Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly 'cursed' the Government during a plea for donations to help those affected by the refugee crisis.
According to the Daily Mail, Cumberbatch, 39, made the comments while making an appeal to the audience following a performance of Hamlet.
During the appeal he reportedly criticised “the utter disgrace of the British Government” for not doing enough to help those affected by the crisis before saying: “F*** the politicians.”
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The statement accordingly got “a few cheers” from audience members, while others took to social media to praise Cumberbatch in continuing to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.
Cumberbatch has regularly appealed for members of the audience to leave such donations during his critically-acclaimed performance of Hamlet at the Barbican theatre in London — which culminates this weekend.
The actor has been an outspoken campaigner for the refugee crisis; earlier this month he said he wanted to sit down and discuss the situation with Home Secretary, Theresa May.
He claimed the government was not doing enough to aid the crisis, as the proposal to admit 20,000 Syrian refugees to the UK over five years is not enough “when 5,000 are arriving in one day on one island”.
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He added: “There’s just a huge crisis and not enough is being done about what is happening right now.”
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The Independent has contacted a representative of Cumberbatch for comment.
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