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10th Feb 2019

Michelle Rodriguez has apolgised for her recent Liam Neeson comments

Rudi Kinsella

Michelle Rodriguez Liam Neeson

Everyone and anyone has weighed in on Liam Neeson’s recent admission, where he said that he wanted to kill a “black bastard”.

Michelle Rodriguez has apologised for her recent comments made regarding what Liam Neeson said in a controversial interview.

When she was asked about whether she felt the actor was racist, she said:

“Dude, have you watched Widows? His tongue was so far down Viola Davis’s throat. You can’t call him a racist ever. Racists don’t make out with the race that they hate, especially in the way he does with his tongue – so deep down her throat.

“I don’t care how good of an actor you are. It’s all bullshit. Ignore it. He’s not a racist. He’s a loving man. It’s all lies.”

Since then, she has apologised for what she said, saying that in “a pressure-filled situation, she defended her friend the wrong way”.

She did so in a post on her Instagram Story, which you can read in full here:

Michelle Rodriguez Liam Neeson

Before this, comedian Trevor Noah had become the most recent to weigh in on the subject, during a segment of The Daily Show.

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