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Michael Buerk Slams 'Infantile' Celebs Like 'Benedict And Emma' For Lecturing Public

Veteran news reporter Michael Buerk has penned a stinging riposte to actors and celebrities who deign to lecture the public on global issues. Buerk, who has reported from conflicts around the world in a five-decade career, took to the pages of the Radio Times to let rip, taking aim in particular at Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Thompson. Likely Buerk, 70, was referring to Cumberbatch’s plea to audience members following his performance of Hamlet at the Barbican in London last year, over the pl