Liam Neeson Joined ‘Atlanta’ to Poke Fun at His 2019 Racism Controversy and Say He’s Sorry

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Liam Neeson shocked “Atlanta” viewers when he popped up for a cameo appearance during the eighth episode of the show’s fourth season.

The episode, titled “New Jazz,” was written by Donald Glover. Neeson appeared as a version of himself sitting at a bar (the napkins for which read “Cancel Club”) that main character Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles (Brian Tyree Henry) strolls into.

The two have a brief discussion in which Neeson poked fun at his 2019 racism controversy, in which he told The Independent that he once sought to kill a Black man out of revenge for the rape of his friend.“You might’ve heard or read about my transgression,” Neeson tells Paper Boi. “You know, what I said about what I wanted to do to a Black guy, any Black guy, when I was a younger man in London.

A friend of mine had been raped and I acted out of anger. I look back now and it honestly frightens me. I thought people knowing who I once was would make clear who I am, who I’ve become.