'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch Says 'Downton Abbey' Criticism Was A Joke Posted: 06/14/2012 2:23 pm (HUFF POST)

Benedict Cumberbatch was just kidding about "Downton Abbey" not deserving the Golden Globe, according to the "Sherlock" star.

In a new interview with TVLine, Cumberbatch said "it's like people don’t have any sense of irony or a brain," in regards to his comments to "Downton Abbey" (and "Sherlock") producer Rebecca Eaton. The New York Times ran an interview with Cumberbatch in April 2012 and the "Sherlock" star said Eaton came up to him at the January 2012 Golden Globes ceremony with her new award for "Downton Abbey" and "taunted him affectionately.

"I just looked at it and went: 'Begone, woman. Bring it back when it says "Sherlock Holmes" or Steven Moffat or myself -- someone else who's more deserving than the second series of "Downton Abbey."'"


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