Report: Neeson has a new girlfriend

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson has quietly begun dating again, 18 months after the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson, sources told People.com.

Richardson died in March 2009 after a skiing accident. She had two sons with Neeson.

People.com reported Neeson recently began seeing a public relations executive, Freya St. Johnston, who is also a mother of two.

However, the Web site cited unnamed insiders as emphasizing Neeson is taking the relationship slowly as he remains focused on raising his boys.