Performer Rejects Anti-Vaxxer Position Following Narrating Disputed Pandemic Feature

The "Taken" star has provided his voice to a new documentary that challenges the legitimacy of immunizations and lauds former health official Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The Documentary's Provocative Basis

Called "Plague of Corruption," the film is adapted from a well-known publication published by a disgraced researcher, who gained notoriety during the global outbreak for claims that the virus was a result of a faulty batch of the flu vaccine.

The publication's collaborator, Kent Heckenlively, has penned books with controversial figure Alex Jones. Heckenlively wrote online hailing Neeson's role in the film.

An Unequivocal Statement

Representatives for Liam Neeson have issued a statement strongly denying suggestions that he supports anti-vax sentiments.

"Everyone can understand that corruption might be present within the medical sector, but that must not be conflated with opposition to vaccines," the comment reads. "Neeson is not, and is not, anti-vax. His extensive work with the global charity highlights his long-held support for public-health initiatives."

The statement noted that the star did not shape the film's editorial content and that concerns about its assertions are best addressed to the filmmakers.

Major Assertions In the Documentary

According to the documentary, the voiceover spoken by Neeson features several controversial claims:

• It states that pro-immunization voices have insisted on "complete compliance" to government bodies.
• It declares that "medical science has become dangerously politicised."
• Robert F Kennedy Jr is shown claiming, "The big problem with vaccines is that they are not safely tested."
• It takes aim at stay-at-home orders, saying they caused severe distress that cost thousands of lives.
• On the topic of pandemic shots, it references a report that they were "hurriedly approved" and seen as "hazardous tests."

Previous Background and Current Debates

It includes a 2004 BBC documentary about clinical trials on children, which was afterwards the topic of a BBC apology by the broadcaster for editorial breaches.

In recent weeks, the political figure called on the national health agency to change its official position that there is no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. This assertion is also referenced in the film, despite a recent study from the WHO confirming no such link has been found.

An Earlier Record of Support

Differing from the documentary's tone, Neeson has in the past voiced clear advocacy for vaccines in his role as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

Previously, he called vaccines as "an extraordinary human success story," noting that "The conversation about vaccines in the past few years has forgotten how much good they have done... It is perhaps one of the biggest human endeavors in human history."

"Plague of Corruption" ends with Neeson's script saying, "This is not the finish of our journey. It is the start of a new chapter."