“Naked Gun” actor Liam Neeson has come under fire for his involvement in a new anti-vaccine documentary.
Neeson, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2011 who praised vaccines as one of the “biggest collective achievements in human history” just three years ago, provides narration for “Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposed.”
The documentary bills itself as an examination of “how pharmaceutical giants systematically captured governments and deceived families and communities worldwide.” It features interviews with anti-vaxxers, such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose HHS leadership has been condemned by medical experts and critics over the past year.
“Plague of Corruption” is based on a book co-authored by a pair of anti-vaxxers and published by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group that Kennedy founded.
Neeson’s role in the film, first reported by the Important Context newsletter on Thursday, involves him calling mRNA COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments,” painting mainstream scientists as “fanatics” and maligning emergency COVID-19 lockdowns.
“Thousands of lives were lost, not to the virus, but to the mental anguish brought on by these harsh restrictions,” Neeson reportedly said.
In a 2022 video for UNICEF, Neeson showed love to scientists and health workers, including Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó, whose research led to the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
In a statement to multiple media outlets, Neeson’s representatives stressed that the actor “never has been, and is not, anti-vaccination.”
“We all recognize that corruption can exist within the pharmaceutical industry, but that should never be conflated with opposition to vaccines,” the statement read. ″…[Neeson’s] extensive work with UNICEF underscores his long-held support for global immunization and public-health initiatives. He did not shape the film’s editorial content, and any questions about its claims or messaging should be directed to the producers.”
celebrity.land has reached out to Amigo Film Studios, the documentary’s production company, for comment.
Critics on social media slammed Neeson for the “unconscionable” move, with several bringing up the actor’s controversial comments on other subjects in recent years:
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