didn't even catch that viggo said the n word during the press tourThe column series for that Jenni Miller article on NBC news is 'hot take'... Maybe it is indeed time to retire that term.
Viggo Mortensen has said that he "will not utter" the N-word again, after he uttered it at a post-screening Q&A for Green Book on Wednesday. Mortensen and his co-star Mahershala Ali were talking with moderator Elvis Mitchell at a Film Independent Presents screening about how the movie's interracial friendship fits into a larger conversation about racism in America. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mortensen used the word to illustrate a point about progress: "For instance, no one says n****r anymore," he said. Audience members from the event said everyone was stunned.
I feel bad for Mahershala being involved in this mess