its sad that others like johnny depp have not followed his lead the white house statement read i want to clarify im not an actor brandon bodow and joimarie mckenzie contributed to this report depp came under fire for bringing up trump on thursday evening i hope that some of mr depps colleagues will speak out against this type of rhetoric as strongly as they would if his comments were directed to a democrat elected official we actively monitor open source reporting including social media networks and we evaluate potential threats it did not come out as intended and i intended no malice depp isnt the first public figure to come under fire for making questionable statements about trump depp did not say whether he was referring to the assassination of president abraham lincoln by actor john wilkes booth in 1865 i apologize for the bad joke i attempted last night in poor taste about president trump the actors rep told abc news friday afternoon last month comedian kathy griffin was featured in a video holding a decapitated likeness of trumps head while introducing his new film the libertine at englands glastonbury festival he told the crowd that trump needs help when was the last time an actor assassinated a president he continued i was only trying to amuse not to harm anyone 151 johnny depp has apologized after making controversial comments about president donald trump which caused the white house to issue a statement condemning him in addition to the white house the secret service issued its own statement i lie for a living however its been a while griffin later apologized but said she remains under investigation from the secret service