Barbados may demand reparations from British actor Cumberbatch as a descendant of slave owners
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The authorities of Barbados may present demands for reparations to the British, who in the past owned slaves in the island nation, The Daily Telegraph reports. Among them may be the family of the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, whose ancestor in 1728 purchased the Cleland plantation in the north of the island with 250 slaves.
We are talking about the great-grandfather of the actor in the seventh generation.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a hereditary actor, his mother is actress Wanda Ventem, his father is actor Timothy Carlton.
Cumberbatch is a well-known theater artist in Britain, but he also starred in television series as a guest actor.
In 2004, he played the role of Stephen Hawking in the film Hawking and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Awards as Best Actor for this role. For the best acting work in the film, he was awarded the Golden Nymph.
Barbados is a state located on the island of the same name in the Caribbean. On November 30, 2021, Barbados ceased to be a constitutional monarchy, changing its form of government to a parliamentary republic.
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