The nation of Barbados might search slavery reparations from the household of Benedict Cumberbatch, it has been revealed.
The actor has lengthy mentioned his household’s hyperlinks to the slave commerce, beforehand discussing how his ancestral story led him to take roles within the movies Wonderful Grace and 12 Years A Slave, each of which targeted on the matter.
As reported by The Daily Telegraph, David Comissiong, a high official on the island who’s concerned within the nationwide fee for reparations says that the division is within the “earliest phases” of making an attempt to hunt reparations from the Cumberbatch household.
The paper introduced mentioned how Joshua Cumberbatch, the seventh great-grandfather of Benedict, purchased the Cleland plantation on Barbados in 1728, which was residence to 250 slaves and open for over 100 years earlier than abolition.
“That is on the earliest phases,” Comissiong added. “We’re simply starting. Lots of this historical past is simply actually now coming to gentle.”
Final yr, Rihanna was honoured as a part of the celebrations surrounding Barbados changing into a republic, with president-elect Sandra Mason set to turn into head of state after the nation introduced final yr it might abolish its ties to the monarchy.
Rihanna attended the declaration of the republic and inauguration ceremony for Mason in her hometown of Bridgetown on November 30. As a part of the ceremony, prime minister Mia Mottley bestowed the honour of Nationwide Hero of Barbados to the singer and entrepreneur – actual title Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
Final yr, Cumberbatch criticised “repressive regimes” who ban movies that embrace LGTBQ+ characters. It comes after Physician Unusual In The Multiverse Of Insanity was banned in Saudi Arabia, allegedly over a 12-second scene the place new character America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) references her “two mums”.
It follows Eternals being banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar as a result of a same-sex kiss scene.