Alan Cumming: Actor and US Traitors host hands back OBE over 'toxicity of empire'

Actor Alan Cumming Returns British Royal Honor Over 'Toxicity' Of Empire

"The way the British Empire profited at the expense (and death) of indigenous peoples across the world really opened my eyes," he noted in an Instagram post.

Alan Cumming returns OBE in protest at British Empire’s ‘toxicity’

The X-Men and Bond star said the Queen’s death had made him reflect on the honour he had received and the institution that bestowed it upon him.

Alan Cumming returns British award to 'toxic empire'

Actor Alan Cumming returned his Officer of the Order of the British Empire award Friday after he "opened his eyes" to the empire's effects.

Alan Cumming Returns OBE Award Over ‘Toxicity’ of British Empire

"The Good Wife" alum Alan Cumming announced he gave back his Order of the British Empire award for LGBTQ+ activism.

Alan Cumming Returns His OBE Due to the "Toxicity of Empire"

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 as part of Queen Elizabeth's birthday honors list.

Alan Cumming returns his OBE, citing "toxicity of empire"

Alan Cumming announced today that he returned his OBE, citing "toxicity of empire" and Britain's treatment of "indigenous peoples."