The New York premiere of Liam Neeson's latest film has been scaled back, and red carpet interviews cancelled, following a race row.
While promoting "Cold Pursuit", the actor explained how he once wanted to kill a random black person in revenge for a friend's rape.
Neeson admitted he felt ashamed and insists he's not a racist.
The Oscar Nominated actor has faced major backlash following the comments, he later appeared on ABC's Good Morning America to defend himself.
"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
