Liam Neeson‘s sonMicheális remembering his late motherNatasha Richardsonwith a deeply personal gesture.Micheál, 23, has changed his last name from Neeson to Richardson, PEOPLE confirms.TheParent Trapactressdied at age 45 in 2009 of blunt force traumaafter she fell while she was skiing at Mont Tremblant in Quebec. Neeson and Richardson’s sons Micheál andDanielwere 13 and 12, respectively, when she died.Richardson’s actress motherVanessa Redgrave, 81, reportedly said of the name change, according toThe Daily Mail, “That wasn’t because he wanted to avoid his father’s fame, which is enormous. He wanted to hold his mother close to him — because she was a remarkable actress. Absolutely remarkable.”Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicIn 2015, Micheálgot candid about the difficult yearsthat followed his mother’s death.“In my mind, subconsciously, I either pushed it out or stored it deep inside,” he toldThe Sunday Times. “And so, within the next week I was like, ‘Okay, on with my life.’ ”David M. Benett/Getty Images; Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagicMicheál said her death eventually caught up to him, explaining, “Things just started going downhill. The people I was with, we were partying a lot. It was dark. I hit rock bottom.”“Everybody said, ‘This kid has lost his mum, that’s where the problem comes from.’ And I was like, ‘No, it isn’t, I just like to party.’ But looking back I realize it was a delayed reaction,” Micheál continued to the outlet.TM/NHL/GC ImagesAfter the fall, Richardson initially declined ambulances, but she was taken to a hospital in Montreal when her health declined. Neeson, who had been filming a project in Toronto,joined her at the hospital.RELATED VIDEO: How Liam Neeson’s New Film “SILENCE” Influenced His Own Religion“I was told she was brain dead. And seeing this X-ray it was, like, ‘Wow,'” Neesontold Anderson Cooperon60 Minutesin 2014. “But obviously she was on life support and stuff. And I went in to her and told her I loved her. Said, ‘Sweetie, you’re not coming back from this. You’ve banged your head. It’s — I don’t know if you can hear me, but that’s — this is what’s gone down. And we’re bringing ya back to New York. All your family and friends will come.’ And that was more or less it.”After Richardson died in New York, Neeson turned to his career.“I’m not good without work,” he said on60 Minutes. “I just don’t — I just don’t wallow too much. You know? And I just didn’t want to – especially for my boys — seem to be wallowing in sadness or depression.”
Liam Neeson‘s sonMicheális remembering his late motherNatasha Richardsonwith a deeply personal gesture.
Micheál, 23, has changed his last name from Neeson to Richardson, PEOPLE confirms.
TheParent Trapactressdied at age 45 in 2009 of blunt force traumaafter she fell while she was skiing at Mont Tremblant in Quebec. Neeson and Richardson’s sons Micheál andDanielwere 13 and 12, respectively, when she died.
Richardson’s actress motherVanessa Redgrave, 81, reportedly said of the name change, according toThe Daily Mail, “That wasn’t because he wanted to avoid his father’s fame, which is enormous. He wanted to hold his mother close to him — because she was a remarkable actress. Absolutely remarkable.”
Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
In 2015, Micheálgot candid about the difficult yearsthat followed his mother’s death.
“In my mind, subconsciously, I either pushed it out or stored it deep inside,” he toldThe Sunday Times. “And so, within the next week I was like, ‘Okay, on with my life.’ ”
David M. Benett/Getty Images; Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic
Micheál said her death eventually caught up to him, explaining, “Things just started going downhill. The people I was with, we were partying a lot. It was dark. I hit rock bottom.”
“Everybody said, ‘This kid has lost his mum, that’s where the problem comes from.’ And I was like, ‘No, it isn’t, I just like to party.’ But looking back I realize it was a delayed reaction,” Micheál continued to the outlet.
TM/NHL/GC Images
After the fall, Richardson initially declined ambulances, but she was taken to a hospital in Montreal when her health declined. Neeson, who had been filming a project in Toronto,joined her at the hospital.
RELATED VIDEO: How Liam Neeson’s New Film “SILENCE” Influenced His Own Religion
“I was told she was brain dead. And seeing this X-ray it was, like, ‘Wow,'” Neesontold Anderson Cooperon60 Minutesin 2014. “But obviously she was on life support and stuff. And I went in to her and told her I loved her. Said, ‘Sweetie, you’re not coming back from this. You’ve banged your head. It’s — I don’t know if you can hear me, but that’s — this is what’s gone down. And we’re bringing ya back to New York. All your family and friends will come.’ And that was more or less it.”
After Richardson died in New York, Neeson turned to his career.
“I’m not good without work,” he said on60 Minutes. “I just don’t — I just don’t wallow too much. You know? And I just didn’t want to – especially for my boys — seem to be wallowing in sadness or depression.”
source: people.com
