Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes: 'Thoughtless' to Call Black Actors 'Colored'

melanie.hunter | January 26, 2015
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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes on the PBS show "Sherlock," apologized Monday for using the term "colored" to describe black actors in a discussion about diversity in entertainment industry on the PBS talk show "Tavis Smiley" last week.

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