Cis actor Benedict Cumberbatch is once again apologizing for playing a non-binary character in Zoolander 2, which was not a ridiculously good look. “I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot. It’s a difficult one to talk about,

Cumberbatch says the backlash to his role in the 2016 film has made it a "difficult one to talk about." Benedict Cumberbatch listened to the feedback. The British star, 48, "had to apologize" for his role as the nonbinary model All in Zoolander 2 "quite a lot,

Benedict Cumberbatch was riding a high going into 2016. He was a wildly popular actor and sex symbol, and also noted for being a nice person. But then he threw a bucket of cold water on all that by taking a role widely seen as being offensive to non-binary people.

Benedict Cumberbatch isn't happy he upset people with non-binary role: 'I wouldn't do that again’ - ‘It’s a difficult one to talk about,’ the actor said

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has revisited several of his iconic characters over the years, with multiple turns as Sherlock Holmes in the “Sherlock” series, Smaug the dragon in the “Hobbit” trilogy and Dr.