Liam Neeson addresses the controversial headlines
"I'm not a racist."
Actor Liam Neeson addresses the controversial headlines surrounding a decades-old incident centering around rage, revenge and race with @RobinRoberts this morning on @GMA.
Watch the FULL interview HERE: https://t.co/MPgIRwyY9d pic.twitter.com/bmAZtyux2U
- Good Morning America (@GMA) February 5, 2019
He sparked a huge controversy after saying he wanted to brutally hurt a random black man decades ago after his friend was raped. this post
"I went out deliberately into black areas in this city looking to be set upon so I could unleash physical violence and I did it maybe four or five times until I caught myself on and it really shocked me, this primal urge I had,”
“It hurt me. I did seek help. I went to my priest and had two very good friends I spoke to. I’m not racist. This was nearly 40 years ago.”
“If she’d have said a Brit, a Scot, a Lithuanian I know I it would have had the same affect. I was trying to show honour, to stand up for my dear friend in this terrible medieval fashion.”
“I’m a fairly intelligent guy and that’s why it shocked me when I came down to earth after having these horrible feelings. Luckily no violence occurred, thanks be to God.”
He likely would have attacked and possibly killed a man if confronted.
He hopes his comments help people to talk more openly about racism and bigotry.
"Violence breeds violence. Bigotry breeds bigotry."
I believe that every person on earth is capable of the greatest good, or unspeakable evil.
Liam is just describing his fork in the road. https://t.co/CT5HurMADE
- terry crews (@terrycrews) February 5, 2019
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