Cis actor Benedict Cumberbatch is once again apologizing for playing a non-binary character in Zoolander 2, which was not a ridiculously good look. “I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot. It’s a difficult one to talk about,

Benedict Cumberbatch isn't happy he upset people with non-binary role: 'I wouldn't do that again’ - ‘It’s a difficult one to talk about,’ the actor said

Cumberbatch says the backlash to his role in the 2016 film has made it a "difficult one to talk about." Benedict Cumberbatch listened to the feedback. The British star, 48, "had to apologize" for his role as the nonbinary model All in Zoolander 2 "quite a lot,

Benedict Cumberbatch was riding a high going into 2016. He was a wildly popular actor and sex symbol, and also noted for being a nice person. But then he threw a bucket of cold water on all that by taking a role widely seen as being offensive to non-binary people.