Liam Neeson sparks race row after revealing he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape

Liam Neeson sparks race row after revealing he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape

During an interview with Britain's The Independent, the Irish Oscar nominee-turned-action star revealed that when he returned home from an overseas trip and learned a loved one had been raped, he went looking for revenge.

"There's something primal - God forbid you've ever had a member of your family hurt under criminal conditions," he said before launching into the never-before-heard story.