“And in particular Benedict Cumberbatch.
I can only say that I’m sorry and I am.
“I wasn’t very articulate about it,” Elliott continued.
Sam Elliott.Monica Schipper/WireImage
“I didn’t articulate it very well.
And I said some things that hurt people and I feel terrible about that.
The gay community has been incredible to me my entire career.
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Power of the Dog’.KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX
And I mean my entire career, from before I got started in this town.”
Elliott added, “Friends on every level and every job description up until today.
I’m sorry I hurt any of those friends and someone that I loved.
And anyone else by the words that I used.”
EW has reached out to Campion and Cumberbatch for comment.
“You want to talk about that piece of s—?”
“That’s what all these f—ing cowboys in that movie looked like.
“And why the f— did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana?
That rubbed me the wrong way, pal.”
“He’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor,” Campion said.
“The West is a myth exposed.
There’s a lot of room on the range.
But, someone really took offense … to the West being portrayed in this way.”
