Liam Neeson sparks social media backlash after revenge story

Repentant actor speaks of shame over ’awful’ experience.
A repentant Liam Neeson, whose career exploded with the role of a vengeful father in the Taken franchise, has ignited a social media storm after revealing how he roamed the streets hoping to kill a black man to avenge the rape of someone close to him.
Speaking to the UK’s The Independent on a press tour for this week’s release through Lionsgate/Summit of Cold Pursuit, in which he plays a snowplough driver who seeks to avenge his son’s death, the veteran actor appeared to take even his co-star...
A repentant Liam Neeson, whose career exploded with the role of a vengeful father in the Taken franchise, has ignited a social media storm after revealing how he roamed the streets hoping to kill a black man to avenge the rape of someone close to him.
Speaking to the UK’s The Independent on a press tour for this week’s release through Lionsgate/Summit of Cold Pursuit, in which he plays a snowplough driver who seeks to avenge his son’s death, the veteran actor appeared to take even his co-star...
- 2/4/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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