Liam Neeson Pokes Fun At His Own Racism Controversy In ‘Atlanta’ Cameo
06.05.2022 - 15:49
/ etcanada.com
In the latest episode of “Atlanta” Liam Neeson deals with his past—sort of.
In a cameo appearance as himself, the “Taken” star has a conversation with Brian Tyree Henry’s Paper Boi at a bar called the Cancel Club, and addresses his racism controversy.
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Speaking with the Independent in 2019, Neeson recounted a story from when he was younger, when a friend of his was raped, and he went out searching for a random Black person to kill in retaliation.
“I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some ‘Black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could kill him,” he said at the time.
“You might have read about my transgression,” Neeson says in the clip from the “Atlanta” episode. “You know, what I said about what I wanted to do to a Black guy, any Black guy, when I was a younger man. A friend of mine had been raped, and I acted out of anger.”
He continues, “It honestly frightens me. I thought people knowing who I once was would make clear who I am, who I’ve become. But, with all that being said, I am sorry. I apologize if I hurt people.”
Paper Boi then tells him, “Between you and me, I still f**k with ‘Taken’. S**t man, look, it’s good to know that you don’t hate Black people now.”
But at that moment, the scene takes a turn, and Paper Boi begins to realize maybe this wasn’t the happy heart-to-heart he thought.
“What? No, no, no, no, I can’t stand the lot of you,” Neeson says, with total deadpan. “Well, now I feel that way, because you tried to ruin my career. Didn’t succeed, mind you.