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In today’s shut the f*ck up news,
Michelle Rodriguez, who starred alongside
Viola Davis and Liam Neeson in
Widows, came to Neeson’s defense after the actor revealed he once sought a Black man to kill. According to Rodriguez, Neeson can’t be racist because he put his tongue so far down a Black Viola Davis’ throat.
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“It’s all f*ckin’ bullshit. Liam Neeson is not a racist,” Rodriguez said at the amfAR Gala New York on Wednesday night. “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.”
Hmm. In case you missed it, Neeson volunteered information that he, during a week of his life after a close friend of his had been allegedly raped by a Black man, was roaming around outside pubs in Black neighborhood with a weapon hoping some “Black bastard” would try him so he could defend himself and kill him. (Nope, we didn’t embellish even a little bit).
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Rodriguez’s comment comes after a few other celebrities, including Terry Crews and DL Hughley (who said he’s just “human” came to his defense. In the words of Wale, “what we not gon’ do is…”
We’ll just leave these tweets right here:
