Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch found himself in a heated altercation with a fellow cyclist after allegedly running a red light. The argument reportedly went on for nearly ten minutes, and the nature of the exchange between Cumberbatch and the cyclist almost appeared staged. Cumberbatch later posed for photos with fans.
Benedict Cumberbatch goes viral for ‘road rage’ with cyclist
Benedict Cumberbatch was caught on video getting into a “road rage” argument with a fellow cyclist after allegedly running a red light (via Page Six). The Doctor Strange star was seen abandoning his bicycle and walking over to the other cyclist for the confrontation.
“You’re deluded, you’re lying,” the man confronting Cumberbatch can be heard saying. “I was behind you the entire time.” Cumberbatch, meanwhile, accused the man of verbally abusing him.
“Oh no, I verbally abused the guy who completely repeatedly broke the law,” the masked man responded. Cumberbatch admitted that he had run the red light “once.” However, the man claimed that the Marvel star had done it twice. Cumberbatch denied the accusation. The altercation reportedly lasted for nearly ten minutes. After the masked cyclist left, Cumberbatch took some time to pose for photos with fans.
“Benedict still managed to charm everyone watching even though he was having a meltdown,” an eyewitness told Page Six. “They went at each other about five times.” The eyewitness claimed that the masked man had followed Cumberbatch until he pulled over. “The masked guy was obviously some kind of vigilante. He was really taken aback when he saw it was Benedict Cumberbatch, but he doubled down on his rage,” the eyewitness added.
The eyewitness further said about the unusual incident, “I don’t condone dangerous driving, but for this guy to follow him and cause an incident like this was worse than Benedict slowly cutting that light.”
