Benedict Cumberbatch Honors Late Sister, Calls Attention to Ukraine Crisis in Heartfelt Walk of Fame Speech

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Ethan Shanfeld Honored today with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Benedict Cumberbatch paid tribute to his sister Tracy Peacock, who died of cancer last year, and called attention to the crisis in Ukraine at the unveiling ceremony, held Monday in Hollywood.“I want to mention my sister who we lost last year,” Cumberbatch said. “She would have loved this.

She was unbelievably loyal, supportive, and she would have loved the glitz and the oddness and the glamour. She would have just been laughing nonstop all the way through, and probably crying.”Cumberbatch added: “I hope somewhere up there, where the real stars shine, you’re looking down on this moment now.

I’m sure you are. We miss you so much. You remain such a good and wonderful person to have had in our lives.” The “Power of the Dog” star also used his platform to raise awareness and show his support for the people of Ukraine.“I can’t speak today at this amazing moment in my life, on this extraordinary platform, without acknowledging the obvious of what’s happening in the Ukraine and to show my support for the people of Ukraine, my support for the people of Russia who are opposing the Kleptocracy and the idiocy of their rulers to try and halt the progression of this atrocity,” Cumberbatch said. “But it’s more now for all of us to do than just have thoughts and prayers.

We need to act, we need to go on to embassy websites, we need to see what we can do as citizens of the world, citizens of Europe and people who want a better place and a better outcome for this horrendous moment for these people with children, with families who are struggling to survive as rockets rain down on their cities.”He continued: “We can’t stand back anymore.