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Liam Neesonis addressing his recent “uncomfortable” experience onThe View.
The Irish actor, 70,appeared on the ABC talk series last weekto promote his new filmMarlowe, during which the panelists joked aboutJoy Behar’s long-standing crush on him.
Later in the segment, the show played footage of Behar talking about Neeson during previous episodes — after which the actor joked to her, “Joy, you received the checks, right?”, giving her a thumbs-up as they all laughed.
But in an interview withRolling Stonepublished Monday, Neeson admitted to feeling likethe whole thing was “a bit embarrassing.”
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“And then our segment starts and it’s just all this BS with Joy [Behar] and Liam Neeson and having a crush, and I’ve knownWhoopi [Goldberg]for years and Joy a little bit, but I just wasn’t impressed. I’m uncomfortable in those situations, you know?” he added.
Neeson went on to tell the publication that he had “a good, intelligent conversation” with attorney and co-panelistSunny Hostinafter the show.
“But then the segment’s all about this —oof— 13-, 14-year-old crush. It’s just a bit embarrassing,” the actor added.
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Neeson’s interview withRolling Stonecomes after he opened up about hisembarrassment over filming intimate scenesin a recent interview withVanity Fair.
“I’ll be honest,when I see a sex scene, I just can’t look at them. I just get embarrassed,” he said. “I know they are choreographed and stuff, but I don’t need to see that.”
“I absolutely agree and support him,” Neeson said of Badgley, 36. “I don’t like to do them. I’ve done quite a few sex scenes and I would have preferred to leave it to the imagination, especially for ladies, the actresses.”
source: people.com
