The actor admitted that he had acted thoughtlessly and hoped that public opinion would forgive him.

Liam Neeson said on  IndieWire : “Over the past few weeks, my words have hurt many people.

My incident is just a personal story, about an old friend from 40 years ago.

To explain further, I have made comments that are off-topic.

I realize what I did was wrong, and I hope everyone understands that those comments do not reflect my true personality.”

Actor Liam Neeson. Photo: Shutterstock.

Two months ago, the male lead of the Taken series was condemned for saying: “I wanted a black guy at a bar to come and pick a fight with me and I would kill him.” 

Neeson said so when an Independent reporter asked  him about a friend of his who had been raped by a black man.

 The actor said he was very angry at that time and spent many days wandering around that area looking for a fight with a black person.

The scandal took place when Liam Neeson was promoting his new movie Cold Pursuit. 

The movie had to postpone its release date. Many colleagues defended the actor, affirming that his words were not intended to cause conflict with people of color. 

Actress Michelleguez, Neeson’s former co-star in Widow , shared with Variety : “He is not a racist. Have you seen Widow ? No one who is racist can play well with black actors like that”.

 However, she also believes that the actor did not think clearly when making such misleading statements.