Hollywood star Liam Neeson insisted on Tuesday he was “not racist” after confessing that he once set out to attack a random black man after a friend of his told him she had been raped. In the end, no violence occurred and Neeson added: “It shocked me and it hurt me… I did seek help. He told the newspaper that when he asked the rape victim if she knew who the attacker was, she didn’t. “Today is Trayvon’s birthday and I had a thought: What’s the distance between Liam Neeson and George Zimmerman? However, former England footballer John Barnes, who suffered racist abuse during his career, defended Neeson.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2019 19:07 UTC