The red carpet event in New York on Tuesday for Liam Neeson’s newest film has been abruptly cancelled amid fallout from the actor’s comments about decades-old thoughts he had about killing a black person. The US premiere for the movie, in which Neeson plays a man seeking revenge for his son’s killers, will still go ahead. The actor told Roberts discussion about these things is needed because bigotry and racism exist. He said a female friend told him decades ago that she had been raped by a man who was black. So that I could ... kill him.”The Independent said Neeson put air quotes around the term “black bastard.” – AP/Reuters

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2019 21:39 UTC