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The New York red carpet opening of Liam Neeson’s latest film has been cancelled amid a row over his comments that he once wanted to kill a random black man after a friend was raped.
Reporters were told the event for Cold Pursuit was being pulled two hours before it was scheduled to happen.
Neeson has denied he is racist but the remarks, published by The Independent on Monday, sparked an outcry.
He said he had wanted to start a wider conversation about racism. Read more