David Oweyelo defends Benedict Cumberbatch following offensive remarks
David Oweyelo has defended Benedict Cumberbatch, following the actor's comments about "coloured people." Speaking to HELLO! at the London premiere of Selma, the British actor said: "He's a beautiful human being and I know him very well as a person and I think what he was saying was also beautiful.
"The fact that a word obliterates the sentiment behind what he was trying to say is a huge shame. I think it is ingenuous: it's because we live in the age of the sound bite, instead of the age of substance.
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