Greta Thunberg fined, banned from Venice after Extinction Rebellion dyes Grand Canal green

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been slapped with a 48-hour ban from entering Venice, Italy after joining Extinction Rebellion protesters in dyeing the Grand Canal bright green, according to reports.

The Swedish activist, 22, was also fined $172 along with roughly 35 other demonstrators involved in the action, per The Telegraph.

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Extinction Rebellion said the dye used was a fluorescent, non-toxic tracer commonly employed in environmental studies, such as tracking water flows or monitoring leaks. The group reportedly insisted the dye posed no ecological threat.

The group also argued the stunt was designed to "draw attention to the massive effects of climate collapse," and claimed that Venice is among Europe’s most vulnerable cities due to rising sea levels and increasingly frequent flooding.

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Thunberg's protest took place just as the COP30 United Nations climate conference ended in Brazil, with Extinction Rebellion coordinating actions in ten Italian cities. 

These included dyeing fountains in Genoa and Padova and turning rivers green in Turin, Bologna and Taranto.

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Their banner "Stop Ecocide" also hung from the iconic Rialto Bridge in Venice, while a silent flash-mob of protesters dressed in red veils moved through dense tourist crowds.

Veneto Province Gov. Luca Zaia said Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion's stunt was "a gesture that risks having consequences for the environment."

Zaia also criticized the action as "a disrespectful act towards our city, its history and its fragility."

Extinction Rebellion had also criticized the Italian government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for resisting stronger climate measures at the Brazilian COP30 event.

Benedict Cumberbatch's parents begged him not to follow in their actor footsteps

Benedict Cumberbatch's parents insisted he take on a different career path than the family acting business.

Cumberbatch is the son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, seemingly setting him on a path to stardom. However, his parents warned him against following in their footsteps with stark advice.

"I was, if anything pressured the other way, like, 'Don't do what we're doing. It's a stupid way to spend a life,'" he recalled during Monday's episode of "SmartLess," before adding, "'And how family life is a chaotic jumble of loose-end commitments that have to be abandoned at the last minute because dad's got an advert audition.'"

"They did really, really well in their careers. Mom, especially commercially. Dad, brilliantly as well in the theater. He did a lot of the royal court in the early days of kitchen sink drama there. But the point is, you know, they … wanted me to have the opportunities that they didn't, or that they didn't have in their life as my parents. And they afforded me an education where I could have gone on to be a lawyer or something of that."

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Cumberbatch noted that despite his parents' warning, the acting "bug had bit."

"…It was very much to do with watching them … in their prime, doing what they did," he explained.

Cumberbatch’s father is known for roles in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," "Downton Abbey," and numerous British TV series.

Ventham became a familiar face on British TV with roles in "UFO," "Only Fools and Horses," along with guest appearances in "Doctor Who," plus "Holby City."

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"The Roses" star recalled watching his mom transform "just in the blink of an eye" into a character.

"And I thought, ‘What is that? What just happened to my mom? Where did she go?’ And yeah, I kind of got a taste for that. And as an only child, I think you're kind of already locked in a bit too, quite a solitary, imaginary universe."

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Cumberbatch's breakthrough role came in 2010 with the BBC's "Sherlock." He won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie in 2014 for the episode "His Last Vow."

The role also earned him multiple BAFTA nominations, and "Sherlock" became a defining career moment as he moved into bigger films.

He has appeared in "The Imitation Game," "Doctor Strange," "12 Years A Slave" and "The Power of the Dog."

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