Benedict Cumberbatch's foul-mouthed rant about the British government's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis after his "Hamlet" performances had been criticized by several people and journalists.
However, the "Sherlock" star remained steadfast in his belief, even after being confronted by a reporter about it.
The incident happened when the famous actor received his CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth earlier this week.
He had been answering questions from reporters when one particular journalist told him about the various criticisms raised because of his "f-k the politics" tirade after his "Hamlet" performance at The Barbican.
"I'm not interested in what flack I'm taking - I'm interested in trying to raise awareness and funds for people who are in far worse positions than an actor," he calmly replied.
But when asked if sharing his political views on stage was a proper thing to do, Benedict Cumberbatch couldn't hold himself back from schooling the reporter about the nature of the stage as a great venue to share ideas.
"Have you been to the theatre recently?" he further asked the said reporter. "How many times? Have you never been in an audience where someone's raised awareness for the Terence Higgins Trust for Aids or for cancer awareness or for any particular cause?"
He added, "It's not an abnormal activity for someone to appeal at the end of a night's performance for something that is affecting our world, and the actual community of people that have just made the show."
According to him, being famous will also help him further all the causes he believes in.
"If I'm in the public eye because of my work and I get scrutinised in my private life because of that, then I cam damn well make sure I use that potency to do good for other people," he said, before excusing himself from the throng of reporters.
Was Benedict Cumberbatch's rant at the Barbican an appropriate move or should he have used another platform to share his political views?
Benedict Cumberbatch defends Hamlet tirade on refugees"I'm not interested in what flack I'm taking - I'm interested in trying to raise awareness and funds for people who are in far worse positions than an actor."Benedict Cumberbatch has defended his decision to speak out against politicians' treatment of refugees after a performance of Hamlet.
Posted by ITV News on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
