The premiere of 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. Organisers of the New York premiere of Cold Pursuit informed reporters of the cancellation on Tuesday afternoon, a couple hours before it was supposed to start. The cancellation came hours after Neeson appeared on Good Morning America to address his comments, telling interviewer Robin Roberts that he is not a racist. The actor told Roberts discussion about these things is needed because bigotry and racism exist. So that I could ... kill him.”The Independent said Neeson put air quotes around the term “black bastard.” The newspaper posted audio from the interview on its website.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2019 21:33 UTC