Benedict Cumberbatch Heroics

Benedict Cumberbatch appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday, and the host (natch) asked him about the reports of him coming to the assistance of a cyclist earlier this year.

When DeGeneres asked him about the incident, he said he’d stayed mum on the subject because “it became this huge furor.”

Doctor Strange was circumspect: “I just stopped the Uber that we were in, got out and tried to intervene, tried to calm the kids down, who were riled up. Tried to calm him down, who looked like he was about to fight for his life.”

He continued: “Didn’t really think twice about knives or acid or any of the other things that can be part of that situation so it’s a bit foolhardy but no real bravery. No real heroics.”