Liam Neeson's "Widows" co-star Michelle Rodriguez is sorry for arguing that he's not racist after he revealed a disturbing story from his past.

Michelle Rodriguez apologized on Saturday after she said actor Liam Neeson, who stirred up controversy after revealing he once sought to kill a black person for revenge, couldn’t be a racist because “racists don’t make out with the race that they hate.”

The actor's race remarks didn't seem to have a big impact on Cold Pursuit's box office takings.

"I now realise how insensitive it was, and I had no intention of invoking such a terrible historical comparison," Michelle Rodriguez said on Instagram.

Film director Spike Lee has spoken to the BBC about the race row engulfing actor Liam Neeson.