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Cumberbatch ‘bowled over’ by reaction

NEW YORK

Benedict Cumberbatch fans might be weeping on the inside over the “Sherlock” star’s engagement — but he’s seeing nothing but their love, he says.

“It’s a crazy old love bomb to drop and the amount of love that comes back to you, that was the thing that [fiancee Sophie Hunter and I] are both just sort of bowled over by. It’s wonderful.”

Cumberbatch and Hunter announced their engagement by posting an eight-line notice on the births, deaths and marriages page of The Times newspaper in London on Nov. 5.

Cumberbatch spoke at a special screening for “Penguins of Madagascar” on Sunday night, in which he voices the character of a super-spy wolf.

The movie will open in theaters Nov. 26.

Bono hurts arm in NYC cycling accident

NEW YORK

U2 frontman Bono has injured his arm while riding a bicycle in New York City.

A posting on the band’s website Sunday says Bono “injured his arm in a cycling spill in Central Park” and will require surgery to repair it.

The posting by guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen did not say when or how the accident happened. They said they’ll have to reschedule their weeklong appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon.

Associated Press