{"id":34128,"date":"2026-05-11T23:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/34128\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:16:12","slug":"benedict-cumberbatch-confronts-cyclist-over-red-light-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/34128\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict Cumberbatch confronts cyclist over red light accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/benedict-cumberbatchs-parents-begged-him-not-follow-actor-footsteps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a> got into a heated exchange with a fellow cyclist in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/avengers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Doctor Strange<\/a>&#8221; star was caught on video getting off of his bike and confronting an unknown man who accused him of running a red light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019re deluded, you\u2019re lying. I was behind you the entire time,&#8221; the unknown cyclist said in the video.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/benedict-cumberbatch-road-rage-london-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Benedict Cumberbatch arguing with a masked cyclist on St Pancras Road in London\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benedict Cumberbatch was involved in an altercation with a masked cyclist on St Pancras Road in London at 5:30 p.m. on May 5, 2024, after his cargo bike crawled through a red light in the cycle lane. (SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>Cumberbatch told the man he was &#8220;verbally&#8221; abusing him. &#8220;Oh no, I verbally abused the guy who completely repeatedly broke the law,&#8221; the man said. &#8220;I did it once,&#8221; Cumberbatch replied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/benedict-cumberbatch-sorry-he-upset-people-comedic-non-binary-role-it-backfired\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH SORRY HE &#8216;UPSET PEOPLE&#8217; WITH COMEDIC NON-BINARY ROLE: &#8216;IT BACKFIRED&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch gets into road-rage biking altercation in London\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man then accused Cumberbatch of running two red lights, which the actor denied. The verbal exchange went on for about 10 minutes before the unknown cyclist left the scene and Cumberbatch posed for photos with fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;You\u2019re deluded, you\u2019re lying. I was behind you the entire time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Unknown cyclist<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Cumberbatch&#8217;s representative for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness said the interaction was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hatchet-wielding-man-faces-charges-after-boston-road-rage-attack-caught-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pompous road rage<\/a>&#8221; and it almost &#8220;felt staged,&#8221; according to SWNS.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/benedict-cumberbatch-road-rage-london-fox-news.jpeg\" alt=\"Benedict Cumberbatch arguing with a masked cyclist on St Pancras Road in London\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benedict Cumberbatch was involved in an altercation with a masked cyclist on St Pancras Road in London at 5:30 p.m. on May 5 after his cargo bike crawled through a red light in the cycle lane. (SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Benedict still managed to charm everyone watching even though he was having a meltdown. They went at each other about five times,&#8221; the eyewitness added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The eyewitness said that Cumberbatch and the other cyclist &#8220;blocked the lane so no one else could get through.&#8221; The man who saw the incident said that the unknown biker followed Cumberbatch until he would pull his bike over.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cumberbatch.jpg\" alt=\"Benedict Cumberbatch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benedict Cumberbatch got into a &#8220;road rage&#8221; biking incident in London. (Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images; SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The masked guy was obviously some kind of vigilante \u2014 he was really taken aback when he saw it was Benedict Cumberbatch, but he doubled down on his rage,&#8221; the witness said.<\/p>\n<p>The man added, &#8220;I don\u2019t condone dangerous driving, but for this guy to follow him and cause an incident like this was worse than Benedict slowly cutting that light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mailto:janelle.ash@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">janelle.ash@fox.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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