London [UK], May 12 (HBTV): Benedict Cumberbatch was involved in a heated verbal altercation with a cyclist in London over an alleged traffic violation.
According to Page Six, a video of the Doctor Strange actor went viral on social media, showing him leaving his bike and confronting an agitated cyclist last week.
‘You’re deluded, you’re lying. I was behind you the entire time,’ the cyclist told Cumberbatch.
The actor responded by accusing the man of verbally abusing him.
‘Oh no, I verbally abused the guy who completely repeatedly broke the law,’ the cyclist said, before Cumberbatch replied, ‘I did it once,’ as reported by Page Six.
The cyclist also alleged that the actor had run two additional red lights, which Cumberbatch denied.
The exchange lasted for around 10 minutes before the cyclist left the scene. Cumberbatch was later seen interacting with fans present at the location.
An onlooker said, ‘It was crazy. It was such a pompous road rage that it almost felt like it had been staged.’
Another witness added, ‘Benedict still managed to charm everyone watching, even though he was having a meltdown. They went at each other about five times.’
On the professional front, Cumberbatch is set to appear in director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s upcoming crime thriller Blood on Snow, based on the novel by Jo Nesbo.
The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Eva Green, Emma Laird and Ben Mendelsohn.
According to the official synopsis, the story is set in Oslo’s criminal underworld and follows a hitman whose loyalties are tested when he is ordered to kill his handler’s wife, leading to a chain of events that draw him into a violent gang conflict.
The film is scheduled for release in the UK in 2027, as reported by Variety.
(ANI)