Goldberg added that she wasn’t surprised Neeson was angry after learning about the rape of a loved one.
Whoopi Goldberg has defended Liam Neeson amid a racism row caused after he told The Independent he once roamed the streets with a cosh, wanting to kill a “black bastard” after someone close to him was raped years ago.
Neeson insisted he was not racist in a follow-up interview on Good Morning America, but many felt he “made [matters] worse”.
“You can’t be surprised that somebody whose loved one is attacked is angry and wants to go out and attack.