Benedict Cumberbatch goes viral for defending fan while signing autographs WIKIMEDIA: GAGE SKIDMORE\u2018Doctor Strange\u2019 actor Benedict Cumberbatch went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms after defending a fan who was being pushed. In a short clip that\u2019s gone viral, the Oscar-winning actor was captured protecting a distressed female fan who was patiently waiting for an autograph. As several fans were waiting for Benedict to walk outside of a building in Times Square, many seemed to be pushing up against the barriers in turn while they shoved each other. But when the \u2018Doctor Strange\u2019 actor noticed a young female fan being shoved from behind, he proved to be a real-life hero as he continuously asked the crowd to \u201cback up\u201d to provide some space for her. When the fan he was protecting tried to back away, he told her, \u201cNot you hun, the people pushing you. I\u2019m trying to do it for you,\u201d to which she responded, \u201cOh thank you, my love.\u201d Another fan was heard apologizing to the British actor, but he did not approve, and asked them to direct their apology toward the pushed fan. The heartwarming video has amassed 6.4 million views on TikTok, and has over 800,000 likes. Fans react to Benedict Cumberbatch defending fan Thousands of fans and viewers flooded the comment section to express their thoughts on the wholesome moment. \u201cShows that if you respect him\/others he\u2019ll respect you. The fact he did it without being asked for that woman shows how much he does care for his fans,\u201d one fan commented. \u201cWe love someone who stands for what\u2019s right,\u201d another fan added. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t apologise to me, apologise to the lady\u2019 such a respectful ma,n\u201d a third fan wrote. \u201cHe is totally a genuine guy, not like other Hollywood actors. managed to work with him on Doctor Strange a few years back, very considerate,\u201d someone else shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Benedict Cumberbatch goes viral for defending fan while signing autographs WIKIMEDIA: GAGE SKIDMORE\u2018Doctor Strange\u2019 actor Benedict Cumberbatch went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms after defending a fan who was being pushed. In a short clip that\u2019s gone viral, the Oscar-winning actor was captured protecting a distressed female fan who was patiently waiting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}