Liam Neeson has apologised for "impulsive" and "hurtful" comments he made in an interview last month.
The Northern Irish actor, 66, revealed that he had once looked for a "black b*****d" to kill after he found out from his friend that she had been raped by someone of that "colour."
Neeson had earlier admitted that he was "ashamed" of his "awful" behaviour, and has now issued a further apology for his "impulsive" comments.
In a statement released to Variety, he said: "Over the last several weeks, I have reflected on and spoken to a variety of people who were hurt by my impulsive recounting of a brutal rape of a dear female friend nearly 40 years ago and my unacceptable thoughts and actions at that time in response to this crime.
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"The horror of what happened to my friend ignited irrational thoughts that do not represent the person I am.
"In trying to explain those feelings today, I missed the point and hurt many people at a time when language is so often weaponized and an entire community of innocent people are targeted in acts of rage."
The Ballymena actor added that his comments were "wrong", and apologised again for any distress they caused.
"What I failed to realize is that this is not about justifying my anger all those years ago, it is also about the impact my words have today.
"I was wrong to do what I did.
"I recognize that, although the comments I made do not reflect, in any way, my true feelings nor me, they were hurtful and divisive. I profoundly apologize."
