Actor Liam Neeson is insisting that he is not a racist following an explosive interview where he said he once went looking to kill any “black bastard” after his friend was raped. “I’m not a racist,” he told Robin Roberts on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, one day after The Independent published comments he made while publicizing his latest film, “Cold Pursuit,” where he plays a revenge-seeking dad. Neeson, who described his past penchant for violence as “horrible” and a life lesson, said he shared his response to his friend’s sexual assault after being asked how, as an actor, he taps into anger and a desire for revenge. “I had never felt this feeling before, which was a primal urge to lash out,” he recalled of his reaction to hearing about his friend’s sexual assault nearly 40 years ago.

Source: Huffington Post February 05, 2019 15:56 UTC